Roofing dumpster rental for Tampa Bay tear-offs

Roofers measure in squares; one square covers 100 square feet of roof. Manufacturer data sheets list the weight of new shingles per square (checked October 2026):

• CertainTeed Landmark architectural shingles: about 217 to 229 pounds (data sheet (opens in a new tab)).
• CertainTeed Landmark PRO: about 231 to 240 pounds (data sheet (opens in a new tab)).
• Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration MAX: 350 pounds (data sheet (opens in a new tab)).
• For comparison, Eagle concrete roof tile: roughly 900 to 970 pounds in its standard-weight profiles (Eagle Roofing (opens in a new tab)).

A tear-off weighs more than the shingles alone. Felt or synthetic underlayment, nails, drip edge, ridge caps and any rotten decking you replace all go in the same trailer. A second layer of old shingles roughly doubles the shingle weight, and wet felt or soaked decking adds more on top.

Here's the math we run with you before delivery:

1. Weight: squares times the weight per square. A 25-square roof of shingles in the Landmark PRO range is about 5,800 to 6,000 pounds for one layer, close to 3 tons before underlayment and nails.
2. Volume: one industry estimate puts a 10-yard container at roughly 10 to 15 squares of asphalt shingles (Dumpsters.com (opens in a new tab)), and Seattle Public Utilities' conversion table uses about 500 pounds per cubic yard for composition shingles (SPU (opens in a new tab)).
3. Compare the result with the included weight on each size: 1, 1.5 or 2 tons, with $99 per ton beyond it.

On many full tear-offs the shingles outweigh any size's allowance, so the goal is a trailer that holds the volume with overage you've planned for, not a surprise on the invoice. Two layers, very large roofs and tile can exceed what one trailer should carry; those get split into rentals in sequence. Text us the squares, layers and roofing material before you book, and we'll recommend a plan.

For a tear-off, the trailer goes as close to the roofline as the driveway allows, so your crew can drop old shingles from the eave straight into the bed instead of carrying them across the yard. The photo on this page is a real Sunrise job: our trailer sitting on plywood boards in a driveway while the roofers work overhead.

A few things make the setup go smoothly:

• Protective boards go under each point where the trailer touches the driveway, to help prevent marks.
• Ask your roofer to lay tarps around the trailer and along the eave to catch nails and granules that miss the bed.
• Keep cars out of the drop zone, and watch for the overhead service line to the house.
• Book the pickup date for when the tear-off should wrap up, so pickup lines up with the end of the job instead of leaving a full trailer sitting through a weekend.

If the driveway is far from the roof, mention it when we text to confirm delivery, and we'll work out the best spot with you.

Tile is a different job. Eagle Roofing's figures for standard concrete tile are about four times the Landmark weights above, so a tile tear-off has to be planned load by load. Call us before you schedule one; we'll work out how many trailers it takes and how full each one can safely be.

Metal roofing panels are light for their size but long and sharp-edged. Cut or fold them so they lie flat inside the walls, with nothing sticking out over the top or the back. Old roofs can also hide materials we can't take: if you suspect asbestos in an older roof, have it tested first, because asbestos can't go in our trailers.

Don't count on the curb for any of it. As of October 2026, the City of Tampa's SWEEP bulk pickup refuses roofing along with other building materials (City of Tampa (opens in a new tab)), and our bulk pickup guide covers the rest of Tampa Bay.

If you run a roofing crew, a contractor account keeps trailers moving with your schedule: repeat-customer pricing, priority scheduling for drops and pickups, and weight planning by squares before each job. We don't publish account pricing; request contractor pricing through the contractor form and tell us how many roofs you run in a typical month and where.

Homeowners whose roofer doesn't include debris removal can book directly online at our standard rates and have the trailer waiting on boards before the crew arrives. Either way, we text to confirm each drop, and we can shift delivery if weather pushes the tear-off.