Which Roll-Off Size Do I Need?

Picking a roll-off container is mostly about honest math. Walk the job, look at what is coming out, and think in pickup-truck loads. A 10-yard container holds roughly three of them, a 20-yard holds about six, and a 30-yard swallows the kind of volume a full gut renovation produces.

A 10-yard container suits a garage cleanout or a small bathroom remodel. A 15-yard handles a basement cleanout or a medium remodel. The 20-yard is the one we drop most often — kitchen remodels, roof tear-offs, deck removals. The 30-yard is for new construction and large renovations where the debris keeps coming for days.

Heavy material changes the answer. Concrete, brick, dirt and roofing shingles hit weight limits long before they fill a box, so a smaller container is often the right call even on a big job. Light bulky material — furniture, cabinetry, framing scrap — is the opposite: it fills the box fast without weighing much.

If you are between two sizes, call dispatch at (516) 333-2211 and describe the job. We have been sizing containers on Long Island since 1923, and it costs nothing to ask before the truck rolls.