Dumpster Size Guide: 10, 20, 30 and 40 Yard Containers
How to pick a roll-off size by project type, driveway space and debris weight instead of guessing.
How to pick a roll-off size by project type, driveway space and debris weight instead of guessing.
What a cubic yard actually looks like
One cubic yard is roughly the volume of a standard washing machine, or about three to four full pickup truck beds per 10 yards. A 10 yard container is about 12 feet long, 8 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall; a 40 yard is the same footprint stretched to 22 feet with 8 foot walls.
Sizing by project
A single-room cleanout or small bath remodel usually fits a 10 yard. A full garage or basement cleanout, or a kitchen remodel, tends to land at 15 to 20 yards. Whole-home renovations, siding jobs and new construction framing generally need 30 yards, while large demolition and commercial buildouts justify a 40.
Weight beats volume for dense debris
Shingles, concrete, dirt, tile and plaster hit weight limits long before they fill a container. For those materials, order a small can and plan on filling it only partway; anything over the legal axle weight cannot leave your property.
Driveway and clearance math
Allow roughly 60 feet of straight approach for the truck, 10.5 feet of width and about 23 feet of vertical clearance for the hoist. Low branches and power drops are the most common reason a delivery has to be repositioned.
Questions this guide does not answer
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