Sizing
What Size Dumpster Do I Need? An Honest Johnstown Guide
Most sizing guides lead with cubic yards. Around here the more useful question is whether the truck can get to your driveway at all.
2026-01-128 min read
Guides & advice
Dumpster Rental Guides for Johnstown Projects
Ten articles written for people actually working on properties in Cambria County — not generic filler. Sizing, real costs, permits, storm debris, and the local rules that catch people out.
All articles
Written by people who drive these streets
Every article here is grounded in Cambria County specifics — the Route 5 transfer station, the free county clean-up day, and what a western Pennsylvania storm season does to a property.
Pricing
What Does a Dumpster Actually Cost in Johnstown?
The City allows one bulk item a month and you have to call ahead for it. That is the tightest allowance we work under anywhere, and it sets the whole comparison.
2026-01-269 min read
Rules
What Can and Cannot Go in a Dumpster: The Johnstown List
The accepted list is long and boring. The prohibited list is short, strictly enforced, and one item on it is banned by Pennsylvania state law.
2026-02-098 min read
Permits
Do You Need a Permit for a Dumpster in Johnstown?
The placement answer is usually no. But this valley is a patchwork of small boroughs and townships, and the line you are on decides everything.
2026-02-237 min read
Construction
Where Construction Debris Actually Goes Around Johnstown
No curbside system in this valley takes construction debris — not the City, not the townships. Here is where it actually goes and how to pay less for it.
2026-03-099 min read
Cleanouts
An Estate Cleanout Checklist That Respects the Family
Clearing a family home is not a logistics problem with feelings attached. It is an emotional process with logistics attached, and the order you do things in matters.
2026-03-238 min read
Roofing
Sizing a Dumpster for a Roof Tear-Off in Johnstown
Roofing is where sizing goes wrong most often, and around here there is a second problem: getting the container close enough to the house to be worth having.
2026-04-067 min read
Practical
Will a Dumpster Actually Fit? Hillside and Alley Access
In most towns the debris decides the container. In this valley the driveway usually gets there first, and it is worth understanding why before you book.
2026-04-208 min read
Winter
Renting a Dumpster Through a Laurel Highlands Winter
Winter is one of our busiest seasons, because interior work is winter work here. The difference in this valley is the grades.
2026-05-048 min read
City services
What Johnstown City Collection Will and Will Not Take
One bulk item a month, arranged by phone. It is the tightest allowance we work under anywhere, and knowing exactly where it stops tells you when you need a container.
2026-05-188 min read
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