What size dumpster do you actually need? An honest guide.

The single most common question dispatch gets is "what size do I need?" — and the honest answer is that most people over-order. After 12,000 deliveries across Southwest Florida, here is how we actually size jobs on the phone.

Start with the project, not the size

A bathroom remodel almost never fills more than a 10-yard. A kitchen with cabinets goes 20. A whole-roof tear-off on a typical SWFL home is a 20 with shingles stacked flat. Whole-home cleanouts and gut renovations are where the 30 earns its keep.

The one time to size up

If your job involves demolition — anything with framing, drywall by the room, or deck boards — take the next size up. Demo debris is bulky and does not stack the way you think it will. A second haul costs more than the size difference every time.

Weight is the real limit

Concrete, dirt, tile, and roofing are heavy. That is why heavy debris goes in a 10-yard box even when the volume seems small — trucks have legal road limits. If your project is mostly masonry, tell dispatch; we will quote the heavy-debris rate up front so there are no surprises.