10 Yard Bin Rental Calgary

What actually fits in a 10 yard bin

For household clear-outs, a 10 yard bin comfortably takes one to two rooms of general contents. That is a bedroom emptied out, a basement storage room, or a partial garage.

For renovation work, it suits a single bathroom gut, a small deck teardown, a modest amount of flooring, or a shed being cleared and demolished.

For heavy material it is the maximum size you should be filling: a small concrete patio, a section of driveway, a load of dirt from a landscaping dig, or the tile out of one bathroom. In those cases you will reach the weight limit well before the bin looks full, and that is normal.

Where a 10 yard bin fits that others will not

This is the main reason people choose it. Older Calgary neighbourhoods have short driveways, narrow lots and back alleys that a large bin simply cannot be manoeuvred into.

A 10 yard needs roughly a single parking stall of space plus clearance for the truck to back in straight and roll it off. If you have a standard single-car driveway, a garage pad, or a reasonably clear alley pad, it will go.

It is also the easiest bin to place without eating your whole driveway. On a two-car driveway you can usually still park beside it, which over a week-long project matters more than people expect.

When to go bigger instead

The mistake to avoid with a 10 yard is using it for light bulky material. Furniture, cabinetry, boxes, insulation and drywall are all voluminous and light, and a 10 yard fills up fast without ever approaching its weight limit.

If you are clearing a whole house, gutting a kitchen, or emptying a packed double garage, a 15 or 20 yard bin will cost you less than two hauls of a 10.

The rule we give people: if you are throwing out heavy things, go small. If you are throwing out big things, go bigger. Call 403-509-2783 and describe the material and we will tell you which one you actually need.