20-Yard Dumpster Rental San Antonio

The 20-yard dumpster is the mid-size workhorse for San Antonio home projects. It measures about 22 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4.5 feet tall, and holds roughly 8 pickup-truck loads, enough for a full kitchen-and-bath remodel in an Alamo Heights bungalow or a garage-and-yard cleanout in Stone Oak. The 4.5-foot walls sit low enough that you can toss a broken vanity or old sofa over the side instead of hauling it up a ramp.

Size choice comes down to debris volume against the space you have to park it. A single-room cleanout fits the 10-yard ($595). A roof tear-off or a whole-house estate clearout leans toward the 30-yard ($795) or 40-yard ($895). Choose the 20-yard when the job is bigger than one room but you still want a container that tucks into a standard driveway, a 22-foot box fits most Terrell Hills and Monte Vista driveways without blocking the sidewalk. If you are only clearing one closet or a small bathroom, the 10-yard saves you $100; if you are gutting an entire Southtown duplex down to the studs, step up to the 30-yard so you are not renting a second container.

Here is how the rental runs: 1) You call (830) 380-5818 and give the street address. 2) A drop-off day is set, usually same-day or next-day. 3) The 20-yard container is placed where you point, driveway, alley, or curb. 4) You load it over the week. 5) One call brings the pickup, and the flat $695 already covers the dump. On tight King William and Government Hill lots, plan for a clear stretch of driveway about 24 feet long so the truck can set and lift the box straight.

A few limits worth knowing before the truck arrives. A dumpster rental is not junk removal, the crew drops the container and you load it, which is why the 20-yard costs $695 flat instead of a per-item haul rate. If the container will sit on a public street in neighborhoods like Tobin Hill or parts of Southtown, the City of San Antonio may require a right-of-way permit; on your own driveway in Shavano Park or Timberwood Park, no permit is needed. Prohibited items, paint, tires, batteries, wet concrete, and hazardous chemicals, stay out because disposal facilities reject them, and keeping them out is what protects the flat, no-surprise price.