Southfield, MI · Oakland County
Dumpster Rental in Southfield, MI
Roll-off containers delivered to Southfield from our Detroit yard — about 7 miles north of our Meyers Road yard. Flat rates, driveway protection as standard, and same-day delivery when we can get a truck free.
Roll-off containers for Southfield homes and jobsites
Southfield is a straight run north up the Southfield Freeway from our yard and it is one of the few places we serve where the commercial work matches the residential work in volume. The office corridor along Northwestern Highway and the Lodge holds millions of square feet of tower and low-rise space that has been turning over hard since the office market changed, which means tenant improvement, floor strip-outs and full suite demolition on a rolling basis. Behind that sit mile after mile of solid mid-century ranches and colonials on generous lots, most of them 1950s and 1960s, now on their second or third owner.
What we know about working in Southfield
The two sides of the city need different handling. Office work means loading dock coordination, property manager approval, after-hours placement and debris that runs to ceiling grid, carpet tile, drywall partition, laminate casework and old workstation systems — high volume, moderate weight, and it comes out fast once a crew starts. Residential Southfield is roomier than the inner ring: wide driveways, big lawns, mature oaks, and no alleys. The houses are drywall era for the most part, though the earliest blocks near Nine Mile and Greenfield still have plaster. Roof tear-offs are common on the 1960s ranches and shingle weight is the thing people underestimate, not volume.
- CountyOakland County
- Distance from our yard7 miles north of our Meyers Road yard
- Main routesM-39 / the Southfield Freeway
- Typical deliverySame or next day
Getting a truck to you
Straight up M-39 from the yard and we are across Eight Mile in ten minutes, then Northwestern Highway or Telegraph depending on the address. It is one of the easiest runs we have. On the office corridor we schedule around the building, not around us — docks, tower entrances and parking decks all have their own rules, and a container in the wrong bay at nine in the morning is somebody's whole day ruined.
Routes we run: M-39 / the Southfield Freeway, M-10 / the Lodge, Northwestern Highway, Telegraph Road.
Landmarks and neighborhoods we work around
Local landmarks
- the Southfield Town Center towers
- Lawrence Technological University
- the Southfield Civic Center
- the Northwestern Highway corridor
- Beech Woods
Neighborhoods & communities
- the Northwestern Highway office corridor
- Evergreen and Twelve Mile
- the Civic Center district
- Beech Road and Nine Mile
- the Southfield Road corridor
Permits, streets and placement in Southfield
On a private driveway in Southfield you generally do not need a municipal permit. Placement in the public street or right-of-way is a different matter and normally requires approval — from the borough or township where the road is locally maintained, or from MDOT where it is a state route. Every municipality in Oakland County runs its own form and its own lead time, and older streets here often have no off-street parking at all, so plan the permit before you plan the delivery. It is a ten-minute call that saves a week.
Our permit and placement guide walks through the whole process, and Michigan EGLE publishes the Covered Device Recycling Act rules and the other statewide disposal restrictions that apply to every load we haul out of Southfield. County recycling and household hazardous waste dates are published by Wayne County.
Sizes we deliver to Southfield
10 Yard Dumpster
Concrete, brick, block, plaster and lath, tile and soil — weight fills it first.
View this size → 15yd³15 Yard Dumpster
Single-room remodels, roof tear-offs to about 20 squares, garage cleanouts.
View this size → 20yd³20 Yard Dumpster
Full basement clear-outs, kitchen guts, multi-room renovations, porch demo.
View this size → 30yd³30 Yard Dumpster
Whole-home cleanouts, investor rehab guts, new construction, commercial work.
View this size → 40yd³40 Yard Dumpster
Bulky light debris: framing, siding, cabinetry, commercial and retail fit-outs.
View this size →Delivering to Southfield today
Call before about 11am and we can usually get a container to Southfield the same afternoon.
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Services in Southfield
What we haul in and out of Southfield
Roofing Dumpster Rental
Weight-rated cans sized by squares and layers, including multi-layer tear-offs.
Learn more →Residential Dumpster Rental
Driveway and alley placement for basement, attic and garage cleanouts and remodels.
Learn more →Demolition Debris Removal
Containers and fast swaps for gut-outs, porches, chimneys, garages and sheds.
Learn more →Junk Removal Dumpsters
Clear a full basement, attic, back-lot garage or storage unit on your own schedule.
Learn more →Construction Dumpster Rental
Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, rehabbers and GCs.
Learn more →Commercial Dumpster Rental
Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
Learn more →How it works
Delivering to Southfield in four steps
- 1
Call us
Tell us the project, your address and when you want it. Two minutes on the phone and you have a flat price.
- 2
We deliver
Our driver walks the drop, lays protection boards and sets the container exactly where you want it.
- 3
You load it
Take your time within your rental window. Keep it level with the top rail and we handle the rest.
- 4
We haul it
Call or text when you are done. We pull it, sort what can be recovered and dispose of the rest properly.
Dumpster Rental in Southfield — FAQs
Do you handle office suite demolition and tenant improvement debris?
That is a large part of what we do in Southfield. Suite strip-outs move quickly once demo starts, so the answer is usually a larger container on a scheduled swap rather than one box sitting for a week. Ceiling grid, carpet tile and partition drywall fill volume without much weight. Send us the suite square footage and the building's dock arrangement and we will build a swap schedule that keeps your crew working.
How much roof does a container hold on a Southfield ranch?
Less than the volume suggests, because tear-off is about weight rather than space. Asphalt shingle is dense, and a second layer coming off doubles the problem. A typical 1960s ranch roof usually wants a dedicated container rather than sharing with interior debris. Tell us the roof's rough footprint and how many layers are up there and we will size it so the load is legal and the truck can actually lift it.
Does Southfield require a permit for a container on the street?
For placement in the public right-of-way, expect to need one. Every city in this metro runs its own process and Southfield is no exception, with its own application and lead time. On private property, driveway or parking lot, it is normally not an issue, though a commercial landlord will have conditions of their own. Confirm current requirements with the city, since ordinances get amended more often than people assume.
How quickly can you deliver a dumpster to Southfield?
Southfield is about 7 miles north of our Meyers Road yard, so it is a routine run for us. Same-day delivery is usually possible if you call before about 11am, and next morning otherwise. Storm weeks and the spring remodeling peak can stretch that, and we will tell you honestly when you call.
Do you charge extra to deliver to Southfield?
No. Southfield sits inside our standard service area and the flat rate is the same as it is in Detroit. Delivery, pickup, your rental window and disposal up to the agreed tonnage are all included in the number we quote you.
What size dumpster do most Southfield customers take?
A 20 yard is the most common by a wide margin — it suits kitchen guts, multi-room renovations and three-bedroom house cleanouts. But if you are stripping plaster and lath out of a pre-war house, or moving brick, block, concrete or a chimney, size DOWN to a 10 yard heavy container and take two hauls — that material hits the weight limit long before it fills the box.
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Need a dumpster in Southfield?
Tell us the job and the address and we will size it, price it flat and get a truck out. We run to Southfield most days, so a same-day slot is often available.
Southfield, MI · Oakland County · delivered from 14286 Meyers Rd, Detroit, MI 48227