20 Yard Dumpster Rental in Parker, CO

If you called and described your project without naming a size, there is a good chance we would put a 20 on the truck. Twenty-two by eight by four and a half feet, three to four tons, six to eight pickup loads — it is the container that matches how Parker homeowners actually renovate: several rooms at once, over a couple of weekends, with one box in the driveway the whole time.

• Capacity20 cubic yards
• Footprint22 ft x 8 ft x 4.5 ft
• Weight allowance3 – 4 tons
• Holds about~6 – 8 pickup truck loads

Why people choose the 20 yard

A first-refresh kitchen is the classic 20 yard job. Builder-grade uppers and lowers, laminate counters, a soffit, the appliances that came with the house in 2003 and the vinyl underneath it all. Cabinets are mostly air once they come off the wall, so volume runs out long before weight does. That is the profile the 20 is built for, and why one box usually covers the whole tear-out.

Basement finishes work the same way in reverse. You are not demolishing much, but framing offcuts, drywall scrap, carpet rolls, packaging and the stored boxes that were down there for fifteen years add up fast. Pair it with a three-bedroom cleanout and you have the other half of our 20 yard work — see residential dumpster rental for how we schedule those.

Watch the mixed load. The moment tile, mortar, stone counters or a flagstone patio enter the picture, the 20 stops being a volume question. Half a box of dense material can put you over allowance while the walls still look empty. When a project has both, we run a small container for the heavy fraction and a 20 for everything else. It costs less grief than one overweight haul.

Good fit for

• Kitchen tear-out including cabinets and appliances
• Basement finish scrap, framing offcuts and packaging
• Multi-room flooring replacement across a whole level
• Three-bedroom house cleanout before a sale
• Bathroom plus bedroom remodel running together
• Larger deck removal with stairs and railings
• Siding, soffit and fascia replacement after hail
• Garage and storage clearout with bulky items

Not the right size for

• Concrete, brick, tile or landscape rock loads
• Whole-house gut down to the studs
• New construction framing on a full build
• Arena sand, gravel or stripped sod

Will it fit?

Twenty-two feet of container plus room to work means about 60 feet of driveway and 22 feet of overhead clearance. Most Parker three-car driveways take a 20 without touching the sidewalk, though older Mainstreet-area lots and cul-de-sac pie slices get tight and we would rather look at a photo than guess. Protection boards go under the rails as standard on the bentonite clay that already stresses these slabs. Where the drive is too short, the street may be an option with the right permission from the city and your association.

Before delivery, move cars and bins, mark irrigation heads and septic lids, and tell us about new concrete, soft ground, a steep grade or low power lines. Our delivery and driveway protection guide covers all of it.

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