For most remodels the 15-yard is the size to book. A kitchen or a bathroom taken down to the studs, cabinets and counters out, old flooring up, fits in a 15-yard with room left to work in. Step up to the 20-yard if you're doing two rooms at once or adding a roof tear-off to the job. Drop to the 7-yard if what's coming out is heavy instead of bulky, which around here it often is.
That last part is what catches people. Most houses in Port Charlotte and Cape Coral are tile laid over a concrete slab, not carpet over subfloor. Tile and the thinset under it are dense, and a big box loaded with it will pass its weight allowance while it still looks half empty. The 7-yard includes 2,000 pounds, the 15-yard 3,000, and the 20-yard 4,000. Overage is $100 a ton billed at the exact weight, no rounding, so on a tile job the smaller box is usually the cheaper call.
Three days covers a demo week for most jobs, but remodels stall in ways other projects don't. You pull the tile, then you're waiting on a cabinet delivery or an inspection, and the box sits half full in the driveway for another week. Extra days are $25 each and you can add them mid-rental, so the usual move is to book three days, get the demo debris in, and call us if the finish work runs long. Booking the dumpster for the demo end of the job rather than start to finish is almost always cheaper.
What makes remodel debris hit the weight limit?
Tile, mortar, brick, and busted-up slab. Those four are what turn a half-full dumpster into an overage charge. Cabinets, drywall, trim, and lumber are the opposite: they fill the space long before they trouble the scale. If your project is mostly the first list, size down. If it's mostly the second, size up so you're not paying for a second haul.
Pricing runs $324.99 for the 7-yard, $349.99 for the 15-yard, and $424.99 for the 20-yard. Each one includes delivery, pickup, disposal, three days, and driveway protection under the box. Extra days are $25 each. Tell us what's coming out of the house when you book and we'll point you at the size that keeps you under the allowance.
Where does the dumpster go on a Florida driveway?
Almost always the driveway, and that's a smaller question here than it sounds. Houses on slab have no basement, so everything comes out the front door and down the drive, and you want the box close enough that you're not carrying cabinet boxes fifty feet in August.
Two local wrinkles come up a lot. Paver driveways are common on the newer builds, and we set the dumpster on protection so the wheels don't dent or stain them. And a good share of our remodel work is inside HOA communities like Rotonda West, Burnt Store Marina, and Babcock Ranch, where the association sometimes has its own rule about where a container can sit and for how long. Pass that along when you call and we'll plan the drop around it rather than finding out on delivery day.
The other thing to leave room for is the truck. It needs a straight run in and clearance overhead to set the box down and pick it back up, so a low branch or a car parked halfway down the drive can hold up a delivery. If your spot is tight, send a photo when you book and we'll tell you whether it works before the truck is on its way.
What can't go in with the remodel debris?
Oil-based paint, solvents, and anything combustible have to go to a hazardous waste site, not in the box. Dried latex paint is fine. Propane tanks, car batteries, and tires stay out of the load too, though tires and batteries can be handled for a small per-item fee if you set them aside and tell us they're there. The problem is only ever burying them in the middle of a full dumpster where someone has to dig them out later.
Old appliances coming out of a kitchen are no trouble. Fridges and freezers need their refrigerant handled a certain way, so mention those when you book. If you're unsure about something specific, see what goes in or send us a photo.
Lanai and pool-cage work is its own category down here, and it loads differently than it looks. Screen panels and aluminum framing take up a lot of room and weigh almost nothing, so a lanai rescreen plus the old furniture usually wants the 20-yard even though the pile is light. If the same job includes pulling up the pavers or the old deck surface underneath, that flips it back toward the smaller box.
One more thing worth planning for on a bigger job: if you'd rather not fill it yourself, we also do construction and remodel debris as a haul-off, where we load the pile and take it. Some folks book a dumpster for the demo week and a haul-off for whatever's left in the garage at the end.
Call or text (239) 412-3283 with the rooms you're doing and roughly what's coming out, and we'll tell you the size and the price before you book.