Deck removal in San Antonio

Klema Builders removes old decks across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin. The crew takes down wood and composite decks, ground-level or raised, in 1 to 3 business days, hauls every board away and leaves the yard graded or raked. Because Klema Builders also builds decks, patios and landscaping, the same team can put something new in its place. Every deck removal is quoted fixed-price, line by line, after a free in-home consult, and the price you sign is the total you pay.

Deck removal is priced by the size of the deck, its height above the ground, the decking material, how it is attached to the house, and how far the debris has to be carried to the truck. You get a written fixed-price quote, line by line, within 3 to 5 business days after a free site visit, and that quote is the total you pay, not an estimate from a photo that changes on the day. For reference, A 12x12 pergola removal in San Antonio starts at $3,750, haul-away and yard grading included.

Signs a deck is near the end: boards that flex or feel soft, rot where posts meet the ground, posts that lean, rusted or missing connectors at the house, railings that move when you push them, and joists darkened or crumbling under the boards. A deck that is only gray on top can often be cleaned and stained instead. We look at the framing at the free site visit and tell you straight whether it is a staining job, a repair or a teardown.

If the framing is sound, repair or a stain job costs far less than a new deck. If the framing is rotten, removal is the honest answer, and then you choose what goes in its place: a new deck, a paver or flagstone patio, sod, or a xeriscape bed. Klema Builders does all of those, so one quote can cover the teardown and the rebuild.

No. The City of San Antonio does not require a demolition permit to remove a deck: its demolition bulletin lists decks among the exceptions. Two cautions: a property in a historic district or a Neighborhood Conservation District can have its own review, and if the deck is part of a larger project such as a new patio cover, that project may need its own permit. Hill Country cities set their own rules, so we check yours by address. Source: City of San Antonio Information Bulletin 106, Demolition and Deconstruction (https://docsonline.sanantonio.gov/FileUploads/dsd/IB106.pdf).

1 to 3 business days on site for most jobs, from the first board off to the last load hauled and the ground graded or raked. The written quote arrives within 3 to 5 business days of the free site visit, and the start date is set when you sign.