15 Yard Dumpster Rental in Tacoma, WA

Ask ten contractors what a 15 yard is for and half will tell you it is a roofing box. They are mostly right. Four feet of wall is low enough to throw tear-off over from a ladder or a chute, sixteen feet of floor spreads the weight, and the two to three ton allowance covers the shingle math on a typical Tacoma house. It also handles single-room remodels that would drown a 10.

• Capacity15 cubic yards
• Footprint16 ft x 8 ft x 4 ft
• Weight allowance2 – 3 tons
• Holds about~4 – 5 pickup truck loads

Why people choose the 15 yard

Roofing is where this size earns its keep. Composition tear-off runs roughly 220 to 450 pounds per square depending on layers, granule loss and how much water is in it. Run a 20 to 25 square roof and you land squarely inside a 15. Cedar shake, still on plenty of older Tacoma and Gig Harbor homes, comes in heavier, and moss-soaked wet shake heavier again. See our roofing service.

Single-room jobs fit it well. A full kitchen down to the studs, a large bathroom with tile and a cast tub, a basement finish being pulled out, a deck and railing demo — each of these produces more than three pickup loads and less than a 20 yard box. Renting the right one means you are not paying for empty steel and not calling for a second haul halfway through the week.

It also splits the difference on footprint. At sixteen feet the 15 needs less driveway than a 22 foot container but gives you a foot more depth than a 10. On a 1950s rambler driveway in South Tacoma, Lakewood or Parkland that difference is often what lets the homeowner keep one car parked. If you are torn between sizes, our sizing guide walks through the same questions we ask on the phone.

Good fit for

• Composition roof tear-off, roughly 20 to 25 squares
• Full kitchen remodel down to the studs
• Large bathroom gut with tile and tub
• Deck, railing and pergola demolition
• Basement or bonus room strip-out
• Siding replacement on a small home
• Multi-room flooring and carpet removal
• Mid-size garage or attic cleanout

Not the right size for

• Pure concrete, brick or dirt loads
• Whole-house cleanouts and full estate clears
• Large commercial fit-out debris
• Big framing and siding volume jobs

Will it fit?

Set aside about sixteen feet of length and eight of width, then add clearance at the rear so the barn doors can open. Twenty-six feet of usable driveway is comfortable. The truck wants roughly sixty feet of straight approach, ten feet of width, and near twenty-three feet of vertical clearance while the arm is raised. On sloped Ruston and Old Town lots we will look at the grade before setting. Protection boards under the rails come standard on every drop.

Before delivery, move cars and bins, mark irrigation heads and septic lids, and tell us about new concrete, soft ground, a steep grade or low power lines. Our delivery and driveway protection guide covers all of it.

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