"MB" wrote in message
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I'm going to be renovating a 2nd floor bedroom (actually, converting it
to a bath & making the neighboring bedroom larger). In any case, I am
going to be removing all of the existing plaster & lath in the room and
I can't get the dumpster directly below the window, due to a single
story addition that extends out of the house. For the life of me, I
cannot find a place that rents out those construction debris chutes.
Does anyone have any idea where I can rent these for a few days, a week
tops? I am in South Jersey near Philly.

Thanks!


If you decide that you are going to do the job yourself here is some advice
from the been there done that department. As mentioned in another post
plywood or OSB and 2x's will work for a chute if you can get close enough
with the dumpster. Make some sides for the chute and it will work fine. Get
GOOD dust masks or respirators. Pick up a couple of pick axes to punch
through the plaster and lath and pull it down but be careful if there is
wiring or plumbing in the walls or ceiling. Use a fan in a window if you can
without blowing dust onto the neighbor's house. Seal the room as well as you
can before starting the demolition to keep as much dust out of the rest of
the house as possible. You will still get dust in the rest of the house!
Wear good boots. Tear all the plaster and lath down, pick out all the wood
lath and send it down the chute before you try to shovel the plaster out.
Wear gloves, safety glasses and cover up as much skin as you can stand. Oh
yeah, and have fun.
Bruce