Start with weight, not volume
The most common mistake homeowners make is choosing a container by how big the pile looks. Heavy material — concrete, dirt, roofing shingles, plaster — hits the weight allowance long before it fills the box.
For anything dense, a 10 or 15 yard container is almost always the right answer. It is cheaper, it fits in a normal driveway, and you will still be under the tonnage limit.
Match the size to the project
A bathroom remodel or a single-room cleanout fits comfortably in 10 yards. A kitchen renovation, deck tear-off or full garage clearing usually lands at 20. Whole-home renovations want 30 yards.
The 40 yard container is for high-volume, low-density debris: commercial demolition, warehouse clearouts, and bulk packaging material.
When in doubt, size up once
One container that is slightly too large costs far less than a second delivery. If your project is between two sizes and the debris is light, take the bigger box.
Call us with a rough description of the job and we will tell you what our drivers usually see on a project like yours.