Pool demolition: what your pool will cost
Demolishing a pool means you break it up or fill it in, so the yard is usable again.
- In-ground pool
- $2,500–$16,000
- Above-ground pool
- $475–$2,500
Pool removal cost calculator
What kind of pool is it?
Not sure? Touch the wall: soft and pressable is vinyl, slick and glossy is fiberglass, rough is concrete.
Last question
Fill it in, or take it all out?
- Time the crew is at your home
- 1–7 days
- Permit and inspection
- About $200
US figures from the Angi 2026 pool removal cost guides.
Pool removal cost by type of pool
These US ranges come from Angi's 2026 data, a home-project cost guide, and the price tool starts from them.
| Kind of pool | What the crew does | Usual US price |
|---|---|---|
| Above ground | Taken apart and hauled away | $475 to $2,500 |
| Concrete or gunite | Filled in | $2,500 to $10,000 |
| Concrete or gunite | Taken all the way out | $4,000 to $16,000 |
| Fiberglass | Removed | $5,000 to $15,000 |
| Vinyl liner | Removed | $3,000 to $10,000 |
How the price tool works out your range
Answer one or two quick questions in the tool here and you'll see the usual range for your state. Then call, and a local crew will ask about your pool and yard, book a visit, and give you a firm price in writing.
First, the tool asks about your pool type. For above ground, fiberglass, and vinyl liner pools, that is the only question, because these pools usually come out completely. If yours is concrete or gunite, the tool also asks if you'd rather have it filled in or removed completely.
The tool figures out your state on its own, and you can correct it if needed. Then it gives you the range for your state plus a button to call.
The tool uses construction laborer wages in your state to adjust the national price range. Since labor accounts for most of what a basic pool removal costs, the tool shifts the US range up or down based on construction laborer wages where you live.
See how your state's range gets calculated
The starting point is the US range for your pool type. The tool then compares what construction laborers earn in your state with the US average of $25.02 an hour, taken from federal wage data from May 2025.
homewyse, a website for cost estimates, finds that crew time accounts for about 82 percent of basic pool removal costs, so your state only affects that part of the price.
Where crews earn more, the range goes up a little, and where they earn less, it comes down.
In short, the tool adjusts the labor part of the job up or down by how your state's wages compare to the national average.
The final number is rounded to the closest $100, or to the closest $25 for above ground pools.
For a price specific to your pool and yard, call now to book a visit and get a written quote.
Concrete or gunite: partial fill or full removal?
Gunite is simply concrete sprayed into place to build the pool, so it comes out just like a concrete pool does. Either way, you get 2 options.
Filling in means part of the pool stays buried and the hole gets filled.
Fill it in
$2,500–$10,000
- Time in the yard
- 1–3 days
- Build there later?
- Usually not
- Tell a buyer?
- Yes: the bottom of the pool stays buried. Show the permit and the compaction report.
Take it all out
$4,000–$16,000
- Time in the yard
- 3–7 days
- Build there later?
- Usually, once the town approves the packed fill
- Tell a buyer?
- Show the permit and the compaction report.
How to remove a swimming pool, step by step
1. Permit, then drain
First, you need the town permit. Draining the water takes roughly a day and costs up to $175.
2. Break out the shell
Walls and floor get broken up by a digging machine fitted with a hammer. In good shape, a fiberglass pool comes out whole.
3. Haul or bury the rubble
Full removal means trucks haul every piece away. A fill-in leaves the bottom shell but adds holes so rain can drain.
4. Fill and pack the soil
Workers put fill dirt in layers and pack it down, with packing costing about $250 to $1,000.
5. Topsoil and grass
Once the fill has been checked by the town or an engineer, add roughly 18 inches of topsoil, the rich soil that grass grows in, and then seed the yard or put down sod, grass grown earlier in rolls.
Pool demolition contractors near you
You reach an independent pool demolition company in your area with one call. Get these four things ready:
- The pool material and its rough size.
- Whether you'd rather fill it in or take it all the way out.
- The route a truck or a small digger takes into the yard, plus the width of the gate.
- Anything nearby: a fence, a shed, trees, or a deck.
Calls may be recorded to help the crew get your yard details right.
Ready to get that pool out of your yard? Call now.