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20 yard Megabac dumpster delivered on a Montreal jobsite

Brick and mortar dumpster rental — 20 yards, billed by weight

The wall being redone, the chimney coming down, the veneer being stripped: a masonry dumpster does not rent like a renovation dumpster — weight decides, not volume. One size goes out, the 20 yard: 7 tons included, 12 maximum, filled three quarters at most, never more — the truck's legal load is reached well before the rim. Enter your wall's dimensions below: the tool returns your tons and the number of trips.

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Why this dumpster is billed by weight

The brick wall being redone, the chimney being dismantled, the masonry veneer being stripped: it all ends up in a pile that looks harmless on the ground. It is not: bricks and mortar weigh about one ton per cubic yard — the same order as concrete and soil, far above a renovation dumpster that fills with wood and drywall. That is why masonry never goes into the renovation box, and why the rental is not billed by volume.

One size goes out: the 20 yard. The price covers 7 tons included, 12 tons maximum; each additional ton is prorated from the disposal facility's weigh ticket — real weight, never rounded. And the box fills three quarters at most (45 inches from the floor): the truck's legal load is reached well before the rim. Concrete, soil and asphalt follow the same logic: each gets its own dumpster, each its own weigh ticket. Whether you are rebuilding a wall, dismantling a chimney or stripping a veneer, it is the number of trips that adjusts — never the size.

Masonry does not come down like a slab, and that is not a matter of preference: Quebec's Safety Code for the construction industry requires that masonry demolition “be carried out in approximately level courses and not in masses.” A wall comes down course by course. That is why a façade takes days where a slab takes hours — and why the bin stays with you longer. Two things do not follow clay brick: the mortar, which the ministry lists among brick's impurities, and the firebrick from a fireplace or hearth, excluded from the brick recovery stream and sent to a different regime. Pull the firebrick out before you load.

How much does the wall weigh, how many trips?

Measure the wall coming down — or the pile already on the ground: the tool converts to cubic yards, then tons, and tells you whether one dumpster is enough.

Measure the wall in square feet, then its thickness: a brick veneer runs about 4 inches, a double wall twice that. The mortar counts toward the weight. The result is approximate — the weight that counts is the one on the scale ticket.

Enter the wall dimensions — the calculation appears here.

Site rule of thumb: brick and mortar weigh about one ton per cubic yard. Course-by-course demolition fills the bin slowly and steadily — plan for the duration, not just the volume.

What goes into the brick and mortar dumpster

A single-material dumpster takes that material only: any mixing brings sorting fees. The rule is simple, and it protects your invoice.

Yes — bricks and mortar only

  • Bricks from a wall, a chimney, a veneer — mortar included
  • Masonry blocks, joint rubble and leftover mortar
  • Stone veneer: accepted, along with the masonry
  • Paving stones, except beige ones: beige goes in the concrete dumpster, other colours stay here

No — this stays out

  • Concrete, “while we're at it”: it has its own dumpster — slab, foundation, steps
  • Soil and asphalt: each gets its own, same logic
  • The frame's wood, windows, drywall: that is the mixed dry materials dumpster
  • The refused-everywhere items: tires, oils, paints, solvents, aerosols, propane tanks

How it unfolds, no surprises

From the call to the scale ticket: what masonry changes at every step.

  1. We confirm the size, the date and how long the job runs A two-minute call: your dimensions, our calculation, the exact price. Tell us how many days the wall will take — masonry comes down in courses, and the bin has to stay as long as it takes. Delivery Monday to Friday, generally between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  2. The bin arrives, your driveway is protected PROTEC-O-SOL planks included under the bin. Load as the courses come down, without throwing: a thrown brick breaks, and a broken brick takes up more room. Three-quarters full at most — the 45-inch mark is inside the box.
  3. Weighed at the disposal facility, invoiced on real weight The scale ticket is what counts: 7 tons included, the additional ton pro rata, never rounded up. Clay brick has its stream; mortar counts among its impurities, and firebrick does not enter it at all.

Any doubt while loading — a fireplace firebrick, leftover drywall behind the veneer, a steel lintel? Call before the truck leaves: thirty seconds on the phone costs less than sorting at the disposal facility.

Safety Code for the construction industry, CQLR c. S-2.1, r. 4, s. 3.18.2; MELCCFP, guidelines on the recovery of concrete, brick and asphalt residues, section 4.2.

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What happens next: we email you the quote — exact price and possible date. Have your dimensions handy — wall length, height, thickness: that is all it takes to get the math right.

To go further

Two blog articles pick up where this page leaves off. Taking down a chimney: bricks and mortar go together follows the job from top to bottom — what goes in the box, what does not, the sequence from delivery to pickup. Concrete, soil, asphalt: why a separate dumpster explains the rule shared by the four heavy materials: one size, billed by weight, filled three quarters of the way.

Masonry jobsite questions

I am taking down a chimney: do the bricks and mortar go together?

Yes — that is exactly this dumpster. A dismantled chimney is bricks plus the mortar that held them: both travel together, nothing to separate on your end. What stays out is the rest of the project — flashing, sheet metal, wood: that is the mixed dry materials dumpster.

Are paving stones accepted?

One call confirms it. Paving stones look like masonry, but we would rather answer before delivery than in front of a loaded box: describe what you are tearing out at 514 708-2424 and you get a clear answer before the box arrives.

Why do bricks get their own dumpster?

Because a single-material dumpster takes only its material: that is what lets it be billed by weight, off the weigh ticket, with no surprise on the invoice. Concrete has its own, soil and asphalt too — any mixing brings sorting fees. If your project produces brick AND concrete, we plan two boxes or two trips: it is your invoice we are protecting.

How many tons are included?

7 tons are included in the price, and a trip leaves at 12 tons maximum. In between, each additional ton is prorated from the disposal facility's weigh ticket — your load's real weight, never rounded.

The wall is already down?

A two-minute call gives you the exact price, the number of trips and the date. We do the math with you.

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