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Fence Removal in Norwalk, CT

On lots this dense, half the fences touch a property line. We pull them clean — after you and the neighbor agree whose fence it is.

In Norwalk, this work runs from East Norwalk out to West Norwalk and South Norwalk.

Fence removal is the rare demolition you can price from your own pacing — the rate follows the linear foot, so walking the line gets you close before you ever call. What moves a quote above its floor is visible at the walkthrough: concrete-set posts that fight extraction, vines woven through the fabric, a line the truck can't park near. Chain link mostly leaves as scrap metal, the cheapest exit in the business; wood and vinyl haul as tonnage to licensed transfer stations. Whatever the mix, the total goes in writing with disposal inside it, and the number you sign is the number you pay.

How the job goes

Panels and rails first, then posts — pulled where they'll pull, cut at grade and disclosed where they won't.

The full process for Fairfield County →

What we take

Wood, vinyl, and chain-link runs, gates and hardware included; poured curbing under a run is clean-fill work we'll point you to instead.

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

Routing around the Merritt

Every Fairfield County dispatch starts with the same routing fact: the Merritt Parkway prohibits commercial vehicles, so our trucks take I-95 along the coast or Route 7 and Route 8 inland. It's built into how we schedule the county — your job, our routing problem — and the drive runs roughly 30–75 minutes from our Stamford and West Haven yards depending on your corner of the county.

Fence lines here are back-of-lot work on tight streets, so the truck usually stages in the driveway or at the curb while the crew works the line on foot. Pulled posts, rolled fabric, and stacked panels all carry out to the truck — a short walk on most lots, measured at the walkthrough where it isn't.

Where Norwalk’s debris actually goes

Norwalk’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

Fence pricing runs by the footage and the material, partial runs welcome.

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

Norwalk’s posted disposal point is Norwalk Transfer Station & Recycling Center source at 61 Crescent Street, Norwalk, CT 06850 source, open Monday to Friday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm; Saturday: 7:30 am - 2:00 pm; Sunday: Closed 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. Station access requires a resident permit source (permit details).

Permits run through the Norwalk building department at 125 East Ave, Room 123, Norwalk, CT 06851-5125 source, (203) 854-7755 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 Bulky Waste Collection Program (curbside, by appointment; residents of the 4th Taxing District receiving city garbage collection; two (2) collections per calendar year, up to 1 cubic yard per collection) source (program info).

What Norwalk customers say about working with us

  • A
    I was very pleased with their service. It was excellent from the time I called to when I got my receipt. We rented a dumpster.

    Norma F. · Norwalk, CT

    HomeAdvisor / AngiJul 2025

  • A
    Very clean and professional. It was great. They delivered and picked up a 10-yard dumpster.

    Bernie W. · Norwalk, CT

    HomeAdvisor / AngiJun 2025

  • A
    Communicative. They provided a dumpster for me.

    Stephanie A. · Norwalk, CT

    HomeAdvisor / AngiApr 2025

Fence Removal in Norwalk — questions we actually get

Can you remove just a section of fence?
Yes. Partial runs, one bad stretch, the back line only — the quote follows the footage and the material, not a minimum fence count.
My fence is on the property line — anything I should do first?
Talk to the neighbor before we show up. We take direction from the person who hires us, but a shared-line fence coming down unannounced is a neighbor dispute we can't fix from the truck.
Anything I should do before the crew gets there?
Walk the line once. Flag anything buried along it — irrigation heads, buried dog-fence wire, landscape lighting runs — because a post plug coming up doesn't know the difference between dirt and your sprinkler main. Unlock the gates and move anything leaning against the fence. That's the whole list.
The fence is buried in vines and hedge — is that a problem?
It's extra cutting, not a dealbreaker. A run that's grown into forsythia or bittersweet gets cut free section by section, and the vegetation we cut to free the fence rides out with it. What we don't do is hedge removal disguised as fence work — if the real job is clearing the green wall, we'll quote that as its own line.
Can you time the removal with my new fence install?
That's the normal way it goes — old fence out a day or two before the installer arrives, so the yard isn't open any longer than it has to be. Give us the install date and we'll work backward from it. If you've got dogs, say so at booking and we'll talk through the gap window honestly.
Why can't your trucks just take the Merritt?
Because the parkway bans commercial vehicles — it's a hard rule, not a preference, and every hauler working this county lives with it. Our trucks run I-95 or come down Route 7 or Route 8 instead. It's already baked into our Fairfield County scheduling, so it doesn't change your quote or your booking window; it's just why the truck arrives from the direction it does.
The fence between us and the neighbor is falling down and nobody remembers who built it. Now what?
Talk first, then call us. A boundary fence with unclear ownership is a conversation — or occasionally a property survey — between you and the neighbor, and it has to happen before removal, because we can't referee it from the truck. The good news: in our experience most neighbors are delighted to split the cost of removing an eyesore both of them have been staring at. Once you're agreed, the removal itself is routine.
Can I take fence removal debris to the Norwalk transfer station myself?
No — Norwalk'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 Norwalk transfer station?
Yes — Norwalk requires a resident permit for station access, per the town's posted rules. Factor the permit into any DIY disposal math; our trucks don't need one because we don't use the resident line.
When is the Norwalk transfer station open?
The town posts Monday to Friday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm; Saturday: 7:30 am - 2:00 pm; Sunday: Closed. 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 Norwalk routes share dispatch with the towns next door. No zone pricing anywhere in our service area.

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