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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 4:39:44 GMT
We have a ginormous 6-person hot tub in our tiny, screened-in lanai. We got it ages ago for therapeutic use for DH's disability. However, we stopped using it about 4 years ago because it jacked our electric bill up an extra $250 a month. So, it sits. Becoming more and more of an eyesore everyday. Taking up half our lanai space that we could be REALLY using. I hate the damn thing with a passion. We've tried to sell it over the years. Lots of interest, no follow-through. It is now too old and has been left dry for too long to be able to sell it. To have a junk service come get it would cost a lot of $$$ and a ton of work. We'd have to completely dismantle one side of our lanai, remove sections of a vinyl picket fence that is set in concrete and build a level path from the back of our house to the front. Considerable work that I just can't talk DH into taking on. *sigh* Can I cut it up with a chainsaw and remove it piece by piece? I've been threatening to do that for a looooong time, but DH says that won't work. I'm ready to give it a try because I just hate that thing so much. One big reason is because my boys have a habit of leaving the screen door propped open after they take the dogs out and there is a stray cat in the neighborhood who likes to bring his kill into our lanai when that damn door is left open at night. He takes his food into the tiny space at the back of the hot tub, feasts on what he wants and leaves the remains. It's gross. Found that very gift earlier today. So...anyone ever take a chainsaw to a hot tub? Did it work? L
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Post by berty on Oct 14, 2015 4:56:28 GMT
Sorry, I don't have any experience with hot tubs. But, I just want to commiserate with you about crappy home projects that are lots of work and expense.
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Post by FurryP on Oct 14, 2015 5:46:02 GMT
Well apparently it can be done. Here is a video:
I am sure you can find more if this one doesn't help. Still seems like a job your DH is still going to have to help with. I don't envy you one bit!
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Post by wellway on Oct 14, 2015 7:37:24 GMT
No idea about chainsawing the tub although that sounds like a great stress buster. What do you want to do with the space you create because my thought was bury it - creat a rockery, or an elevated deck?
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 14, 2015 10:35:37 GMT
Also, I successfully cut up a full size couch with a saw years ago, when we lived in an upstairs apartment and had to fit our garbage in a small dumpster. You can do this! And it might be pretty fun. I certainly don't blame the OP for wanting the hot tub gone. If it's no good anymore, demolish it and move on. I have never sawed up a hot tub or a couch... but I did take a sledge hammer to a vacuum cleaner once. I despised that vacuum as it had caused me no end of problems. It was unbelievably satisfying to beat it to death once I bought a new one.
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Post by trixiecat on Oct 14, 2015 10:41:29 GMT
I did it!! And I wouldn't do it again. Ha! We had the exact same problem. Same size hot tub, not working and we offered to give it away for free to someone willing to put some money into it. As someone else said, the chainsaw won't work. You need a Sawall. But you also need a good, deep blade for it also or it won't work. You will find inside the hot tub is tons of foam. You will also have to cut through long screws that hold the case onto the tub. You will need to wear a mask and goggles also. I ran into problems because ours was up against our house and I couldn't get to those areas and it was still too heavy to move. I made it through cutting up 50% of it and gave up. We ended up paying "Got Junk" I think $250 to remove the rest of it. It is a very messy job.
Seriously, for all the work and trying to remove the debris, I would consider sinking the dollars into having someone remove it.
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 14, 2015 10:59:16 GMT
I agree you need a sawsall. You can rent them at Home Depot or Lowe's.
Sure it would be a PITA. Consider the labor of doing it yourself vs. hiring it out and decide which is worse.
If your DH is like my DH, the second he heard me making the first cut, he'd be in there taking over.
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Post by emelle64 on Oct 14, 2015 11:07:35 GMT
Have you tried advertising it on a free cycle type place and saying that someone can have it for free if they do the work of removing it. When we were looking at a house with a pool that's what the real estate agent suggested we do if we didn't want it.
Emelle
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Post by disneyjunkie on Oct 14, 2015 11:09:50 GMT
Have you tried advertising it on a free cycle type place and saying that someone can have it for free if they do the work of removing it. When we were looking at a house with a pool that's what the real estate agent suggested we do if we didn't want it. Emelle I was going to suggest this same thing. Offer it up for free for someone if they help remove it. We got rid of an above ground pool that way!
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Post by purplebee on Oct 14, 2015 11:16:48 GMT
Oh boy, BTDT. Had a big hot tub in out back room, Dh got it for back problems, but after a few years, the heat inflamed it rather than helping, and I didn't want to maintain it for me as I only rarely used it, so it sat empty for a good 10 years. Decided we needed to get rid of it, and thankfully a friend had a friend who wanted it. We had to dismantle the doorway to get it out - we moved it in when we were adding the room on, but it worked out. A crew of friends helped move it, and to my amazement, it worked just fine when the friend installed it, but it had been inside.
We were VERY close to taking a saw to it! Good luck, whatever you do, hope it turns into an easy project.
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Post by mtscrapper on Oct 14, 2015 11:20:08 GMT
My SIL cut up her huge couch to get it out of her basement. I would do it, even if it took time. Just use it as an outlet when you are mad. Go out there for several hours and take all your frustration out on the hot tub. I just remembered that we cut up a boat (a small pontoon boat) the same way - just chopped it in small enough pieces to get it in the garbage can over several weeks (months maybe) and eventually it was gone.
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Post by suzastampin on Oct 14, 2015 11:26:28 GMT
Have you tried advertising it on a free cycle type place and saying that someone can have it for free if they do the work of removing it. When we were looking at a house with a pool that's what the real estate agent suggested we do if we didn't want it. Emelle I was going to suggest the same thing, if it's useable. We have a number of local garage sale FB groups in the area where I list things. I was able to get rid of a treadmill, rowing machine and an exercise bike in a matter of hours.
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Post by mariemily on Oct 14, 2015 11:49:57 GMT
That's what my friend did. He hired somebody to cut it with a chainsaw and bring the pieces to the dump. If you do that, be sure to wear a mask and glasses. There was fiberglass particles everywhere and it is dangerous.
He tried to give it away, but nobody was interested. If something has been built around it (it was the case at is place), chances are it can't be removed easily. Nobody wants that kind of hassle, even for something free.
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 14, 2015 13:01:41 GMT
Call 1-800-got-junk and get an estimate. It might not be as bad as you think.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Oct 14, 2015 14:15:49 GMT
Also, I successfully cut up a full size couch with a saw years ago, when we lived in an upstairs apartment and had to fit our garbage in a small dumpster. You can do this! And it might be pretty fun. I certainly don't blame the OP for wanting the hot tub gone. If it's no good anymore, demolish it and move on. I have never sawed up a hot tub or a couch... but I did take a sledge hammer to a vacuum cleaner once. I despised that vacuum as it had caused me no end of problems. It was unbelievably satisfying to beat it to death once I bought a new one. I could see myself busting up a vacuum. I wish I had one right now
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 14:35:18 GMT
Thanks for the replies, everyone - I love that video, FurryP! wellway - I want to put in a nice sitting area and expand my plant collection. Spongemom Scrappants - I took a sledgehammer to a big ol' ugly dresser once. You're right about it being satisfying. I have tried Freecycle and FB groups. I get a lot of 'interested' but no follow through. *sigh* And yes, I should have said to use a sawsall. Not sure why I wrote chainsaw, other than the image of using one feels more fun. Again, thanks for all the replies and for totally getting why I want this thing gone. I got DH to promise we'd get serious about it after the holidays and he's pretty good about keeping his promises, so wish me luck! L
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Post by SnowWhite on Oct 14, 2015 15:09:45 GMT
I have tried Freecycle and FB groups. I get a lot of 'interested' but no follow through. *sigh* I think you're looking for the wrong thing. Try those online groups to see if you can pay someone to remove it. It would probably be less than any of the companies you've already contacted and definitely less than 1-800-got-junk. There's a guy in my town that owns a dumpster company, I know he has guys that you can pay to remove large objects like this.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Oct 14, 2015 15:11:50 GMT
As I was reading your post, I totally thought CHAINSAW. I'd do it and put a couple of chunks a week into my big can.
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Post by mallie on Oct 14, 2015 16:00:47 GMT
A former coworker has been trying to get rid of her hot tub for 3 years. No takers. Now they are trying to sell their house and the hot tub has become a huge liability -- every single person through the house has said they wouldn't buy it with the hot tub in place. So finally, they are hirng someone to remove it, then they'll have to fix up the area. They really wish they'd done it sooner, certainly before winter was setting in.
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Post by arielsmom on Oct 14, 2015 18:59:52 GMT
We have a small hot tub, that we still love. However, the outside of the case will come off. Under the trim pieces there are screws that hold it together. (We needed to have new mother board put in last year, and some leaks fixed, watched the guy take the outer case apart.)
That may be a way of getting it a bit smaller. Then you could start chipping off hunks of foam and taking off the tubing and motors. The inner shell may be light enough to take out on end.
But sawing it up would be fun!
When we were closing on my dad's house, we ended up disassembling a really old sleeper sofa to try to get it out of the den. First we took the metal guts out and the mattress. Then we took off the legs. DH did end up using a sawsall to cut up the old sofa to haul it to the landfill. We did have an estate sale, and then a charity group come in, and no one wanted it. And the house was closing in a week, it had to go..... (it was kind of sad, and satisfying, all in one)
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Post by Loydene on Oct 14, 2015 19:37:04 GMT
My brother in law took out mine -- no googles or gloves -- with some sort of saw. He just sawed it into 4 big pieces -- I called the City for "big trash" haul away -- we hauled the all pieces (and everything else that fell off) to the curb and the city picked it up. He was able to get it sawed into 4 big pieces inside of an hour. No big deal.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Oct 14, 2015 20:24:30 GMT
Have you tried advertising it on a free cycle type place and saying that someone can have it for free if they do the work of removing it. When we were looking at a house with a pool that's what the real estate agent suggested we do if we didn't want it. Emelle This worked for us. We had more than a few people interested and while the first guy couldn't get it out, the second did.
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Post by maurchclt on Oct 14, 2015 20:45:03 GMT
OMG, I could be writing the same thing, I feel your pain, only my hot tub is sitting out in our sun room and has not been used in over 10 years. Can't wait to read how you get rid of yours.
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Post by kelbel827 on Oct 15, 2015 0:33:23 GMT
Where do y'all live? I'll take a hot tub
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Post by JustKim on Oct 15, 2015 0:41:51 GMT
I listed for free on craigslist and it went fast
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Post by dawnski on Oct 15, 2015 0:45:54 GMT
Our old 25 year old hot tub kept breaking down. DH finally took a sawsall to it and cut it in half - the only way he could get it out of our yard. Our electric bill went down from $200/mo to $80/ mo Woohoo!
He said a chainsaw would have been faster but you'd probably ruin the chain.
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Post by Nicole in TX on Oct 15, 2015 1:03:26 GMT
How come I never heard of a sawsall before this thread?
And, when I Google imaged, it is apparently a sawzall.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Oct 15, 2015 1:59:07 GMT
We paid someone to come and chainsaw it and take it away. It was $$ but worth it.
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Post by lisaknits on Oct 15, 2015 3:02:14 GMT
There was a hot tub on our back patio when we moved in and never used it, not even once. We tried to give it away, people called and never showed up for it. We ended up paying to have somebody haul it away.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 15, 2015 3:02:48 GMT
In my neighbourhood, if anyone wants to get rid of anything we put it out on the nature strip (curb strip?) in front of your house and it will usually be gone within a day.
Last week DSO put our old ducted heating unit on the nature strip and it was gone by the end of the day. When I asked him who on earth would want a 30 year old ducted heating unit, he said someone would have taken it for the scrap metal.
I put an old (holey) couch out one day just before I left for work. A girlfriend who lives nearby told me that someone stopped by and picked it up within 20 minutes of me putting it out LOL!
We put our old tumble dryer out. I thought that would go quickly because people like to use the drums for fires. But the darn thing sat there for weeks! I'm surprised the council didn't fine us.
I reckon a hot tub would go in a flash if I put it out front of my house.
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