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Deck Removal in Stratford, CT

Coastal weather takes a deck apart slowly. We do it in a day — with the carry path planned before the first board comes up.

In Stratford, this work runs from Lordship out to Oronoque and North End.

Getting the debris out is half the job on lots this tight. Fairfield County backyards put a deck close to the fence, closer to the neighbor, and rarely anywhere a truck can reach — so the carry path gets planned at the walkthrough, not improvised on demo day. Our trucks route around the Merritt Parkway's commercial-vehicle ban, coming in on I-95 or up the Route 7 and Route 8 corridors, and that scheduling is handled before your date is ever booked. On the ground it's hand work: boards and framing cut to carryable size, walked to a truck staged in the driveway or at the curb, loaded as the deck comes down.

Getting a truck to a Fairfield County deck

One routing fact shapes every Fairfield County job we run: the Merritt Parkway prohibits commercial vehicles, so our trucks come down I-95 or work inland on Route 7 and Route 8 instead. We build that into scheduling — it's our problem to solve, not yours — and the county sits roughly 30–75 minutes from our Stamford and West Haven yards depending on where you are in it.

On the ground, the county's tight driveways and narrow streets decide the staging plan. Where a truck can't reach the backyard, the crew carries — that's normal here, and it's part of what the walkthrough measures. If street parking is metered or tight on your block, mention it when you book and we'll plan around it.

What we take

Decking, framing, stairs, and railings in any material; concrete footings stay in the ground.

The full take/don't-take list for Fairfield County →

How the job goes

Boards up, joists and beams down, posts cut at grade, ledger unbolted clean — a day for a standard deck.

The full process for Fairfield County →

Where Stratford’s debris actually goes

Stratford’s own station doesn’t take this debris stream source — the DIY route means finding a private C&D facility on your own. On our jobs it’s not your problem: the debris rides out in our own cans to a licensed private facility, weighed and billed at our posted rates.

What it costs

Deck pricing follows footprint and framing, with composite quoted for its extra weight — confirmed before demolition day.

Full pricing details for Fairfield County →

Disposal and permits in Stratford — from the town’s own pages

Stratford’s posted disposal point is Transfer Station (Town of Stratford) — on Watson Boulevard; PROOF OF STRATFORD RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED (valid CT driver's license, automobile registration, or park sticker); the town accepts only waste generated within the Town of Stratford source at Watson Boulevard, Stratford, CT (off of Lordship Boulevard, behind the Ramada Inn — the town publishes no street number) source, open Monday through Friday 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.; Saturdays 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Closed on ALL holidays except for the day after Thanksgiving. source. It does not accept construction and demolition debris source — on our jobs that stream rides out in our own cans to a licensed private C&D facility instead. No station permit program is published source.

Permits run through the Stratford building department at Office of the Building Official, 2725 Main Street, Stratford, Connecticut 06615 (Building Official: Brian Donovan; open Monday thru Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm; Building Official available 8:30-10:00am and 1:00-2:00pm) source, (203) 385-4010 source (department page).

A demolition permit is required for structure teardowns here source. The town publishes its demolition requirements — including any review or delay process for older structures — on its own page.

For furniture-scale material, the town runs Town of Stratford Bulk Waste Pick Up Program — BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, April 6, 2026 - September 17, 2026; appointments from March 16, 2026 by calling Public Works at 203-385-4080 (Mon-Fri 7:00 am-3:00 pm); one appointment per household per year; acceptable: furniture, mattresses/box springs, carpeting, fencing/decking (4 ft max), appliances (doors removed), large metal items (4 ft max, separated); unacceptable includes demolition materials (asphalt shingles, sheetrock, concrete, tile, brick or any other masonry), hazardous materials, tires, stumps; alternative: bring items to the Transfer Station on Watson Boulevard source (program info).

What Stratford customers say about working with us

  • A
    In a tight spot, pressed for time…Call Junk Pros they'll bail you out quickly and effectively! Thanks Junk Pros for helping us close an important chapter!

    Connie R. · Stratford, CT

    HomeAdvisor / AngiApr 2023

  • Y
    This company was great!! Don't waste your time contacting anyone else.... Justin is awesome!! Professional, great customer service, everyone I spoke to was nice, friendly and funny... Dropped off and picked up with an absolute minimum amount of fuss, I didn't worry about a thing... I can't recommend Justin and his crew enough! I'm only using Stamford Junk Pros from now on.

    Kristian M. · Stratford, CT

    YelpJul 2020

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    They are very helpful. They brought me a 10-yard dumpster for a demo project.

    Steve T. · Stratford, CT

    HomeAdvisor / AngiMay 2025

Deck Removal in Stratford — questions we actually get

Do the footings come out?
Posts get cut at grade. Concrete footings stay in the ground — concrete isn't something our cans haul, and digging footings is excavation work. Most rebuilds pour new footings anyway.
How long does a deck tear-down take?
A standard 12x16 is typically a day: boards up first, then joists and beams, then posts. Multi-level decks or ones with built-in benches, planters, and stairs run longer.
Composite decking versus wood — does it matter?
For the tear-down, barely. For the weight, yes — composite runs heavier per board than dry lumber, and weight is what drives dumpster math. We factor the material into the quote so there's no surprise on the scale ticket.
Anything I should do before demo day?
Clear the deck — grill, furniture, planters — and pull anything you store underneath it. If a gas line feeds a built-in grill, have it capped by a plumber first; same rule as electrical, the line has to be dead before we cut near it. Ten minutes walking the deck with us at the start covers the rest.
What happens to the old decking?
Pressure-treated lumber is C&D waste, full stop — it can't be burned, chipped, or mulched because of the treatment chemicals, which is why we don't leave a free-firewood pile no matter how good the boards look. Composite goes the same route. The steel — joist hangers, bolts, flashing — gets pulled for scrap where the facility takes it.
My deck is close to the property line — will the teardown bother the neighbors?
Less than you'd think. This is hand demolition — saws and bars, not an excavator — so there's no machine swinging over the fence, and debris gets loaded as it drops instead of piling against the line. The noisy stretch is a few hours, not days. A heads-up to the neighbor the day before goes a long way, and we're happy to keep the crew and debris path entirely on your side of the line.
Does salt-air damage change how a shoreline deck comes down?
It changes the fasteners more than the method. Coastal decks fight back in small ways — corroded lags that snap instead of backing out, ledger hardware fused to the band joist — and rot near grade means the crew tests before trusting any board with their weight. None of that changes your price after the walkthrough; it's exactly the kind of thing the walkthrough exists to see.
Can I take deck removal debris to the Stratford transfer station myself?
No — Stratford's station doesn't accept construction and demolition debris, per the town's own published materials list. The DIY route means a private C&D facility; on our jobs the debris leaves in our own cans and that problem never reaches you.
Do I need a permit to use the Stratford transfer station?
Stratford publishes no resident permit program for its station — proof of residency is the posted requirement. Rules change, so check the town's page before loading a truck.
When is the Stratford transfer station open?
The town posts Monday through Friday 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.; Saturdays 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Closed on ALL holidays except for the day after Thanksgiving.. Holiday closures apply — check the town's page before you load, or skip the trip entirely and let the can take the schedule problem off your plate.

Nearby towns we serve

Same trucks, same rates — the Stratford routes share dispatch with the towns next door. No zone pricing anywhere in our service area.

Full county coverage, town by town: deck removal across Fairfield County.

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