Demolition
Demolition Debris Dumpster Rental in Mesa, AZ
Containers for teardowns, interior strip-outs, block wall removal and pool demolition across Mesa and the East Valley, sized for the weight of block and grout and staged around notification and dust rules.
Demolition in Mesa has one compliance item that catches almost everybody, and it has nothing to do with the container. Asbestos notification to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department is required at least 10 business days before work starts under Rule 370, and for a demolition that notification is required regardless of whether asbestos is present. Not "if you find some". Always. Plan the ten business days into the schedule before you plan anything else, because the machine cannot start without it and no container in the East Valley fixes that.
Pre-1980 buildings in Mesa routinely carry asbestos in vinyl floor tile and black mastic, pipe and duct wrap, textured ceiling coatings, roofing felt and flashing mastic. We cannot take asbestos-containing material in any container under any circumstances. Anything built before 1978 is presumed to have lead paint, which brings the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule into play on the interior work. Test first. The downtown grid, Lehi, Mesa Grande and the Broadway and Southern corridor are all in that age bracket.
The signature Mesa demolition debris is CMU block wall with grout. Property walls right across the East Valley are grouted block on a footing, not fence panels, and a hundred feet of it is a serious weight job that belongs in a small box loaded low. Pool demolition is the other one, producing gunite and shotcrete, deck concrete, tile and coping. See our East Valley construction debris guide, and route the dense material through heavy debris containers.
Demolition Work We Set Containers For
CMU Block Wall Removal
Grouted block property walls on a poured footing. This is Mesa demolition debris in one item: dense, sharp and heavy enough that a hundred feet fills a small box on weight, not volume.
Pool Demolition And Fill
Gunite and shotcrete shell, deck concrete, waterline tile and coping. Removal needs a demolition permit from City of Mesa Development Services, Permit Services, on 480-644-4273.
Interior Strip-Out
Cabinets, tile, drywall, ceilings and flooring out of a 1990s stucco-and-tile house coming up for its first real refresh. Watch for a post-tension slab under the flooring.
Pre-1980 Building Demolition
Floor tile and mastic, pipe and duct wrap, textured ceilings and roofing felt all sit in the asbestos bracket. Test, notify, abate, and only then does the container come into it.
Garage And Carport Teardown
Detached garages and the original carports on the 1950s and 1960s block ranches. Block, timber, roofing and a slab, which is three different loads if you want them going to the right gate.
Kitchen And Bath Gut
Cabinets, countertop, tile, tub and the wall behind it. Tile-over-mortar bed in an older Mesa bath is far heavier than the same volume of drywall, so we size these down.
Shed And Outbuilding Removal
Metal and timber sheds, patio covers, ramadas and shade structures. Light material by weight but awkward and bulky, so this is the rare Mesa demo job that fills on volume.
Commercial Suite Demolition
Ceiling grid, ductwork, storefront glazing, partition walls and fixtures along Main Street, Country Club and the Superstition Springs retail corridor, usually worked after hours.
Sizing A Demolition Container In Mesa
Demolition debris in this market is heavy, so the answer is nearly always a smaller box than the volume suggests. Grouted block, flatwork, mortar bed tile and pool shell all go in a 10 yard loaded flat and low, because a bigger container filled with the same material cannot legally be lifted. Mixed interior strip-out debris, where drywall, cabinets, flooring and ceilings ride together, works well in a 20 yard. A 30 yard is for bulky light material such as a shed teardown, patio covers or a commercial ceiling and partition strip. Tell us the material before you tell us the square footage, and plan swaps rather than one large box.
10 Yard Dumpster
Landscape rock, caliche, concrete, block and roof tile — weight fills it long before volume does.
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Garage, attic and Arizona room clear-outs, multi-room renovations, patio tear-offs.
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Whole-property clears, new construction, additions and large remodels.
View this size →Notification, Locates And Dust Control
Four things happen before the machine starts. First, asbestos notification to Maricopa County Air Quality at least 10 business days ahead under Rule 370, required on any demolition whether or not asbestos is present. Second, permits: pool removal and structural demolition need a permit from City of Mesa Development Services, Permit Services, on 480-644-4273. Third, Arizona 811 at least two full working days before anything goes in the ground, weekends and state holidays excluded, and marks stay valid 15 working days. Fourth, dust. Metro Phoenix is a serious PM10 nonattainment area and Rule 310 requires a dust control permit before disturbing 0.10 acre, which is 4,356 square feet. Smaller sites still owe dust control. Loads need at least three inches of freeboard and a tarp. And a post-tension slab must never be cut, cored or drilled without a scan, because the tendons are under load.
Not sure this is the right service? Describe the job on the phone and we will point you at the right container even if it is a different service page. Call (480) 757-9432.
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How it works
Demolition Debris Removal in four steps
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Call us
Tell us the project, your address and when you want it. Two minutes on the phone and you have a flat price.
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We deliver
Our driver walks the drop, lays protection boards and sets the container exactly where you want it.
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You load it
Take your time within your rental window. Keep it level with the top rail and we handle the rest.
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We haul it
Call or text when you are done. We pull it, sort what can be recovered and dispose of the rest properly.
Demolition Debris Removal FAQs
Do I really need an asbestos notification if there is no asbestos?
For a demolition, yes. Maricopa County Air Quality runs the delegated programme here under Rule 370, and the notification is required at least 10 business days before work begins regardless of whether asbestos is present. That is the single most common thing that stops a Mesa teardown, because ten business days is two full weeks once weekends land in it. Renovations have their own notification triggers. Start with Maricopa County and confirm current requirements, because rules and forms are revised.
What permits does pool demolition need in Mesa?
A demolition permit from City of Mesa Development Services, Permit Services, reachable on 480-644-4273. Mesa runs its own development services department, so requirements inside the city are set by the city rather than by the county, and you should confirm them for your specific address. On top of the permit you need Arizona 811 locates before excavation, and the debris itself is gunite or shotcrete, deck concrete, tile and coping, which is a weight job that needs its own low-loaded container rather than a mixed box.
Can demolition debris and block go in the same container?
No, and mixing them is the usual reason a load gets refused or resized on site. Concrete, grouted CMU block, mortar bed tile, flatwork and pool shell go in a dedicated container filled part way so the truck stays under legal axle weight and the load reaches the right gate. Mixed construction and demolition debris, drywall, timber, cabinets and roofing, rides in the general box. Ask for a heavy debris container when you know block or flatwork is coming out.
When do I need a dust control permit?
Under Maricopa County Rule 310 a dust control permit is required before you disturb 0.10 acre, which is 4,356 square feet, or more. Below that threshold you still owe dust control, you just do not need the permit. Metro Phoenix is a serious PM10 nonattainment area, which is why the rules are stricter here than almost anywhere else. Water truck and water pull drivers must be certified regardless of site size, and when wind carries visible dust across the property line, work has to stop and surfaces be stabilised.
The house is on a slab. Can we cut through it for plumbing?
Not without a scan. Mesa is post-tension slab-on-grade, and a post-tension slab has steel tendons running through it under load. Cutting, coring or drilling into one without locating the tendons first is dangerous and can damage the structure. Have the slab scanned by somebody who does that work, mark the tendon layout, and plan the trench around it. This surprises contractors arriving from markets where a slab is just reinforced concrete or where the plumbing runs under a lower floor.
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Residential Dumpster Rental
Driveway placement for garage, attic, Arizona room, carport and shed cleanouts.
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Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
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Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, remodelers and GCs.
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Weight-rated cans sized for concrete tile, clay tile and low-slope tear-offs.
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10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 yard roll-offs across Mesa and the East Valley.
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Call before the cut-off and we can usually get a container to you this afternoon.
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Clear a garage, Arizona room, carport, side yard or shed on your own schedule.
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Discreet, patient container service for families clearing a lifelong home.
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Dedicated heavy cans for landscape rock, caliche, concrete tile, block and flatwork.
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Separate clean loads for palm fronds, cactus, oleander and mesquite the city barrel will not take.
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Demolition Debris Removal across Maricopa County and the East Valley
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