20-yard dumpster rental in Tampa Bay

Pick the 20-yard when the debris comes from more than one part of the property at once:

• Whole-house or estate cleanouts: furniture from every room, closets, the garage and the shed, emptied in one rental.
• Multi-room renovations: two bathrooms and a kitchen, or new flooring across a full floor.
• Large decks and long fence runs: boards, posts and rails from a big backyard project, cut down to fit.
• Big yard and storm cleanups: downed limbs, brush and fronds from a large lot, once they're cut into manageable lengths.
• Leaving a long-time home: decades of garage, attic and patio accumulation before a sale or move.

As a rough guide, a 20-yard holds twice what a 10-yard does by volume. If your list includes one or two of these projects, start here; if it's a single room, the 15-yard will probably do.

The 20-yard includes 2 tons, and weight beyond that is $99 per ton, the same overage rate as our other sizes. Volume and weight don't scale together: you can fill a 20-yard to the top with furniture and boxes and stay under the allowance, or cover just the floor with shingles or broken concrete and already be over.

Dense debris also has a practical ceiling. A trailer can only carry so much weight safely on the road, so a heavy load may need to stop well short of full, and the extra space you paid for goes unused. That's why a roof tear-off, a concrete patio or a lot of tile needs a plan before delivery; our roofing dumpster page has real shingle weights to work from.

For a mixed cleanout, a simple check helps: if a good share of what you're throwing away is heavy material, call us before you choose the size.

A 20-yard rental works best when the sorting happens before the trailer arrives:

1. Walk the house and mark what stays, what goes to family and what you'll donate or sell.
2. Get donations out first, so usable furniture doesn't end up in the trailer.
3. Clear one room at a time, starting farthest from the door, and load heavy pieces first.
4. Leave the attic and garage for last; they're usually the fullest.

A few days go quickly when you're working through a lifetime of belongings, so book the days you really need, up to 14 days. If you still run short, text us before pickup day and we'll add days at $75 each when the trailer is free. If the house has heavy furniture, stairs or more than you can carry, our estate cleanout crew can do the lifting, and we donate and recycle what we reasonably can. You can also combine the two: a trailer for the bulk and a crew for the hard parts.

Compared with the 15-yard ($350 for 3 days), the 20-yard adds a third more space and a higher weight allowance for $400. That extra room matters when you're emptying a whole house or tearing out several rooms; it's wasted on a single kitchen or a garage. The 10-yard ($300 for 3 days) has half the volume, and it's the better pick for small, dense jobs like a tiled bathroom or a little concrete patio.

If you can't decide between the 15 and the 20 for a big cleanout, go with the 20; running out of space halfway through means a second rental. If the debris is mostly heavy, go smaller and plan around weight instead. Still unsure? Ask us before you book, through the rental request form or by text, and we'll recommend a size.

Our largest trailer needs the most planning on delivery day. Clear the driveway of vehicles, trash bins and anything stored along the edges, trim back low branches over the spot, and make sure our truck can back in without cutting across soft lawn or a septic area. Before delivery day, get the exact trailer dimensions from us and hold them up against your driveway.

In deed-restricted communities such as Westchase or FishHawk Ranch, check your association's rules on trailers and containers before the drop; some HOAs want notice or limit how long something can sit in a driveway. Protective boards go under the contact points on every drop, and if your driveway is pavers or decorative concrete, mention it so we can take extra care with placement. The driveway prep guide covers the rest.