Schedule the construction dumpster for a Hanahan job around your first messy day, then plan swap-outs by phase so your crew has room to load at each stage. Book the dumpster for the day demo starts, so the first load goes straight in instead of onto the ground.
We offer Charleston, SC construction dumpster rental from James Island, and Hanahan is inside our service area. Tony does every delivery and pickup himself, and he works with contractors on timing.
When should the dumpster arrive?
Look at your schedule and find the day debris starts piling up, then book delivery for that day. For a remodel, that's demo day. For new construction, it might be later, once framing scrap and packaging start adding up.
Each size comes with included days: 5 on the 7, 13 and 17, and 7 on the 22. A rental can run up to 30 days, and longer is fine if you call.
Walk the lot before you book and pick a drop spot the truck can reach without blocking the path your crew and material deliveries need. The truck needs a clear, fairly level run to set the dumpster down and pick it back up. Gravel and firm dirt are fine. After heavy rain, look at where water pools on the lot and pick firmer ground.
If your start date moves, text or call (843) 800-0689 and shift the delivery. Family Trash is open seven days, and Tony answers contractors after hours too.
How do you match the size to each phase?
The debris changes as a build moves along, so size each dumpster for the phase in front of you.
During site prep, footings and slab work, you dig out clean dirt and break up concrete, and that goes in the 7-yard dumpster, the size for heavy clean loads. Footing spoil or broken slab with nothing else in it goes to a recycle plant, has no overweight charge and can be loaded to the rim. Tony tells customers at drop-off that scrap wood or trash mixed in sends the load to the landfill, charged by weight.
During demo and an interior gut, the crew pulls out drywall, wood, cabinets and fixtures. Contractors use the 17-yard dumpster, with 1.5 tons, or the 22-yard dumpster, with 2 tons, for that phase. Framing crews toss offcuts, strapping and packaging, and the 13-yard dumpster, with 1 ton, or the 17 fits it. During drywall and finish work, the crew tosses scraps, mud buckets and cardboard, and a 13 or 17 fits that phase too.
On the roof phase, shingles go in the 13 for a small roof, or the 17 or 22 for a bigger one, and never in the 7-yard. Tile from a bathroom or kitchen goes in with the rest of the demo, and it's heavy, so tell us how much.
When the next phase needs a different size, book that rental when the first dumpster goes. If two phases overlap, Tony can bring two dumpsters at once.
How do swap-outs work on a job?
On bigger jobs you'll fill a dumpster before the project is done. Tony does swap-outs: he picks up the full dumpster and sets an empty one so your crew can keep loading. Call while there's still room, before the dumpster is packed full. Watch the fill rate over the first couple of days, and you'll know roughly when the next swap needs to happen. Schedule swaps between phases where you can.
Give Tony the phase dates up front if you expect swaps. Call before each one, and he'll tell you when he can be out.
When does the flatbed come in?
Some phases need materials or equipment moved rather than debris hauled away. The 14-foot flatbed is a daily rental for moving equipment and materials, such as a forklift, pallets of tile or pavers, or concrete mix. Ask about it when you book the dumpsters for the job.
What should your crew know on day one?
Tell the crew and the subs which dumpster is for what. If a 7-yard on site is for clean concrete and dirt, keep the wood pile away from it. Put heavy, flat pieces on the bottom, fill the corners, and keep the load level with the top rail so it can be hauled. Keep the crew out of the dumpster while it's being loaded from above.
On the job site, Tony takes almost everything, paint included. Oil from equipment goes in only in a sealed, wrapped container. Tell us what's going in when you book. The SC Department of Environmental Services has a page on construction and demolition debris for builders and contractors.
What does Hanahan offer for small amounts of debris?
For a homeowner with a few bags of building material, the city has its own options. The City of Hanahan's page on disposal of residential building materials covers its convenience center at 275 Luken Rd and says the city "will no longer offer the construction debris containers on the 3rd Saturday." The city's trash collection schedule covers regular household pickup. For a remodel or a build, a dumpster on site has room for every phase.
Where does the dumpster sit on a Hanahan job site?
A driveway, a gravel pad or a cleared spot near the work usually works, and a dumpster on the property needs no permit. Set it close to where debris comes out of the building, but out of the way of the concrete truck, the lumber delivery and the crew's parking.
Let the neighbors know when the dumpster is arriving if the street is narrow. You don't need to be on site for delivery or pickup.
How do you book for a job?
Book when the job is scheduled so the delivery date is set early. The online booking asks for the job address, the size, your name, a card and the date, and Tony calls every online order to confirm. Hanahan is within 25 miles of James Island, so there's no fuel fee there. Check our Hanahan service area page for more on the town.
Questions contractors ask about job-site dumpsters
Can you swap a full dumpster midweek?
Yes. Call when it's getting close to full, and Tony will tell you when he can be out.
How do I keep the crew from putting scrap wood in the concrete dumpster?
Say which dumpster is for what at the start of the job, and keep the wood pile away from the 7-yard. Wood mixed into concrete sends the load to the landfill, charged by weight.
Can the dumpster be dropped the day before the crew starts?
Yes. Tell Tony the start date when you book, and plan the drop for the day before.
What if the build runs past 30 days?
Call and Tony works it out. Rentals run 1 to 30 days, and longer is fine.
Can I change sizes between phases?
Yes, as a new rental. When the 7-yard goes after the slab, book a 17 for the framing and finish work, or have Tony bring both at once.
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