Do you pull the posts with the concrete or cut them off?

We pull them, footing and all, so the ground is clear for a new fence or for grass.

Do you fill the post holes?

We take out what's in the ground. If you want the holes backfilled, mention it when you send photos and we'll talk about it.

Can you remove just one side or a few sections?

Yes. Show us where to stop and we'll leave the rest standing and tight.

What about chain-link with a vine grown through it?

We cut the growth out along with the fabric. Just let us know so we plan for it.

Can you take a fence that a storm already knocked down?

Yes, that's usually quicker since half the work is done. We'll pull whatever posts are still standing.

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Fence Removal in York County, PA

Leaning wood, rusty chain-link and cracked vinyl pulled out and hauled away.

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Same-Day Service

Upfront, No-Surprise Pricing

We Load Everything

Local & Owner-Operated

Owner-operated. William is personally on every job from start to finish.

A fence that's falling down does the opposite of its job. Pickets lean, gates won't latch, chain-link sags where a branch hit it, and the posts wobble in their holes. Fence removal fixes that in one go. We take down wood, chain-link and vinyl fences, pull the posts, roll up the wire, and haul every section away. Whether a new fence is going up on the same line or you're opening the yard back up, you're left with a clear property line and a row of post holes to fill.

Storm debris and branches loaded out — The Junk Lord, York County PA

What's Included

Panels, pickets, rails and fabric taken down
Posts pulled
Gates, hardware and top rail removed
All labor and loading by a two-person crew
Upfront price confirmed before we start
Sweep-up along the fence line

What We Take

Wood privacy fences
Picket and split-rail fences
Chain-link fence, fabric and posts
Vinyl privacy and picket fences
Gates and gate posts
Dog-run and garden enclosures
Lattice and short decorative fencing
Fence sections knocked down by a storm

How the job goes

Step 1
Walk the line in photos
Text pictures down the fence line and of a post or two at the base, and tell us roughly how many feet.
Step 2
Mark what stays
If the neighbor's section or a gate stays, we mark it before we start. Price confirmed then.
Step 3
Panels down, posts out
Panels and fabric come down first, then each post gets worked loose with its footing still attached.
Step 4
Haul and tidy
Everything leaves on the truck and we sweep and rake the fence line.

Pricing

Priced by the job — text photos for an upfront quote.

Final price confirmed before we start. What affects the price

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The posts are the real work

Taking down panels is quick. The time goes into the posts. Most fence posts around here are set in a lump of concrete, and every one has to come out of the ground with that lump attached. Some pop out easy. Some have been there thirty years and act like it.

Whether the concrete around each post comes out, or the posts get cut at grade, is something we settle with you on the quote.

Wood, chain-link and vinyl each come apart their own way

Wood: pickets and boards come off the rails, rails come off the posts. Rotted posts often snap, so we dig the base out instead of leaving a stub.
Chain-link: the fabric gets unclipped and rolled, the top rail slides out, and the steel posts get worked loose from their concrete.
Vinyl: panels usually lift out of the posts in sections, which makes them quick, but the posts are often filled or set deep.
Split rail and farm fence: fewer parts, longer runs, and posts that have been in the ground a very long time.

Old fencing and York County's drop-off rules

If you were thinking of hauling it to the county, the Small Load Drop-Off does take fencing, but only in sections 6 by 6 feet or smaller, and only with no concrete on the posts.^[1]

So a homeowner doing it alone ends up cutting panels down and knocking concrete off every post, and the concrete itself isn't accepted there either.^[1]

Fences on the property line

A lot of fences sit right on the line, and some belong to the neighbor. Before we come, make sure the fence is yours to take out, or that the neighbor is on board. We'll only pull the sections you point to.

If there's anything growing through the fence, like vines or brush, we can cut it out with the fence. Standing trees growing through it are another matter; that's for a certified arborist.