What size dumpster do you need for a bathroom remodel?
A 10-yard dumpster is the right size for most single-bathroom remodels — it holds the vanity, toilet, tub or shower surround, drywall and floor tile of a typical hall or master bath. Step up to a 15 or 20 only if you are gutting two bathrooms at once or the bathroom tear-out is part of a larger remodel.
Size the job by what comes out
10-yard — one full bathroom stripped to the studs: vanity, toilet, tub or fibreglass surround, drywall or backer board, flooring and fixtures. About 12 feet long, 8 wide and 3.5 high, so it also fits a tight driveway.
15 or 20-yard — two bathrooms done together, or a bathroom plus the hallway flooring, a laundry room or a kitchen. Once the job crosses into a second room, the 10 runs out of space.
No dumpster at all — a half-bath where only the toilet, a small vanity and a few boxes of tile are coming out. That is a pickup load or two to the county convenience site, and renting a can for it is paying for empty air.
Weight is the real limit
Bathrooms are small but heavy. Ceramic tile, the mortar bed under it, cement backer board and a cast-iron tub are dense, and older houses around Hattiesburg and Laurel often have tile set in a thick mortar bed that weighs far more than the tile alone.
Local quotes typically include about 2 to 2.5 tons of disposal whatever the size of the can. A single bathroom usually stays inside that, but a tile-and-mortar floor plus a tiled shower can get close. Over the allowance, the market rate as of August 2026 was commonly $50 to $100 per ton, billed off the landfill scale ticket.
That is why going bigger does not help here — a 20-yard holds more volume, not more included weight. Tell the provider the job includes tile when you get quotes so you are not surprised at the scale.
What to keep out of the can
Leftover paint, thinset and grout buckets with product still in them, solvents and adhesives are commonly refused or surcharged by the landfill. Let latex paint dry out completely or take liquids to a household hazardous waste collection.
A cast-iron tub is scrap metal. A scrapper will often haul it off for nothing, which frees a few hundred pounds of your allowance. Same goes for copper supply lines and old steel fixtures.
Pine Belt Dumpsters is an information site for the Hattiesburg, Petal and Laurel area and is not currently taking orders; we do not own trucks or haul. Whoever you rent from, confirm the size, the tonnage included and the rental days in writing, and ask them to confirm their insurance.
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
- Do you need to be home for dumpster delivery? — Dumpster delivery when you are not home: what an unattended drop needs, how to mark the spot, and the few cases where it is worth being there in person.
- What size dumpster for a whole-house cleanout? — Dumpster size for a whole-house cleanout: why a 20-yard fits most three-bedroom homes, when a 30 fits better, and how flooring and weight change the answer.
- 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 do you need to tear out a deck? — Dumpster size for deck removal: when a small deck fits a 10-yard, why most raised decks need a 20, and how footings, composite boards and treated wood matter.
- What size dumpster do you actually need? — Dumpster sizes explained: what a 10, 15, 20 and 30 yard roll-off really holds, which jobs each one suits, and when going up a size beats paying for another can.
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