What Shed Removal Costs in Denver.
By Darius Schultz, owner · Updated
Tear-down plus haul, priced honestly. Here is what a shed removal runs in Lakewood, Golden, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, and west Denver, what size and material do to the number, what happens to the slab, and where a city permit does and does not come into it.
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Shed Removal Starts at $349.
Our shed removal in Denver starts at $349. That is a tear-down job with pry bars, a reciprocating saw, and the dump trailer: roof off, walls down, floor up, everything loaded, and the footprint raked so the yard is ready for whatever comes next. It starts above our $149 minimum because it is demolition, not a pickup.
Past the $349 minimum, the price is the yards of debris at our normal rate ($149 for the first 2 cubic yards, then $75 a yard) plus the tear-down. A typical 8 by 8 or 8 by 10 garden shed, wood or resin, with no slab and a clear path to the truck, lands near the $349 minimum. A 10 by 12 with a shingled roof and a wood floor is more yards and more tear-down, and roofing shingles add $25 a yard as heavy material. A big 12 by 20 workshop with a loft and heavy framing can fill the trailer and take two trips, at the same per-yard price. You hear the exact number before the first board comes off.
No separate dump fee, no fuel charge. Shingles are the one material the transfer station charges more for by weight, and that is already inside the quote for a shingled roof. You approve the price on site before we start.
Same pricing across the west metro: shed removal in Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Golden, and west Denver, with no travel charge.
Shed Removal Cost by Size and Material.
| Shed | What it usually involves | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Resin or plastic kit shed, any size up to 8 by 10 | Unbolts and unclips, light panels, one trailer | From $349 |
| Metal kit shed, 8 by 8 to 10 by 12 | Screws and rust, sharp edges, light to haul | From $349 |
| Wood shed, 8 by 8 to 8 by 10, no slab | Pry bars and saw, wood floor up, one trailer | From $349 |
| Wood shed, 10 by 12, shingled roof | Heavier framing, shingles weigh in at the transfer station | By the yard plus tear-down; shingles +$25/yd |
| Workshop or barn-style, 12 by 16 and up, loft | Most of a day, a full trailer, sometimes two trips | By the yard plus tear-down, same rate on every trip |
| Shed still full of contents | Contents priced by the yard on top of the tear-down | Add the contents' yards at $75 a yard |
Every shed is its yards of debris plus the tear-down, with $349 as the minimum, quoted on site. Concrete slabs are not included. See the slab section below.
Four Things That Drive a Shed Quote.
Size
Square feet is trailer space. An 8 by 8 is a quick morning. A 12 by 20 with a loft is a full trailer and most of a day.
Material
Resin unclips. Metal unscrews and packs flat. Wood with a shingled roof is the slowest to take down and the heaviest to dump, and the shingles add $25 a yard.
The path out
A shed by the alley loads straight onto the trailer. A shed behind the house through a 36 inch gate means every panel gets carried. A carry of more than 100 ft from the trailer adds $40.
What is inside
An empty shed is a tear-down. A full shed is a cleanout and a tear-down, and the contents get priced by the yard on top.
What Happens to the Concrete.
Most sheds sit on skids, pavers, or a wood floor, and all of that comes with the shed. A poured concrete slab is different. Breaking up and hauling concrete is heavy demolition, the transfer station charges by the ton for it, and a 10 by 12 slab is a lot of tons. It is not part of the shed price, and for anything bigger than a small pad we will point you to a concrete contractor rather than quote it badly.
The good news is that most people leave the slab. A clean slab is a ready-made patio base, a spot for the next shed, or a place for the grill. We take the shed down to the slab, sweep it, and you decide later.
Do You Need a Permit to Tear Down a Shed in Lakewood?
Lakewood is one of the busiest shed cities on our map, and it is also the city that asks about permits most. Here is the honest picture. The City of Lakewood's permit list includes a demolition permit subtype called Accessory Building, described as "demolish detached garage, shed, carport, or non-primary building." So the permit exists, and a detached garage, a shed with electrical run to it, or a shed on a permanent foundation is the kind of structure it is written for.
A small backyard storage shed with no utilities and no slab is, in practice, treated like any other haul, and we take those down in Lakewood regularly. But the city has the final word, not us. If your shed has power, plumbing, a concrete foundation, or was itself permitted when it went up, call Lakewood's permit desk before the tear-down and ask. It is a five-minute call, and we will flag it ourselves if the shed in your photo looks like a permit case.
The rest of Lakewood shed removal works the same as everywhere: $349 to start, quoted on site, torn down and hauled to an STS transfer station in one visit. See the Lakewood service page for the neighborhoods we run most.
The Prep That Saves You Money.
Empty it
Every bag of potting soil and every rake left inside adds yards to the invoice. Pull what you are keeping and let us quote the pile separately if you want it gone too.
Kill the power
If there is a light or an outlet, have an electrician disconnect the run at the panel. We do not cut into a live wire, and a shed with power is one to ask the city about first.
Open the path
Unlock the gate and move the planters and the hose reel. A clear run from the shed to the trailer is the difference between a two-hour job and a four-hour one.
Shed Removal Cost Questions.
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