Hot Tub Removal in Gilbert, AZ

A hot tub looks like one big object, but it comes apart into several different problems. There's the acrylic shell, which is stiff, awkward and a lot heavier than it looks. There's the cabinet or skirt around it, usually wood or composite. Underneath sits the frame, plus the pumps, the heater and the plumbing. On top there's a cover that soaks up water and gets heavy in its own right, and often a set of steps and a lift for the cover that someone bolted on years ago.

Then there's where it sits. Some tubs rest on a concrete pad. Some sit on pavers or gravel. Some are set into a deck, with the deck boards built right up around the cabinet. How it's placed decides how we get it out, and it's the first thing we ask about when you call.

Most Valley backyards have a block wall and a side gate, and that gate is nowhere near as wide as the tub. A hot tub doesn't tip and roll like a couch. It has no good handholds, it flexes when you lift it, and the shell can crack and leave sharp edges.

So we cut it down into pieces small enough to walk through the gate, down the side yard and up to the trailer. That means a saw, patience, and a plan for each section before the first cut. The trailer stays close and the pieces go straight on. Summer matters too. With the heat over 110 degrees, a dark shell sitting in full sun is rough on bare hands by midday, and morning appointments are cooler, safer and faster for everyone.

The power must be off before we start. A hot tub that's wired into the house needs the circuit shut off, or the wiring disconnected by a licensed electrician, and electrical work isn't something we do. If your tub plugs into an outlet, unplug it. If it's hard-wired, have an electrician make it safe and tell us when it's done.

The tub also has to be drained. A spa full of water is too heavy to lift and floods the yard when it's cut, so drain it before we arrive, and if you aren't sure how to do that with your particular tub, ask when you call and we'll talk it through.

You call or send the form and tell us what you have: the size of the tub, where it sits, whether it's on a deck or a pad, and how wide the gate is. The quote comes up front. Pricing is based on how much room the load takes up in the trailer, not a flat fee per item, and weight and access change the number. A hot tub is a big piece of the trailer, and a long carry makes the job longer. You hear that before any work starts, and the estimate is free.

On the day, we check the power and the water first. Then we strip the cover, steps and any accessories, open the cabinet, and work the tub apart. Metal comes off separately. The shell gets cut and carried out in sections. When the tub is gone, we sweep the pad, deck or gravel where it sat, because a spa always leaves a ring of leaves, grit and cut-off bits behind.

Same-day or next-day pickup is possible when the schedule allows, and calling in the morning gives you the best shot at it. Our hours run from 7am to 6pm, every day of the week.

Most of a hot tub goes to disposal. The shell, foam and cabinet are mostly plastic and wood, and they go to licensed disposal facilities. What we can pull out for recycling, we do. The metal from the frame, fittings and equipment is separated and recycled when it comes apart. The cover usually goes to disposal, since a waterlogged cover is heavy and rarely reusable.

Now and then a tub is in good shape, still works and has been kept clean, and then it may go to donation or resale when the condition allows. We'll tell you whether that's realistic for yours.

People use three words for the same thing, and we answer to all of them. Jacuzzi removal, spa removal and hot tub removal are the same job: a tub on a patio or deck that needs to go. A tub built into a raised deck takes more care, because we work around the boards and rails and try not to take half the deck with it. Tell us up front if the deck is staying.

A concrete pad under the tub is a separate job. If you're also breaking up a slab, the construction debris removal page covers how we handle concrete.

If the yard is getting cleared out entirely, we can haul the old patio furniture with the tub. See furniture removal, or the trimmings and dead plants on our yard waste removal page. Everything we do is listed on the junk removal page.

We drive out from Gilbert, so the nearby jobs are the easiest to fit in. The East Valley has no shortage of backyard spas, from subdivision lots with a tub tucked behind the block wall to older properties with a tub under a ramada. Home base is Gilbert, and Mesa and Chandler are close by. Every city we cover is listed on the service areas page. Farther out, we come out to places like Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, where larger lots often mean bigger tubs, and booking ahead helps.