Above-Ground Pool Types a Hauler Takes Down
Round Steel-Wall Pools
The classic 18 or 24 foot round pool has a corrugated steel wall, top rails, uprights and a vinyl liner sitting on a sand or foam base. The crew cuts the liner out, unbolts the rails and uprights, then unrolls the wall and cuts it into lengths that fit the truck. HomeGuide puts medium pools of 12 to 18 feet at $1,000 to $2,000.
Oval Pools with Side Braces
Oval pools need steel straps or buttresses along the long sides to keep the walls from bowing, and some of those straps run under the pool. That means more hardware, more cutting and sometimes digging to get the strap ends out. Make sure the quote covers the straps and not only what you can see above ground.
Soft-Sided and Metal-Frame Pools
Inflatable-ring and tube-frame pools are the easiest: drain, pull the frame pins, fold the liner. Many people take these down themselves and only need the pieces hauled. If that's you, a single-item pickup is cheaper than a full removal.
Pools with a Deck or Fence
A wooden deck around the pool is often the bigger job. Angi adds $700 to $1,700 for the deck and $800 to $2,000 for a pool enclosure or fence. See deck removal for how that part is priced.
Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers
- Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
- Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
- Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
- Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front
Pool Draining, Teardown and the Bare Spot
Draining the Water
A pool that's still full has to be drained first. Angi puts draining at $175 to $225, and many crews fold it into the removal price. HomeGuide notes that water with pool chemicals in it may need to be disposed of some other way than pumping it across the yard, so ask the crew where the water goes. Leftover chlorine tablets and shock won't go on the truck either; the main page covers where pool chemicals go.
Liner, Steel and Sand
The vinyl liner goes to the landfill. The steel wall, rails and uprights can go to a scrap yard, which some haulers count toward the price. The sand base is the part people forget: it can be raked out across the lawn, left for a new patio base or hauled off, and each choice prices differently.
Leveling the Ground
Pools leave a bare, dead circle that settles after the sand goes. HomeGuide lists leveling or regrading at $500 to $1,000 if you want it done properly. Raking out the sand and seeding over it is the cheaper route for a level yard.
Above-Ground Pool Removal Cost: What Raises the Quote
Water still in it
A full pool adds a pumping step and a few hours.Gate access
Wall sections and the liner have to come out through the yard, so a narrow gate or a slope slows the carry.Pump and filter wiring
A pump hard-wired to the house needs the circuit shut off first, ideally by an electrician.The sand
Hauling away a sand base adds weight and loading time.Add-ons
A deck, fence or ladder platform is priced as its own piece of the job.
See swing set removal if the play set is going in the same backyard cleanup.