Roofing Dumpster Rental in Clermont, FL

What a roofing dumpster takes

A roofing dumpster takes the material from a roof tear-off: shingles, underlayment, flashing, drip edge, and the nails that come off with them. A 20-yard is the usual choice for a mid-size home, because it holds the shingles from a whole roof without taking over the driveway. A larger home or a roof with two layers may need a 30-yard, and the provider can explain the size from the roof's area and the number of layers.

Shingles are heavy. A single layer of shingles weighs far more per square foot than drywall or lumber, and a roof has hundreds of square feet of them. That makes the weight allowance the most important number on a roofing job — more important than the size of the container. A 20-yard of shingles is a heavy load, and a 20-yard of shingles from a roof with two layers can go over its allowance. Ask the provider what the allowance covers before the roof comes off, not after.

Keep the shingles low in the container. Shingles tossed in from the roof land on top of each other and leave air gaps, and a container that looks full of shingles may still have room at the bottom. Load the shingles low and flat, and the container will hold more. Keep other material out of a roofing load — lumber, drywall and household junk take up the space the shingles need.

How a roofing rental works

The provider delivers the container to the driveway before the tear-off starts, with boards under the rails to protect the surface. The driver places it close to the house, where the crew can toss shingles down from the roof or carry them by wheelbarrow. The spot must be clear of low wires and branches, because the crew works above the container all day.

Load as the tear-off goes, over the rental period, which runs about a week in most cases. A roofing job usually takes a few days, so the container is loaded and picked up within the period. Keep the load level with the rim — a container loaded above the rim cannot be picked up safely. When the roof is done and the container is loaded, call for pickup, and the truck takes it to the Lake County facility.

A roof tear-off with nowhere to put the shingles

Roofing dumpsters in Clermont

Clermont has a large share of homes with roofs 20 to 30 years old. Kings Ridge, built from 1995 to 2000, is now at the age when the first roofs are being replaced all at once. The 1970s and 1980s homes on the east side are on their second or third roof. The new subdivisions along Wellness Way and US 27 are younger, but the homes there are larger, and a roof on a four-bedroom home is a bigger tear-off than a roof on a two-bedroom home.

Florida weather shapes roofing work. The dry summer is the peak season, when crews work fast and the tear-off moves in days. Hurricane season from June through November can damage a roof in a night, and a storm-damaged roof needs a container fast. The delivery timing page explains how a container is arranged when the job cannot wait.

The weight allowance on a roofing job

The weight allowance is the number to ask about on a roofing job. Every rental has one, and material over it is charged per ton over it. Shingles reach it faster than any other common material, because they are dense and a roof has so many of them. A roof with two layers has twice the shingles, and a roof with three layers has three times as many — and the allowance does not change.

Tell the provider how many layers the roof has before the delivery is arranged. The provider can match the size and the allowance to the roof, and the job will not stop halfway through the tear-off because the container is full by weight.