Cleaning out a garage — what size?
A 10-yard handles a typical single-car garage clearout, and a 15-yard covers a packed two-car garage or one with years of accumulation. Both normally come with about 2 tons of disposal, which is well beyond what household clutter weighs.
Sizing it honestly
A 10-yard is about three pickup loads. Most single garages fit; if you are looking at a garage nobody has emptied in a decade, take the 15.
Volume is your limit here, not weight — garage junk is bulky and light, so the tonnage allowance is rarely the constraint on this job.
Watch for the prohibited pile
Garages are where the banned items live: old paint, solvents, car batteries, tires, and the beer fridge with freon in it.
Set those aside before the can arrives. The county holds household hazardous waste days for the chemicals, and tires go to a tire dealer.
Get in front of local providers
We’re not a hauler and we don’t quote prices. Tell us what the job is and we’ll pass your request to local dumpster providers who can service it. A request for contact, not an order — nothing booked, nothing charged.
Keep reading
- How much weight can you put in it? — Dumpster weight limits: the 2 to 2.5 tons typically included around Hattiesburg, what overage costs per ton, and which heavy materials blow past the limit.
- What size dumpster for a roof tear-off? — Dumpster size for a roof replacement: sizing a tear-off by squares, why heavy shingles hit the tonnage limit first, and how a second layer changes the can.
- Can a dumpster go on the street? — Can a dumpster go on the street? When cities allow a roll-off on a public street, the permit and markings they want, and why the driveway is the safer option.
- What size dumpster do you need when moving out? — Dumpster rental for moving: why most move-outs need only a 10 or 15-yard, when a 20 fits better, and how to time the can around the moving truck and the lease.
- What size dumpster for an estate cleanout? — Dumpster for an estate cleanout: why a 20-yard fits most three-bedroom houses, when to step up to a 30, planning the rental clock, and what to pull out first.
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