Roll off dumpster rental in Kingston, Ulster County, a city of 24,069 people in the 2020 Census. Older home renovation, Stockade and Rondout rehabs, cleanouts, and roofing tear offs, with sizes, permit guidance, and delivery notes for Kingston homes and streets.
Kingston was the first capital of New York State, and its housing stock shows its age in the best sense. The Stockade District uptown holds stone houses from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Rondout waterfront district is lined with nineteenth century brick buildings, and Midtown fills in with early twentieth century homes. That depth of history makes Kingston one of the Hudson Valley's busiest renovation markets: second home buyers, artists, and families relocating from New York City keep buying older homes here and renovating them room by room.
Renovation in Kingston produces the debris that comes with old houses. Plaster and lath walls, bluestone walks and stoops, old kitchens and baths, cast iron fixtures, and worn roofs all come out during a rehab, and all of it is heavy. The Hudson Valley added thousands of housing units in 2025, and Kingston's combination of historic character and relative affordability keeps drawing buyers who treat a renovation as the price of admission. New York State has the oldest housing in the country, with the median home built in 1959, and Kingston's older neighborhoods sit well on the older side of that median.
The most common Kingston projects are kitchen and bathroom remodels, full cleanouts when an older home changes hands, roofing tear offs, and estate cleanouts. Landlords and property managers also turn over rentals across Uptown, Midtown, and the Rondout, which means furniture, carpet, and household junk coming out in steady volume. Call (833) 748-4153, describe the project, and we will match you to a size and set a delivery day that works.
Kingston lots vary by neighborhood. Uptown and Rondout lots can be narrow, with short driveways and tight side yards, while the homes farther from the historic districts often have roomier driveways that fit a larger box. Measure the space before you order, and tell us about it when you call.
| Size | Typical dimensions | Capacity | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | 14 ft long, 7.5 ft wide, 3.5 ft high | About 3 pickup loads | Small cleanout, half bath remodel, garage junk, heavy debris such as concrete and dirt |
| 15 yard | 16 ft long, 7.5 ft wide, 4.5 ft high | About 4 to 5 pickup loads | Basement finish, deck removal, downsizing cleanout |
| 20 yard | 22 ft long, 7.5 ft wide, 4.5 ft high | About 6 to 8 pickup loads | Whole room remodel, roofing tear off, full house cleanout |
| 30 yard | 22 ft long, 7.5 ft wide, 6 ft high | About 9 to 12 pickup loads | Whole home renovation, estate cleanout, large construction project |
| 40 yard | 22 ft long, 7.5 ft wide, 8 ft high | About 12 pickup loads | Full demolition, commercial cleanout, multi unit renovation |
A 10 yard fits a small cleanout, a half bath remodel, or a load of heavy debris like bluestone, concrete, or brick, and it is the safest pick for a narrow Uptown or Rondout driveway. A 15 yard suits a basement finish or a deck removal. The 20 yard is our most popular size statewide and handles most whole room remodels, roofing tear offs, and full house cleanouts. A whole home rehab in an older Kingston house often needs a 30 yard, and the 40 yard is for full demolition and large commercial work.
Weight is the trap on older homes. Plaster and lath, old tile, masonry, and bluestone weigh far more per load than household junk, and a large container full of heavy material cannot legally be hauled. If your Kingston project involves tearing out plaster walls, a stone walkway, or a slate roof, tell us when you call and we will put the heavy material in a smaller, heavy rated box so pickup goes smoothly.
Here is the rule that applies across New York State, and it applies in Kingston too. A dumpster placed entirely on private property, such as your driveway, your yard, or a private lot, generally needs no permit. A dumpster placed on a public street, in a parking lane, or on a sidewalk usually needs a permit from the municipality, and the details vary from one city, town, or village to the next.
We do not publish permit fees or application details for Kingston because we have not verified them against an official city source, and guessing at a rule that affects your project would be worse than no answer at all. The safe move is simple: if your dumpster can sit in the driveway, you are almost certainly fine with no permit. If it has to go on the street, call us at (833) 748-4153 before you book and we will walk through what your address needs. For comparison, New York City street container permits are issued by NYC DOT, not DSNY, which is a detail plenty of websites still get wrong.
One more statewide rule worth knowing: call 811 before any ground disturbance. Dig Safely New York is state law, it is free, and it protects you from hitting a buried utility line. That matters most when a project involves digging, grading, or fence and deck post holes alongside the dumpster rental.
Most of the debris a Kingston project produces can go straight in the box. Household junk, furniture, mattresses, carpet and padding, drywall, wood, siding, roofing shingles, concrete, brick, dirt, and yard waste are all fine. If it came out of a house, a garage, a yard, or a job site and it is not on the banned list below, it almost certainly belongs in the dumpster.
New York law keeps some things out of landfills entirely, and some things are simply unsafe to haul in an open container. Do not load any of these:
Not sure about an item? Call (833) 748-4153 before you load it. A two minute call beats a rejected load or a return trip.
Delivery in Kingston is usually a driveway drop. The driver needs about 60 feet of clear space to set the container and roughly 23 to 25 feet of vertical clearance, so check for low wires and low branches before delivery day. The older streets uptown and in the Rondout can be narrow, so move parked cars out of the way and let us know about any tight turns on the approach to the house.
If the driveway cannot take a container, a street placement may be possible, but street placement usually needs a municipal permit, so call us first and we will walk through what applies to your address. The standard rental period is 7 days, with longer rentals available. When the box is full or the job is done, call us and we will pick it up, and if the project needs a second container we can arrange a swap so the work keeps moving.
Ready to book? Call (833) 748-4153 and tell us about your Kingston project. We will help you pick the right size and set a delivery day that works for you.
A single room remodel usually fits a 20 yard dumpster, while a whole home rehab in an older Kingston house often needs a 30 yard. Plaster and masonry debris are heavy, so tell us what is coming out and we will size the box to the weight as well as the volume.
A dumpster placed entirely on your driveway or private property generally needs no permit. A dumpster placed on a public street usually needs a municipal permit, and the details vary by municipality. Call (833) 748-4153 before you book a street placement and we will walk through what applies.
Yes, but stone and concrete are heavy, so they go in a smaller container. A 10 yard dumpster is the usual choice for bluestone, concrete, brick, and dirt. Tell us the material is heavy when you call and we will size the box correctly.
The standard rental period is 7 days, and longer rentals are available. Call (833) 748-4153 to arrange the schedule that fits your project.
Yes. We serve the City of Kingston and the surrounding Ulster County communities. One call covers the whole county and the Hudson Valley beyond it.
Hazardous waste, wet paint, tires, batteries, propane tanks, asbestos containing material, medical waste, and electronics are not allowed. Electronics are banned from New York landfills under the Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act. Call us if you are unsure about an item.
One call books your dumpster in Kingston and anywhere in New York State.
