What size dumpster do you actually need?
Count pickup loads, not cubic yards. Here's how we size a job on the phone, and the two mistakes people make.
Nobody knows what a cubic yard looks like. Everyone knows what a pickup bed looks like. So that's how we size dumpsters on the phone: a 10 yard is three pickup loads, a 15 is four and a half, a 20 is six, a 30 is nine, a 40 is twelve.
Picture the pile you're going to make. If it's a garage, it's a 15. If it's a kitchen or a roof, it's a 20. If it's a whole house, it's a 30. If you're building something, it's a 40.
The first mistake is going small on a cleanout. Cleanouts grow. You start with the garage and end up doing the attic. A second dumpster costs more than one bigger one would have.
The second mistake is going big on heavy material. Concrete, dirt, tile and roofing weigh a lot more than they look. Twenty yards of broken concrete can't be lifted by any truck, which is why we only put heavy loads in a 10.
Still not sure? Send us a photo of the pile. We've sized a few thousand of them.
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Name and number is all it takes. Summit Dumpsters will get back to you with a price.
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Skip the reading. Summit Dumpsters picks up the phone.
