You have seen the ads. A company promises to bring a huge dumpster and place it in front of your property for some amount of time. The plan is that you will easily haul away trash from a major project.

“Why would I do that?” you asked yourself. “That’s got to hurt my curb value.”

Perhaps you’ve wondered if making phone calls and paying for the delivery is worth it at all.

But let’s look at the alternatives.

Are There Alternatives to a Dumpster?

You could get a dumpster, but why? You could just purchase several boxes of large garbage bags.

Let’s walk through this process.

You fill one bag, then another. You still have to move it someplace. If you’re doing it the day before trash day, great! You can just haul it to the curb. However, many municipalities Have limits on how much trash they will pick up at an individual household.

Now you have become a small business manager, determining how much trash to put out … and where to store the rest of it for the next week.

Most of us store our trash in the back or side of the house.  So now you are in the business of moving your trash twice.

Ordering a dumpster puts YOU in charge of the schedule.

Garbage Bags are Not the Answer

Besides for many types of garbage, bags aren’t the answer. Table parts, furniture legs, lumber, and more all require separate handling.

The easiest way to handle this is the heart directly outside as you’re taking it apart and heave it in the dumpster.  You don’t have to disassemble anything. Just throw and go.

This can save countless hours fussing and struggling to break down pre-built furniture.

Additionally, with heavy items like old paint or wet and moldy drywall, you will use up dozens of bags and getting it all out to the curb. With a dumpster you can fill and dump buckets or other more solid containers. This makes it less likely that you will rip a bag and have to re-bag it, or that you will get a cut from sharp edges or screws and nails.

So renting a large dumpster from Big Daddy Dumpsters can save you time, energy, and money, and maybe keep you safer from cuts and scrapes.

The only real question is, why haven’t you called to schedule yours yet? Our friendly operators are standing by to take your call and schedule your dumpster today.

Americans have a love / hate relationship with our mattresses. We spend almost ⅓ of our time with them, and if it goes well, we have no memory of the experience.

Mattresses can be expensive investments, or cheap afterthoughts.

With this much time and money invested in finding the right mattress, when it starts to go, you want to carefully evaluate your options.

Here are signs that you need to throw your mattress away.

1. It sags. There’s that sweet spot where you and your loved one cuddle, or you burrow in each night. You can find it easily because you sort of “roll in.” That sag, however, indicates that your support and ability to move around at night are diminished. Toss it.

1. It has lumps and bumps. Lumps and bumps and buttons are signs of broken springs or misplaced foam and support. In addition to being a sign of wear and tear, they work against your good night’s sleep. Toss it.

1. It is creaky, or squeaky. First, check if the creak or squeak is coming from your mattress or your box springs. Often the springs will be the culprit, and they should be replaced. If it is the mattress making the noise, but it’s not keeping you up, you can keep it a little while longer. But soon it will be time to toss it.

1. Stains with odors. Pets, children, and a wide range of non-sleeping activities can leave your mattress stained. You can change the sheets and cover that up – you’re probably not hosting dinner parties on the bed anyway … right? But odors? If a quick spray with an over-the-counter cleaner doesn’t do the trick, toss the mattress.

1. Bugs, especially bed bugs. No discussion here. Toss it. But what about …? No. Toss it.

1. Aches and pains from sleeping. Your mattress and a night’s sleep should leave you feeling fit and rested, not tired and tested. If your mattress is the cause of your aches and pains, there is nothing to be done. Toss it.

Often your mattress and your box springs are a matched set. They don’t have to be, but a good match is an important thing to consider.

If you’ve got two large items to throw away, maybe it is time to consider renting a dumpster and turning this into a project?