What Should I Do With These Old Shingles?

You have just put new shingles on your roof and now you are stuck with all the old ones. What do you do with them? This is a problem many homeowners face each year. You cannot very well bag them up and set them on the curb for trash pickup. You cannot try to burn them or you would likely end up in the local jail. If there was a landfill nearby and if you had a truck you could take load after load, but that wastes time and gas. What if you could get a container to put all that mess in and have it hauled away after you were finished filling it?

You can! There are companies available known as carting companies that bring the containers to you. Their rolloff container will be rolled off the truck onto the spot you pick in your yard or driveway. The container will typically be yours to fill for about 5 to 7 days. Most companies will allow you to keep them longer if prior arrangements are made. Once you have finished filling it up, they come back, load it on their truck, and take away your old shingles.

Containers come in a variety of sizes with most companies carrying 15 yd, 20 yd, 30 yd, and 40 yd sizes. For an average residential home a 15 yd or 20 yd size container would be sufficient for the pile of old shingles. The dumpsters are generally 3.5 ft high and 8 ft wide, with the length being different for each one. Prices will vary depending on the company, the size of the rolloff container, where you live, and the contents of the container.

You can put roofing materials, house and yard clean-up and construction debris in a rolloff container. You CANNOT put hazardous waste, mattresses, tires, flammables, or medical waste in these dumpsters.

When picking a carting company make sure they are professionals who will work with you. You want a company that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Pick a company that is available on weekends and holidays. If you think about it, and if you are doing the work yourself, weekends or holidays is when you are going to be off work to be able to do the job. So you will need a carting company who will be available to work around your busy schedule.

When you see how efficient a container is for disposing of the pile of shingles, you will find other reasons to rent one. Maybe you need to clean out your attic or basement. A rolloff container will work very nicely for that. For kitchen and bathroom remodels a container will fit the bill. There are so many uses for a rolloff container. The convenience of the company hauling away your trash is just fantastic.