The short answer
A hot tub or spa is $322. Flat, disposal included, whether it is sitting on a concrete pad off a Donelson patio or wedged onto a second-story deck behind a tall-skinny in The Nations.
Related items you might be removing at the same time: a cold plunge tub is $271, an above-ground pool with frame and liner is $145, a patio table is $89 and a patio chair is $30 each.
What you need to do before the crew arrives
Three things, and all of them have to be finished before the truck comes.
- Drain it completely. A full spa holds hundreds of gallons and it is not moving until the water is gone. Start the day before. Drain to a place that will not flood a neighbor, which on the sloped lots in Green Hills, Forest Hills and West Meade means thinking about where the water actually runs.
- Disconnect the power. Hot tubs are usually on a dedicated 240V circuit with a nearby disconnect box. That is an electrician's job, not ours and not yours. Have it killed and cut properly.
- Clear the route. Gate open, planters moved, and if the tub has to come through the house, the path clear.
How the tub actually comes out
Almost none of them leave in one piece. The shell is fiberglass or acrylic over a foam-insulated frame, and once it is dry the crew cuts it down into sections and carries them out.
That is what makes this feasible on a Nashville back deck. Lots here are often narrow and long, especially the infill parcels in East Nashville, The Nations and Salemtown, with a strip of grass beside the house and a fence at the property line. A whole tub does not go through that. Quarters of one do.
The cut-down is included in the $322. There is no separate demolition line, no disposal line, and no charge for a long carry to the street.
The Nashville access cases
Four situations cover most of the hot tubs in this metro.
- Ground-level pad off a ranch house. Donelson, Hermitage, Crieve Hall, Bellevue. Flat, a gate to the driveway, the easiest version of this job.
- Raised deck behind an infill house. East Nashville, The Nations, Wedgewood-Houston. The tub was craned or walked in during construction and the deck was built around it. It comes down in pieces, over the rail.
- Sloped back yard. Green Hills, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, West Meade. The tub is downhill from the driveway and everything has to come back up. Longer job, same price.
- Screened porch or sunroom. Common in older Madison and Inglewood houses. The tub went in before the screens did.
None of these change the number. They change how long we block out, which is why we ask.
Why so many Nashville hot tubs get removed
Two local reasons, beyond the usual ones.
The summers. A hot tub gets used from roughly October through April here. From June to September, when the overnight low is still in the seventies and the humidity is what it is, it sits covered and unused, running a heater and a pump for four months of nothing. A lot of people do the arithmetic on that and stop.
Short-term rental turnover. Spas were added to a lot of Nashville rental properties as an amenity and then removed when the maintenance, the liability and the water chemistry stopped being worth it. If you are taking one out ahead of a listing or a sale, it is $322 and it is a one-visit job.
What gets left behind
Removal of the tub does not restore the yard, and it is worth knowing in advance what you are looking at.
Under the tub there will be a concrete pad, a set of pavers, or a discolored rectangle of deck boards that have not seen sun or rain in eight years. If there is a pad you want gone, that is masonry work: concrete and masonry debris prices at $219 per quarter truck, and it is heavy, so a small pad goes further into a truck than it looks.
The electrical disconnect and conduit stub also stay unless an electrician removes them.
Common combinations
Most hot tub jobs are part of a back-yard clearout, so here is what the totals look like.
| What is going | Math | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Hot tub alone | $322 | $322 |
| Hot tub + patio table + 4 patio chairs | $322 + $89 + $30 + $30 + $30 + $30 | $531 |
| Hot tub + propane grill | $322 + $71 | $393 |
| Hot tub + above-ground pool | $322 + $145 | $467 |
| Hot tub + cold plunge tub | $322 + $271 | $593 |
Booking it
Tell us the neighborhood, roughly what size the tub is, where it sits relative to the driveway, and whether the yard is flat or sloped. Confirm it will be drained and the power will be dead before the crew arrives, because a wet tub or a live circuit means we cannot start.
The price you are quoted is $322 and that is what is on the invoice. No demolition surcharge, no disposal added afterwards, no charge for carrying pieces the length of a long East Nashville lot.
Frequently asked questions
How much does hot tub removal cost in Nashville?
$322 flat, including cutting it down, carrying it out and disposal. That is the same price on a flat Donelson pad or a raised deck behind an infill house in The Nations.
Do I have to drain it first?
Yes, completely, and ideally starting the day before. A full spa holds hundreds of gallons and nothing can happen until it is empty.
Who disconnects the electrical?
An electrician. Hot tubs usually run on a dedicated 240V circuit and the disconnect needs to be handled properly before the crew arrives. We do not do electrical work.
Will you take the concrete pad too?
That is separate. Concrete and masonry debris prices at $219 per quarter truck, and it fills a truck fast because of the weight.
My back yard slopes down from the driveway. Does that cost extra?
No. Sloped lots in Green Hills, Forest Hills and West Meade make the carry longer but the price is still $322. There is no surcharge for access.