Fence Removal in Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Demolition Experts has handled fence removal and demolition across Anaheim and the surrounding Orange County communities for more than 15 years, completing over 400 residential and commercial demolition jobs along the way. We remove wood, vinyl, chain link, and block or masonry wall fencing, each with the takedown method and disposal stream that material actually requires. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate and a written scope, and finished work carries a 1-year workmanship warranty, so the company that gave you the quote is still on the hook a year later.
We're fully insured and bonded and a member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, which matters when you're trusting a crew to work close to your house, your neighbor's fence line, or a commercial parcel. Anaheim Demolition Experts also provides fence removal to surrounding California cities, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Torrance, Orange, Fullerton, and Costa Mesa.
Why We're The Best Demolition Contractors in Anaheim, CA
- Fully insured and bonded for every job in Anaheim and Orange County
- Every completed project carries a 1-year workmanship warranty
- Completed 400+ residential and commercial demolitions across the area
- Member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
- Proud sponsor of the Katella High School soccer program
- Locally owned and operated, not a national chain rotating through crews
- Materials and supplies sourced through Westside Building Material's Anaheim yard, keeping recycling and disposal local
- Every estimate starts with a free on-site visit and a written scope before scheduling
- Same crew and project manager from day-one walkthrough through final cleanup
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Fence Removal & Demolition
Fence removal covers more ground than people expect once you get past a simple wood fence in the backyard. Wood fencing is the easiest fence demolition job on the list: pickets and rails pry off fast, posts usually pull straight out of the ground or need a quick jack if they're set in a shallow concrete collar, and the wood goes straight into a scrap pile for disposal. Vinyl fencing comes apart in sections too, but the panels are brittle once they've sat in the Anaheim sun for a few years, so we work them out whole where we can rather than fighting cracked plastic all afternoon. Block and masonry wall fencing is a different animal entirely: it's not fence teardown so much as small-scale concrete demolition, breaking the wall down in sections with a hydraulic breaker and hauling the rubble off to be crushed and recycled as base rock instead of dumped in a landfill bin. Knowing which of these three you're dealing with before we show up is what keeps a quote accurate.
Chain Link Fence Removal
Chain link gets its own line on a demolition bid because it usually means dealing with posts set two to three feet deep in a concrete footing, not just driven into dirt. Pulling a post like that clean means breaking the concrete collar loose with a breaker bar or jackhammer first, then working the post free, rather than yanking on the top rail and hoping the fabric comes with it. We see this fence type far more on commercial and industrial parcels, the chain link runs around lots near Anaheim Canyon are a good example, than we do on a typical residential backyard, which is usually wood. Because the footing work adds time a wood fence doesn't need, we always scope chain link removal as its own item rather than folding it into a flat per-foot number.
Fence Removal Along Shared Property Lines
A fence that runs along a shared property line isn't always simple to remove, and streets near the Anaheim-Buena Park border are a good example of where this comes up, older tracts where the same block wall or wood fence has served two backyards for decades. Before we take a shared fence down, we ask the homeowner to loop in the neighbor, even a text or a note on the door works, because that fence has usually been doing double duty holding back both yards, and a surprise demo crew showing up is how good neighbors end up in a dispute. It also matters for what goes back up afterward: the property line and any recorded easement don't always sit exactly where the old fence was built, so we recommend confirming the actual line before a replacement fence gets set rather than just matching the old footprint out of habit. None of this slows the removal down much, it just means building a short conversation into the timeline instead of skipping it.
Fence Removal Cost Factors
1: Linear footage: A 40-foot backyard fence and a 150-foot property line around a commercial lot are two different jobs, even before material enters the picture.
2: Material: Wood and chain link generally run about $4 to $8 per linear foot. Vinyl lands a bit higher at $5 to $9 since the panels need to come apart carefully instead of getting ripped out. Block or masonry wall fencing jumps to $18 to $35 or more per linear foot because at that point it's concrete demolition and disposal, not fence removal.
3: Post footing type: Breaking a post out of a concrete collar adds real time compared to one that pulls free by hand, and that alone can shift a quote toward the top of its range.
4: Gate removal: If gate removal is part of the scope, it's priced separately, since a gate usually comes with extra hardware and sometimes a header beam that adds its own disposal weight.
Our Fence Removal Process
Step 1: Free Site Visit & Scope
We do a free on-site visit and put together a written scope so you know exactly what's being removed and roughly what it'll cost.
Step 2: Permits & Clearances
Before any equipment touches the site, we pull permits, get utility locates done, and handle any required notifications, including a SCAQMD Rule 1403 asbestos survey when the age of the structure calls for one.
Step 3: Site Protection
We fence off the work area, control dust, and protect any adjacent structures or surfaces that aren't part of the job.
Step 4: Demolition
The same local crew and project manager who ran your first site visit carry out the demolition itself.
Step 5: Cleanup & Walkthrough
When the fence is down, debris gets sorted on site, wood and metal into their own recycling streams and any concrete footings crushed and recycled as base rock, hauled off, and we walk the finished site with you before we call it done.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does fence removal cost per linear foot?
Wood and chain link fence removal typically run about $4 to $8 per linear foot, with vinyl landing a little higher at $5 to $9 since the panels need to come apart carefully instead of getting ripped out. Block or masonry wall fencing costs quite a bit more, usually $18 to $35 or more per linear foot, because you're paying for concrete demolition and disposal. Posts set in concrete footings push the price toward the top of whichever range applies, since breaking out the footing takes real labor a post sunk in dirt doesn't need.
Do you remove block wall fences, or just wood and chain link?
Block wall and masonry fence removal is part of what we do, not just wood and chain link. It's a bigger job than a standard fence teardown since it's really small-scale concrete demolition, breaking the wall down in sections and hauling the rubble off to be crushed and recycled as base rock, but it's well within our scope and priced accordingly.
What if my fence is shared with my neighbor's property?
If the fence sits on a shared property line, we recommend looping your neighbor in before we show up, since that fence has likely been doing double duty for both yards. A quick heads-up avoids the situation where a neighbor comes home to a missing fence they didn't know was coming down, which is the fastest way to turn a routine removal into a dispute. It also gives everyone a chance to talk through what, if anything, goes back up in its place.
Do you remove the concrete post footings too?
Yes, we break out and haul away concrete post footings as part of the job when that's what the fence has. It comes up most often on chain link fencing and some wood-fence installs where the posts were set for extra stability, less so on a simple fence where the posts were just driven or set into dirt.
How long does removing a backyard fence take?
A typical backyard fence, somewhere around 100 to 150 linear feet of wood or chain link, usually comes down in a single day, including hauling debris off site. Longer runs, fencing with concrete footings throughout, or a block wall of the same length can stretch that to a day and a half or two days once you factor in the extra breaking and disposal work.
Can you remove a fence gate separately from the rest of the fence?
Yes, we'll remove just a gate or a single section without touching the rest of the fence if that's all you need. It comes up a lot when a gate has failed or a homeowner is only replacing one damaged section, and we scope and price that kind of partial removal the same way we would a full fence job, just smaller.