Concrete Dumpster Rental in Clermont, FL

What a concrete dumpster takes

A concrete dumpster takes heavy debris: concrete, brick, dirt, tile, asphalt, stone and pavers. The material is dense, so a small amount weighs a lot, and the weight allowance — not the volume — is the limit. A 10-yard is the usual choice for heavy debris, because a 10-yard of concrete is already a heavy load, and a larger container of the same material would go over its allowance long before it was full.

Keep heavy material in its own load. Do not mix concrete with household junk, lumber or drywall. A mixed load is hard to sort at the facility, and the heavy material takes up the weight allowance that the light material needs. A concrete load is concrete, brick, dirt, tile and asphalt, and nothing else. If the job has both heavy and light material, it needs two containers, or two trips.

Break the material down before it goes in. A concrete slab broken into pieces stacks better than a slab in one piece, and a driveway broken into chunks loads faster than a driveway in slabs. Keep the pieces small enough to lift, and keep the load low in the container — heavy material high in a container is hard to load and hard to pick up.

How a concrete rental works

The provider delivers a 10-yard container to the driveway or to a clear spot close to the work, with boards under the rails to protect the surface. The driver checks the spot before setting it down, because a loaded concrete container is heavy and the truck needs a firm, level surface to pick it up again.

Load over the rental period, which runs about a week in most cases. Keep the pieces small, keep the load low, and do not load above the rim. A concrete load that is level with the rim is already heavy, and a load above the rim cannot be picked up safely. When the container is loaded, call for pickup, and the truck takes it to the Lake County facility.

A patio removal that filled a large container by weight

Concrete dumpsters in Clermont

Clermont has a steady stream of concrete work. The new subdivisions along Wellness Way and US 27 have patios, driveways and walkways being poured and removed. The older homes near downtown Clermont and in Kings Ridge have driveways and patios from the 1990s being replaced. The pool decks are a Florida job on their own — a pool deck removed and replaced is a concrete load, and a pool removed entirely is a large concrete load.

The other heavy job in Clermont is dirt. A yard regraded, a pool filled in, or a foundation dug out all produce dirt, and dirt is as heavy as concrete. A 10-yard of dirt is a heavy load, and a larger container of dirt would go over its allowance. Keep dirt in its own load, and tell the provider how much there is before the delivery is arranged.

Why heavy material gets its own load

Heavy material and light material do not mix in a container. The heavy material takes up the weight allowance, and the light material takes up the volume, and a mixed load runs out of both at once. A container of concrete with drywall on top is a container that is over its allowance and half empty at the same time.

Two loads are simpler than one mixed load. The concrete goes in a 10-yard, the light material goes in a 20-yard or a 30-yard, and each container is filled the way it should be. The provider can arrange both containers on the same trip, and the job keeps moving.