A shed teardown is a small, non-hazardous demolition job, and that's exactly the kind of work our roll-offs are built for. Old sheds are everywhere around Douglas Lake, leaning a little more each winter, roof going soft, door that hasn't closed right since 2019. When one finally has to come down, the whole thing, walls, roof, and everything stored inside, can go into one dumpster in a single weekend. Dandy Ridge Dumpsters drops dumpsters for shed and outbuilding demos all over Jefferson County, from Dandridge and White Pine to Jefferson City, Talbott, and Morristown.
What size dumpster does a shed teardown need?
The 20-yard for almost every shed. A teardown makes two piles at once, the building itself and years of accumulated stuff that was living inside it, and together they fill more dumpster than the shed's footprint suggests. The 20-yard is 15 feet by 8 feet with 4.25-foot walls, so wall panels and long framing lumber lie flat in the bottom. If you're genuinely just flattening a small empty shed, run it through our size picker or call and describe it, and Jason will tell you if the smaller dumpster makes sense.
What parts of a shed can go in the dumpster?
The structure itself, all of it. Framing lumber, wall panels, plywood, the door, and the roofing, whether that's shingles or sheet material, are standard construction debris. So is the ordinary junk stored inside: old furniture, boxes, tools past saving. If the shed roof is shingled, remember shingles are heavy, about 250 pounds per square, and a shed roof's worth counts toward your included ton along with everything else.
What has to come out of the shed first?
The chemical shelf, and every shed has one. Wet paint, oils, gasoline, solvents, pesticides, propane tanks, and batteries of any kind, including lithium, cannot go in the dumpster. Walk the shed once before demo day and pull all of it aside, along with any tires. Paint that has dried hard in the can is fine to toss. The full list is on our acceptable items page, and if you're staring at some mystery jug from a previous owner, call and ask before it goes in.
What about the slab or the footings?
Concrete stays out of the dumpster, no exceptions. If your shed sat on a slab or poured footings and you're removing those too, they can't ride in the dumpster, because even a partial load of concrete puts the truck over its legal weight limit. Set the concrete aside and give us a call, and we'll point you the right way. A shed on skids or blocks is simpler, wood skids go in the dumpster and blocks stay out.
What does the dumpster cost for a shed demo?
$375 for the 3-day 20-yard, which covers a weekend teardown with room to spare, or $475 for 7 days if you want to take it slow. Every rental includes up to 1 ton of weight, with overage billed from the exact scale weight, and the scale ticket comes with your invoice. Full rates are on the pricing page. Call or text Jason at (865) 352-1889, or book online, and we'll have the dumpster sitting next to the shed before the first wall comes down.