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Trash Removal
Golly, I wish I could tell you
how much clean-up there is in a house. One thing I know for sure, the
cleaner you keep your house during the building process the more your
contractors will respect your house in terms of their own cleanliness of your
house.
We have already used two 30
yard containers on this remodel in Plymouth, Michigan and we have just begun.
I estimate that on a 3000 sq. ft. new construction home we need at least four 30
yard containers during the process. A 30 yard containers cost a minimum of
$350 per container and does not include the additional cost of hiring a worker
at $10 an hour to load the trash container.
Here are some pointers on
loading a trash container:
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Try and stack the waste to
save room.
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Do not throw paints and
harmful material in a container.
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Cut up your boxes the best you
can.
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Saw wood in smaller pieces if
you can.
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Do not overload your container
- One time I had everything stacked perfectly by my worker and we put a lot of
heavy items in the container. The hauling company received a ticket from
the weigh master on the way to the dump and I had to pay a $600 ticket.
Not very economical on that one.
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Be careful where you put your
container on the lot. If you are not careful it can be in the wrong spot
and get in the contractors way. Try and be there when the container shows
up. By the way: The container people do not show up on your
schedule. They can normally come in the morning or the afternoon and sometimes
they run out of 30 yard containers and you need to give them a 2 or 3 day
notice. Especially if you are not a builder or have a commercial account.
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Do not have the container put
on your lot when its real muddy and real cold weather is coming. Once its
stuck in the mud real deep and it freezes life become somewhat difficult in
removing it until spring.
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Anyways, be diligent with
waste removal. Its important.
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