Keeping Your Home Clean and Tidy

Posted on: 9 July 2017

When you start a renovation project at your house, one of the first things that you need to consider is what to do with the waste generated during your project. Making a pile of trash in your yard and hauling it away little by little is one option, but such a pile of trash can cause problems for neighbors and can kill the grass in your yard. A better option is to rent a construction dumpster, but before you do, there are a few things you need to know. 

The Process

Getting a construction dumpster to your house is a painless process. All you need to do is call up your local waste management company and schedule for a dumpster to be delivered. They will bring the dumpster on a special truck and drop it off wherever you want it. It will then stay at your house until you are done with your project and ready to have it picked up. You then call the waste removal company, and they will come to your house and haul off the dumpster. 

Size

There are a humber of different sizes available. A twenty yard dumpster is considered small for a construction dumpster. However, it is big enough to handle most projects, for it can hold twenty-square yards or 4 tons of trash. Typically, you shouldn't need more room than this, but if you think you will generate more trash than a small construction dumpster can hold, you always go to the next largest size. 

Contents

There are restrictions on what you can put into a construction dumpster, so you will want to check with the waste removal company to see what you can put into the dumpster or not. For example, you might think that wet paint, stains, lacquers, or varnishes should count as construction debris, but most waste removal companies will not accept them as construction debris because they are considered hazardous waste. On the other hand, you should be okay with drywall, wood, masonry, floor boards, wiring, and even appliances. If you have questions about what you can put into a dumpster, always check with your waste removal company instead of making assumptions. 

Construction dumpsters are a super convenient way to keep your worksite space clean during a remodel. If you are considering doing a little do-it-yourself remodeling around your home, renting a construction dumpster should be the easiest part. Just check with your local waste management company, like Pro Star Roll Off Dumpsters, to see how to rent one for your next project.