Fence Types and What Removal Involves
Wood Privacy Fence
The six-foot dog-eared privacy fence shows up behind a lot of subdivision houses, and after enough summers the pickets warp and the posts rot where they meet the ground. Removal means unscrewing or cutting panels, then dealing with the posts, which is where most of the time goes. Angi puts wooden picket removal at $3 to $4 per linear foot and split rail at $3 to $5. Pickets full of nails go on the truck as demolition debris.
Chain-Link Fence
Chain link comes apart cleanly: the fabric is unhooked and rolled, the top rail slides out and the line posts come up. It is one of the cheaper fences to remove, at $3 to $4 per linear foot in Angi's figures. The steel is scrap metal, so ask whether the hauler factors scrap value into the price.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl panels slide out of their posts once the caps and brackets come off, but brittle old vinyl cracks into sharp pieces. Angi lists it at $3 to $4 per foot. Some vinyl posts hide a steel insert or are filled with concrete, which makes them heavier than they look.
Wrought Iron and Ornamental Metal
Iron and aluminum sections are heavy and usually bolted or welded to their posts, so they need cutting tools. Angi prices wrought iron at $4 to $6 per foot, among the highest rates. Like chain link, the metal can go to a scrap yard instead of the landfill.
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
Fence Posts, Concrete Footings and Tennessee 811
Many residential fence posts sit in a concrete footing, especially gate and corner posts. The crew can dig each footing out whole, jack the post and its concrete up, or cut the post at ground level and leave the concrete. Leaving it is cheaper, but the plug will be in the way of a new fence line or a garden bed.
Digging the footings out counts as excavation. Tennessee's Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act requires anyone who digs, hand digging included, to notify Tennessee 811 at least three working days before starting. The service is free, and you can give up to ten working days' notice if your schedule allows. Ask whether the hauler places the 811 request or expects you to, and wait for the utilities to mark the yard before any post comes out.
Fence Removal Cost: What Moves the Price
Length and height
A 6-foot privacy fence has more material per foot than a 4-foot picket.Posts and footings
Pulling concrete-set posts is the slowest part of the job.Gates and corners
Gate and corner posts carry the most load, so they tend to have the biggest footings.Overgrowth
Vines, wisteria and saplings grown through the fence add clearing time.Shared fences
A fence on the property line calls for a talk with your neighbor before it comes down, and ideally an agreement in writing on who pays and what replaces it.
See yard waste removal for the brush and vines cleared off the old fence line.