At KEI Dumpster Rental, we know August is a busy time for families around Butler County with kids heading off to college. Cars and trucks are getting loaded, dorm supplies are taking over the house and everyone is trying to figure out how all that stuff is actually going to fit.
Somewhere in the middle of packing, something else usually happens.
You start realizing how much stuff is staying behind.
That old desk isn’t going to college. Neither is the broken dresser in the basement. There are boxes in the closet that haven’t been opened in years, and once you start looking around the garage, you find even more.
What started as packing for college can turn into a house cleanout pretty quickly.
If packing for college has turned into a bigger cleanout, that’s where having a KEI roll-off dumpster at the house can make things easier.
Have the Dumpster There Before You Start
If you know the cleanup is going beyond a couple of garbage bags, it helps to have the dumpster there first.
Otherwise, everything tends to end up in the garage or along the side of the driveway. Then you have to pick it all up again later.
With a roll-off dumpster at the house, you can work through one area at a time. Clean out the bedroom, move on to the basement and then tackle the garage if you’re feeling ambitious.
Approved items you’re getting rid of go straight into the dumpster. When you’re finished, KEI comes back for it.
Since the Dumpster Is There, Take a Look Around
College move-in tends to uncover things you forgot you had.
Maybe you’re pulling an old desk out of a bedroom and remember there’s another piece of broken furniture downstairs. Then you find some old shelving in the garage. Before long, you’ve got a pretty decent pile of stuff that nobody wants anymore.
If you already have a dumpster sitting outside, it’s a good time to take care of those things too.
That doesn’t mean everything has to go.
There are probably clothes, furniture and other items somebody else could still use. Donate those or pass them along. Keep the things that actually mean something to your family.
But the broken stuff nobody wants anymore? That’s probably ready to go.
Skip the Back-and-Forth Trips
Nobody wants to spend college move-in weekend making disposal trips.
There’s already enough going on. You’re loading the car, checking the list for the tenth time and trying to remember whether anybody packed towels.
If you’re cleaning out several rooms at the same time, loading everything into a pickup and making trip after trip gets old pretty quickly.
Having a dumpster at the house means you can keep working instead.
Put approved items in as you go, finish the cleanup and let KEI handle hauling the dumpster away when you’re done.
How Big of a Dumpster Do You Need?
This is usually where people start guessing.
KEI has 10-, 15-, 20-, 25- and 30-yard roll-off dumpsters, but we don’t expect you to know how many cubic yards are sitting in your basement.
Just tell us what you’re doing.
If you’re getting rid of an old desk, dresser and some household junk, that’s one thing. If college move-in has inspired you to clean out the bedroom, basement and garage all at once, that’s a different job.
Give us an idea of what you’re getting rid of and we can help you figure out what size makes sense.
One Thing First-Time College Parents Might Not Be Thinking About
A lot of this college stuff is coming back.
Maybe not next weekend, but eventually those storage totes, clothes, bedding, mini fridge and everything else you’re loading into the car will probably make another appearance at your house.
And somehow, it usually feels like more comes home than you sent away.
If the basement and garage are already packed, you’re going to be looking for somewhere to put all of it.
Clearing out some of the things nobody uses anymore gives you room now and saves you from trying to find space later.
Turn College Move-In Into a Chance to Get Some Space Back
You don’t need to clean out the entire house just because someone is leaving for college.
But if packing has already uncovered old furniture, broken items and things nobody wants anymore, this may be the time to finally get them out of the house.
And if the cleanup is bigger than you expected, having a dumpster sitting in the driveway is a whole lot easier than making trip after trip to get rid of everything yourself.
KEI Dumpster Rental is a family-owned dumpster rental company based in Chicora, PA, serving Butler County and surrounding Western Pennsylvania communities.
College move-in turned into a bigger cleanout than you planned? Give us a call, tell us what you’re getting rid of and we’ll help you figure out which dumpster will work for the job.
Call KEI Dumpster Rental at (724) 996-6713 or visit keidumpsterrental.com to schedule your dumpster rental.
