Tips For Using A 30-Yard Roll-Off Dumpster Rental

If you're planning to renovate your home or do a whole-house cleanout, you'll want to have a dumpster on-site to collect your debris and save you from frequent trips to the dump in a pickup truck. A good choice for a medium or large-scale project might be a 30-yard roll-off dumpster rental. Here are some tips for using a dumpster of this size.

Call Ahead To Get The Dimensions

Since a 30-yard roll-off dumpster rental is on the larger size, it's a good idea to get dimensions from the dumpster company. You might find the information on their website, or you can call them on the phone. You'll want the height and length of the dumpster as well as the height and width of free space needed around it for unloading and picking up the dumpster.

Dumpsters usually have the same width so they can fit on the truck. The height and length are what vary. You want to make sure the length will fit on your driveway or on a flat space in your yard, and that there is plenty of clearance under trees and power lines for the company to deliver the dumpster.

Knowing the height ahead of time helps you prepare for how you'll fill the dumpster. The dumpster might be too tall to throw things over the side, and if so, you'll need to figure out how to fill it through the open gate. That could require some organization so you can keep the back clear until the very end so you can keep the gate open as long as possible.

Make Sure Nothing Sticks Above The Fill Line

A 30-yard-roll-off dumpster rental should be long enough to hold whatever you need to throw out. However, as the dumpster fills, you may find it more and more difficult to fit long and tall things under the top of the dumpster, which is why you may want to put those in first.

Dumpster rental companies are usually strict about the condition of the dumpster when they pick it up. If they see things sticking up too high or see things in the dumpster that are prohibited, they may not pick up the dumpster. Then you'll be left with how to deal with the problem and you may face extra fees as well. Keep this in mind as you fill the dumpster. This is another reason being organized as you work helps.

Take Advantage Of All That Space

Larger dumpsters cost more, but it's good to have more room than you need rather than have to rent a second dumpster. Plus, when you get a 30-yard roll-off dumpster rental, you may have extra room to throw in junk from your attic or garage.

Since you may not rent a dumpster too often, you may want to gather all your junk to throw in with the construction debris. Just make sure you know what is prohibited in the dumpster so you won't run into problems with having to dig things out of the dumpster later.  

Contact a dumpster rental company, such as Dumpster to You, to learn more. 

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