When a job runs longer than a visit, a roll-off in the driveway is the cheaper answer: a remodel over a week, a house cleared room by room, a roof replacement after a storm. The driver sets a 10, 15 or 20-yard container on boards so the concrete is not marked, and it leaves the day you call.
You get one flat figure that covers the rental days and a tonnage allowance, plus a plain list of what stays out of the box.
What a dumpster rental job involves
- Pick the size on the phone with us: a 10-yard suits a garage or a bathroom, a 20-yard a whole house or a roof
- Set on the driveway on boards, usually the same or the next day
- Load it as the job goes, any time inside the rental days
- Picked up and disposed of when you call
What's included
- Delivery on boards to protect the driveway
- The rental period and a tonnage allowance in one flat figure
- Pickup on the day you call
- Disposal at a facility that accepts the load
What a roll-off does not include
- Paint, chemicals, fuel, tires and refrigerant appliances in the container
- Street placement without the city permit
- Loading the container (that is the junk removal service instead)
Roll-offs from Summerville to the beaches
Most containers in this metro go out for kitchen and bathroom remodels in the West Ashley and Mount Pleasant subdivisions and for roof jobs after a storm, and the week runs the same way each time. The driver sets the box on boards the morning the demolition starts, the heavy material goes in first and low so the load travels legally, and the pickup is booked the day the last bag goes in. With the yard booked a day ahead, delivery is usually same or next day.
Where it can sit is the local question. Driveway placement is routine in Goose Creek, Nexton, Cane Bay and the Mount Pleasant subdivisions. On the peninsula, Harleston Village included, and on the island streets the crew looks at the spot first, because a container on the street needs the city's right-of-way permit and a narrow lane may not take the delivery truck at all; you are told which before anything is booked.
The tonnage allowance is where the surprises hide. A 20-yard box of drywall and cabinets rarely reaches it; the same box half full of tile, plaster or wet dirt can pass it in a day, and every ton over is charged at the facility's rate. Say what the job will produce when you book and the size and the allowance are matched to it. Anything hazardous stays out of the container; the county's convenience centers take paint, solvents, batteries and electronics from residents at no charge.
Dumpster Rental pricing in Charleston
A 10-yard container runs about $325 to $450 for the week and suits a garage, a bathroom or a small roof; a 15-yard is $400 to $525 for a kitchen remodel or a two-bedroom cleanout; a 20-yard is $450 to $600 for a whole house, a large roof or a big landscaping job. Delivery, pickup, the rental days and a tonnage allowance are inside the figure.
Overage is charged per ton above the allowance, which is why a container of shingles or tile can cost more than the same container of drywall. Extra days beyond the rental period are quoted before delivery, not after.
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Related: Bulk Trash Pickup in Charleston: What the City Takes and What It Won't, Junk removal in Mount Pleasant, Junk removal in Summerville. Official page: City of Charleston.
Dumpster Rental questions, answered
How much does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Charleston?
About $325 to $450 for a week, delivered to the driveway and picked up when you are done, with a tonnage allowance included. The 15-yard is $400 to $525 and the 20-yard $450 to $600. Heavy material that goes over the allowance is charged per ton, and the quote says what the allowance is.
How long can I keep the dumpster?
The rental period is part of the quote, and a week is the usual booking. If the job runs longer, extra days are priced before delivery so there are no surprises, and the container is picked up the day you call rather than on a fixed date.
Do I need a permit for a dumpster on a downtown street?
On your own driveway, no. On a public street or in the right-of-way, the city requires a permit, and on the narrow peninsula and island streets the delivery truck may not have room to drop the container at all. Send a photo of the spot and you are told what applies before booking.