Cost of removing a full tennis court?

Answer 1

The cost of removing a tennis court is highly variable. The distance to a landfill or disposal facility is a factor. Disposal fees are a factor. Whether there is a nearby facility that will accept painted asphalt is a factor. There is typically material installed under a tennis court that will probably need to be removed, and the depth of this, plus any re-grading of the site following removal will be a factor. Removal of Fencing will add to the cost. Hiring an inexperienced contractor on a time and materials basis, and having to pay that contractor to take up all of that material with under-sized equipment (like a bobcat) can add cost. Paying people by the hour to sit idle while waiting for trucks to return from the disposal facility is costly. You contractor should estimate round trip times and have enough trucks available so that the excavator is not sitting idle.

Assuming reasonable access to disposal facilities, and a skilled contractor, you should expect about $10,000-$15,000. The biggest factors will probably be distance to the disposal facility (longer trips means hiring more trucks so that there is no work stoppage waiting on loading) and the amount / depth of material beneath that must be removed / replaced to re-grade.

If you're planning to remove your tennis court, get estimates. If you are considering buying a house with an unwanted tennis court, figure $15k as a rough guess, and see if your home inspector can improve on that guess with knowledge of local markets and conditions if you're still serious about the home.