Roofing
Roofing Dumpster Rental in Lubbock, TX
Tear-off containers sized by squares and layers, not by roof area. Hail season here runs March through June and the whole trade books at once — call early and we will hold capacity for your crews.
Hail is the market here. Lubbock sits in a serious hail corridor and the season runs roughly March through June, and when a cell tracks across the city the entire roofing trade books out within days. Adjusters stack up, supplier lead times stretch, and the crews that already have containers on the ground are the ones still working at the end of the week. That is why our roofing customers call us before the storm rather than after it, and why we hold capacity through the spring.
Sizing a tear-off is arithmetic, not guesswork. It goes on squares and layers, never on how big the roof looks from the street. A square of asphalt shingle weighs a couple of hundred pounds and dimensional laminate weighs more, so a two-layer tear-off is not the same job with a bigger box, it is double the tonnage in the same footprint. Our tear-off size guide runs the numbers through by squares so nobody guesses on the morning of a start.
Older Lubbock houses complicate it further. Central Lubbock and Tech Terrace carry two- and three-layer roofs where somebody laid over instead of tearing off, and out in the county metal roofing on ag buildings and equipment sheds is worth pulling as scrap before the remainder goes in a container. Whatever the roof, wrappers and felt are the first things to leave a box in the wind. See hail damage cleanup for the full sequence.
Roofing Jobs We Set Containers For
Hail Damage Tear-Off
The bread and butter from March through June. Bruised and fractured shingle comes off whole slopes at once, and the container has to be on site the morning the crew starts, not that afternoon.
Two And Three Layer Tear-Offs
Older central Lubbock stock where previous roofs were laid over rather than removed. Weight doubles or triples for the same roof area, so the box gets sized on tonnage instead of footprint.
Dimensional And Architectural Shingle
Laminate shingle is noticeably heavier per square than three-tab. A roof that would have taken one container in three-tab may well need a swap when it is architectural.
Metal Roof Removal
Common on rural and agricultural buildings around Lubbock County. Panel and trim are usually worth pulling for scrap value first, with fasteners, closures and underlayment going in the container.
Wood Shake And Tile Removal
Less common here but it turns up. Tile is dense and shake is bulky, and the two size very differently, so describe what is actually up there before we send a container.
Decking And Structural Repair
Hail and wind events expose rotten or delaminated decking. Sheathing, fascia, soffit and damaged rafters add bulk on top of the shingle tonnage you already planned around.
Flat And Low-Slope Commercial Roofs
Built-up roofing, modified bitumen and ballast off retail and office buildings. Heavy, often wet after a storm, and best loaded into a small box that will not go overweight.
Storm Debris And Related Repair
Fence panels, gutters, shredded awnings, downed limbs and outbuilding damage from the same cell. Often the same crew in the same week, and it loads into the same container.
Sizing A Tear-Off By Squares And Layers
Work in squares. A 10 yard suits a small single-layer asphalt roof, a garage or a shed, and it is the safe choice on a tight drive. Most single-family single-layer tear-offs land on a 15 yard, which is our most common roofing set by a wide margin. A 20 yard covers a larger roof, a two-layer job, or a tear-off with decking replacement folded into the same load. Beyond that we would rather run two smaller boxes with a swap than one that cannot legally be tipped, because shingle is dense enough to hit weight while the walls still look half empty. Tell us squares, layers and shingle type on the phone and we will size it properly the first time.
10 Yard Dumpster
Caliche, concrete, brick, block, tile and soil — weight fills it long before volume does.
View this size →15yd³15 Yard Dumpster
Single-room remodels, tear-offs to about 20 squares, rental make-readies.
View this size →20yd³20 Yard Dumpster
Garage, attic and shed clear-outs, kitchen guts, multi-room renovations.
View this size →Wind, Nails And What Comes Off The Roof
Tear-off day in Lubbock has two enemies: gravity and wind. Wrappers, felt, underlayment and ridge cap packaging are light and flat, which is precisely what a forty mile an hour afternoon wants. Bag the light material as it comes off, bury it under the shingle weight in the box, stay below the top rail and tarp before the crew leaves. Set the container tight to the slope so the shovels have a short throw, with protection boards under the rails on concrete and on a caliche drive alike. Then sweep. A rolling magnet across the drive, the lawn and the street is not optional, because a nail in a tire a week later is the complaint that costs a roofer a referral. Our wind and load guide has the routine.
Not sure this is the right service? Describe the job on the phone and we will point you at the right container even if it is a different service page. Call (806) 758-7942.
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How it works
Roofing Dumpster Rental in four steps
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Call us
Tell us the project, your address and when you want it. Two minutes on the phone and you have a flat price.
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We deliver
Our driver walks the drop, lays protection boards and sets the container exactly where you want it.
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You load it
Take your time within your rental window. Keep it level with the top rail and we handle the rest.
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We haul it
Call or text when you are done. We pull it, sort what can be recovered and dispose of the rest properly.
Roofing Dumpster Rental FAQs
What size dumpster do I need for a roof tear-off?
Size it on squares and layers rather than roof area. As a working rule, a small single-layer asphalt roof fits a 10 yard, most single-family single-layer jobs fit a 15 yard, and a larger or two-layer roof needs a 20 yard. Architectural laminate is heavier per square than three-tab, and decking replacement adds bulk on top. Our tear-off size guide works through real examples. Tell us squares, layers and shingle type.
How quickly can you deliver after a hail storm?
Honestly, it depends on how big the cell was. In a normal week same-day or next-day is routine. In the days after a serious hail event across Lubbock, every roofer in the region is booking at once and we run flat out, so lead times stretch for everybody. The crews that get containers are the ones who called early and gave us a schedule. Read how same-day actually works before promising a homeowner a start date.
Does insurance cover the dumpster on a hail claim?
Debris removal is usually built into the roofing scope on a claim rather than billed separately by the homeowner, but that depends on the policy and the adjuster. Ask your roofer how their estimate handles it before you order anything yourself. The Texas Department of Insurance publishes plain-language guidance on the claims process. Policy terms and consumer rules change, so confirm the details with your own insurer.
The house is from the 1950s. Can old roofing felt contain asbestos?
It can. Pre-1980 roofing felt, mastic and some built-up assemblies were made with asbestos, and central Lubbock and Tech Terrace have plenty of houses old enough to matter. That is a stop-and-test moment rather than a gamble, and the same caution applies to floor tile and pipe wrap inside. We cannot take asbestos-containing material in any container. Texas DSHS regulates it here and the requirements are revised periodically.
What happens to the nails in the driveway and lawn?
A good crew sweeps with a rolling magnet before it leaves — the drive, the walkway, the lawn edge and the street where the container sat. Ask whether that is included before you hire anybody. Nails work into a tire or a bare foot days later, and it is the one thing homeowners remember about a roof job. We set the box tight to the work so there is less throw and less spill, and we sweep our own footprint when we pull it.
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Other things we haul
Residential Dumpster Rental
Driveway placement for garage, attic and backyard shed cleanouts and remodels.
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Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
Learn more →Construction Dumpster Rental
Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, remodelers and GCs.
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10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 yard roll-offs delivered across Lubbock and the South Plains.
Learn more →Same-Day Dumpster Rental
Call before the cut-off and we can usually get a container to you this afternoon.
Learn more →Junk Removal Dumpsters
Clear a garage, attic, backyard shed or storage unit on your own schedule.
Learn more →Estate Cleanout Dumpsters
Discreet, patient container service for families clearing a lifelong home.
Learn more →Demolition Debris Removal
Containers and fast swaps for gut-outs, carports, patio covers, sheds and outbuildings.
Learn more →Concrete & Heavy Debris
Dedicated heavy cans for caliche, concrete, brick, block, tile and soil.
Learn more →Yard Waste & Brush Removal
Separate clean loads for brush and limbs — the legal route when a burn ban is on.
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Roofing Dumpster Rental across Lubbock County and the South Plains
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