Above Ground Pool Removal in Orlando

One of the advantages above-ground pools have over ingrounds is that they can be taken down and removed from the yard.

Paying someone to remove an above-ground swimming pool in Orlando costs between $200-$800 depending on the size and shape. The pool has to be drained first. Decking removal or sod/grass replacement is not included.

ARE YOU REMOVING THE POOL FOR RESALE OR RE-ASSEMBLY? OR ARE YOU TRASHING IT?

There’s a big difference in the job of taking down an above-ground pool if the pool is going to be reused versus just putting it at the curb for trash pick-up.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DISASSEMBLE AN ABOVE-GROUND POOL?

Depending on the size and shape, it usually takes me between 2 – 5 hours by myself to take a pool down. With one helper, less than half that time.

IF TAKING THE POOL DOWN JUST TO GET RID OF

This is easy for both the person taking the pool down and the pool owner. Disassembling the pool can require more breaking and twisting off parts and cutting the wall with a Sawzall.

The parts of the pool are then taken to the curb for trash pick-up. They will pick up an above-ground pool in all areas of greater Orlando including Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Winter Park, Ocoee, Apopka, Sanford, and Kissimmee.

Other areas of Orange, Lake, Volusia, and Osceola counties will take large waste materials including above-ground pool parts.

You will be left with the bare area in the yard where the pool was and any deck that was built for it.

NOTE: In almost all cases when setting a pool curbside for trash pickup, a metal scrapper will come along and take all the metal parts of the pool before the garbage truck comes.

IF TAKING THE POOL DOWN TO RESELL OR INSTALL ELSEWHERE

This makes the job tougher as all the parts of the pool have to be taken apart with care so as to not break or bend them.

It’s very important to not lose even one part of the pool since it will be going back up somewhere else. This means the disassembly of the pool has to be more organized and systematic.

It’s also very important for the pool owner to have a place for the parts of the taken-down pool to go. A “just put everything over there” mentality will usually result in parts getting lost.

Having a designated area to store the pool where kids, dogs, ghosts, or invisible aliens can’t easily get to them.

Between the pump/filter pack, ladder, and accessories of the pool, this can take up more space than you think.

All the parts that were in the dirt should be washed off for storage or transport. I include that with a pool removal.

All screws and bolts and gaskets need to be well accounted for as it can sometimes be hard to find specific replacements.

THE LINER OF A METAL-WALLED ABOVE-GROUND POOL CAN NOT BE REUSED

When taking down an above-ground pool that is going back up later, the existing liner will no longer be usable and a new one will have to be purchased.

The old liner will be cut up into pieces and either put in the home’s trash container or taken curbside for trash pickup.

THE FOAM COVING AND GROUND PAD/LINER GUARD USUALLY CAN NOT BE REUSED

These two add-on items have become popular with metal-walled above-ground pools. If planning on reusing the pool though, these two items usually have to be replaced.

WHEN TAKEN DOWN TO BE REUSED, I WILL INSPECT THE POOL’S CONDITION AND GIVE MY OPINION AS TO IF IT SHOULD GO BACK UP

The main concern here is with rust or corrosion on the wall of the pool. Some are OK but a lot or if rusted completely through, then that’s bad and may not be worth re-installing.

TAKING DOWN OVAL-SHAPED ABOVE-GROUND POOLS IS A HARDER AND MORE TIME-CONSUMING JOB

Oval pools have buttresses. And buttresses don’t come apart easily. Plus, most are designed to be in the ground some, which makes it harder to get them disassembled.

With oval pools that are going back up, I will leave as much of the buttresses intact as possible for easier re-assembling of the pool.

NOTE: Oval-shaped pools disassembled for re-installation will need a lot more space for storage and delivery as the buttresses take up a lot of room. Plus, they are very awkward to move.

PRICE LIST FOR TAKING DOWN AN ABOVE-GROUND POOL IN THE ORLANDO AREA