The old backyard spa nobody uses anymore — we drain it, disconnect it, cut it down, and haul it for a flat $434, no crane needed. One photo-quoted price covers the whole teardown, from a Summerlin side yard to a Green Valley patio. You don't drain a drop or turn a wrench, and there's no Nevada sales tax on the service.
Send a photo of the spa and its access — exact flat price back in seconds
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →Snap the spa and its access — the side gate, the wall, the path to the street. You get a flat price back in seconds, usually the standard $434.
Choose a window — same-day is often open across the valley. We work early-morning slots in the summer to beat the heat.
A vetted, insured crew drains it, disconnects the power, cuts the shell and cabinet into sections, carries it out, and leaves the pad broom-clean.
A standard backyard hot tub or spa is a flat $434, photo-quoted before anyone drives out. That one number covers the entire job — draining, disconnecting, dismantling, the carry-out, and disposal. There's no crane fee, no dismantle fee, and no Nevada sales tax. Traditional junk haulers often quote a hot tub anywhere from $300 to $800+ and tack on a crane or labor charge once they see it; ours is set from the photo and doesn't move.
| Job | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Standard hot tub / spa (drain, dismantle, haul) | $434 |
| Sauna | $395 |
| Cold plunge tub | $365 |
| Spa + deck / pergola debris | Photo-quoted (often a truck-fill, ½ $580) |
| Large swim spa | Photo-quoted |
$75 minimum applies to all jobs; a standard spa is well above it at $434. The drain, the teardown, the carry-out and the disposal are all included — no crane, no heat surcharge for a July removal. Add a hot tub to a bigger backyard cleanout and we'll price it together. No Nevada sales tax on the service.
See the full hot tub removal cost breakdown → — what drives the price and how flat-rate compares to a crane-day quote.
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic curbside bulk pickup | Free | — | Doesn't qualify — 6-ft limit, curbside only, and a spa can't be drained, dismantled, or dragged to the curb by you |
| DIY drain + dismantle + self-haul | Tool rental + dump fees + your weekend | 1–2 days of hard labor | Draining, cutting a fiberglass shell, disconnecting 240V wiring, renting a trailer, and multiple Apex runs — a genuinely brutal DIY |
| Crane-out junk hauler | $300–800+ (crane extra) | Scheduled crane day | Needs clear crane access and a bigger bill; a walled desert backyard often can't fit a crane anyway |
| JunkRabbit | Flat $434 | Same day | None — we drain, dismantle and haul, no crane; you do nothing |
No — and this is the clearest "the city can't help you" case in the whole valley. Republic Services curbside bulk pickup (call 702-735-5151) has a hard 6-foot item limit and is curbside only — a hot tub is roughly seven to eight feet across, weighs hundreds of pounds dry, and cannot be dragged to the curb, let alone drained and dismantled, by a homeowner. It simply doesn't qualify for any municipal program in Las Vegas, Henderson, or North Las Vegas. Your only real routes are a punishing DIY (drain it, cut the shell apart, disconnect the 240-volt wiring, rent a trailer, and make repeated runs to Apex) or a hauler — and most haulers reach for a crane, which means a bigger bill and a backyard that can actually fit the crane's reach.
Here's why that matters in Las Vegas specifically: nearly every desert backyard is fully walled or fenced with a narrow side gate, so a crane often can't even get the angle. We solve it the way that actually fits these yards — we dismantle the tub in place, cutting the shell and cabinet into sections that carry out through the side gate by hand. No crane, no crane-access problem, one flat $434. It's the signature Vegas job: a spa in almost every Summerlin, Enterprise, Green Valley, and Seven Hills backyard, and a clean flat price to make it disappear.
A hot tub is mostly acrylic or fiberglass shell, rigid foam insulation, a wood or composite cabinet, a motor, and copper and steel components. After we dismantle it we separate what's recyclable — the metal and motor go to metal recycling — and only the shell and foam that can't be recycled head to Republic's Apex Regional Landfill. On the rare occasion a spa is still working and someone can use it, we'll flag that before we cut. All of the disposal is already in your flat $434, with no separate dump or environmental fee and no Nevada sales tax on top.
Las Vegas is a spa town by default — a desert climate, warm nights, and a backyard behind nearly every master-plan home. When the spa finally dies, it's stuck in a very Vegas spot: a fully block-walled backyard with a single narrow side gate, no rear alley, and a concrete pad or paver deck under it. That's the exact layout that makes a crane impractical and a DIY miserable. We're built for it: we drain and dismantle in place, size the sections to clear your side gate, protect the pavers and the walls on the way out, and load it to the truck at the front. We schedule the early-morning window in the summer so the crew isn't tearing down a spa in 110° at noon, coordinate the guard-gate call-ahead list for The Ridges, Seven Hills, Southern Highlands and Anthem Country Club, and keep the whole thing at one flat price. The backyard goes back to being a backyard.
"Our old spa had been dead for a year and I'd been dreading it — walled backyard, one narrow gate, no way a crane was getting in there. They drained it, cut it down, and carried it out in pieces. Flat $434, pad left clean. Incredible."
"Putting in turf and the hot tub had to go first. They came early to beat the heat, disconnected the power, dismantled the whole thing, and hauled it same-day. No surprise crane fee like the other quote I got."
"Sold my dad's place in Anthem and the buyer wanted the spa gone. Guard-gated community, tight side yard — they handled the gate list and the teardown, flat price, no sales tax. One less thing to worry about."
How much does hot tub removal cost in Las Vegas?
A standard spa is a flat $434, photo-quoted — draining, dismantling, carry-out and disposal all included. No crane fee, no dismantle fee, no Nevada sales tax. A swim spa or added deck/pergola debris is quoted from a photo.
Do you drain and dismantle it, or do I?
We do all of it — drain, disconnect the power at a simple shutoff, cut the shell and cabinet into sections, and carry it out. You do nothing.
Do you need a crane?
No — we dismantle in place and carry it out in pieces, so no crane and no crane bill, even in a fully walled backyard.
Can you get it through a narrow side gate?
Yes — that's why we cut it down instead of craning. We size the sections to clear your side gate or block wall.
Will Republic bulk pickup take a hot tub?
No — it's far over the 6-ft limit, curbside only, and can't be drained or dismantled by you. It doesn't qualify for any city program.
Do you clean up and leave the pad clear?
Yes — we haul the tub and all the debris and leave the pad broom-clean. Decking or a pergola can be added to the quote.