Patio Removal in York County, PA

A poured slab has to be broken before anybody can move it, and the thicker it is, the longer that takes. Pavers lift out one at a time, which is slower to start but cleaner, and good ones can be saved. Flagstone sits somewhere between: set in sand it pulls up by hand, set in mortar it fights you.

Under all three there's usually a layer of gravel or sand. Tell us whether you want that left as a base for a new patio or dug out for grass, because it changes how much material leaves the yard.

York County's Small Load Drop-Off lists bricks, cement, concrete and macadam as not accepted. Sand, soil, stone and gravel are on the same list.^[1]

That covers pretty much every patio ever built, plus the base underneath it. Your trash hauler isn't the answer for it either; at least one township's hauler says no construction debris goes curbside.^[1][2]

If the pavers are in decent shape or you want flagstone for a garden path, say so up front. We'll set those aside and stack them where you want them rather than tossing them in with the broken stuff. Anything still usable that you don't want can go to a donation drop-off.

Move the grill, table and planters off the patio, or point at the ones that should leave with the rubble. Shut off and pull back any garden hoses or low-voltage lights that run along the edge. If you know where a gas line, buried cable or drain pipe crosses near the patio, tell us. Breaking concrete over something you didn't know was there is how a simple job turns into a phone call to the utility.

A clear path from the patio to where the truck parks helps too, whether that's through a side gate in Shrewsbury or across a long yard in New Freedom.