· 6 min read
Taking down an above-ground pool: which dumpster, and what to do with the sand
Walls, rails, liner and deck → mixed dumpster, 10 or 20 yard. The sand underneath → soil, rocks and sod dumpster. The real weight of a 21 ft or 24 ft pool, without guessing.
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· 4 min read
Taking down a chimney: bricks and mortar go together
The classic brick-and-mortar job: what comes down with the chimney, what it weighs, and what stays out of the box.
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· 5 min read
Emptying a rental unit between tenants: the cleanout with a deadline
Three sizes counted in pickup loads, what goes in the box when a tenant leaves everything behind, and the tight schedule between two leases.
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· 5 min read
Concrete, soil, asphalt: why a separate dumpster
A cubic yard of soil or concrete weighs about a ton — weight runs out well before volume. Why each material gets its own 20 yard box, and what mixing costs.
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· 5 min read
Which dumpster size for a kitchen or bathroom reno?
Bathroom alone: the 10 cubic yard. Kitchen, or kitchen plus bathroom: the 20. What goes down, what weighs, and the room the box takes up.
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· 6 min read
How much does renting a dumpster cost?
Five factors set the price and each hides a lever to pay less: what is included, the only possible extras, and your exact price back fast.
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· 6 min read
Do you need a permit to put a dumpster on the street?
In the driveway: usually nothing to ask for. On the street: almost always an authorization, different in every city. The rule, the traps, and the answer city by city.
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· 5 min read
How much does a shingle roof weigh?
25 bundles weigh a ton and one bundle covers 32 sq ft. The full math, a table by roof size, and the dumpster size that follows.
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· 5 min read
The spring cleanout starts in March
High season opens in March and so does Libération Express. Why booking early pays, the one-weekend plan, and the $50 credit that rewards it.
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· 6 min read
Tearing down a shed in a weekend
Small shed → 10 yard, regular shed → 20. What goes in the box, the teardown order, and the weekend that can earn the $50 credit.
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Renovating to sell: the dumpster that follows the job
The job in sequence — empty, strip out, haul away — plus box swaps and the 15 contractor days, phase by phase.
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Clearing the garage and basement: the big cleanout, at last
A 10 yard is 3 to 4 pickup loads, a 20 yard 6 to 8. What goes in, what stays out, and the $50 credit for a job wrapped in 48 hours.
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