RicodJour wrote:
George E. Cawthon wrote:

Don't know where you live but here the charge is
typically by the size and the time you keep the
dumpster. And $350, is a lot. They 4-5 foot high
by 20 foot by 8 foot dumpster would typically cost
about $125 for a month.


That depends _entirely_ on where the project is. If I had a guy ask
for $350 for a 20 yard dumpster I would write out the check so fast he
wouldn't have time to blink, much less reconsider the price. Around
here it would easily be 2-3 times that amount.


I think it was a ripoff or collusion between the
roofer and the dumpster people. Shingle are heavy
but if the house is about 2000 square feet, you
couldn't possibly be 4 tons extra, I doubt you
could be 4 tons total.


The OP said the roofing was tile, which usually is about 1000 pounds
per square. 20 square, 20,000 pounds. I have the suspicion that the
roofer told the carting company that it was a roof tearoff and
neglected to mention it was a tile roof. The carting company may have
assumed it was a more typical shingle roof.

If the OP hadn't erroneously paid for the dumpster removal in the first
place, he probably wouldn't have known what the dumpster cost and
wouldn't feel that the price is too high. The OP put himself in the
middle of a transaction where he had no business. In any event, the
roofer is responsible for the debris removal, so the OP has no reason
to feel he is getting ripped off unless the roofer is asking for more
money.

R


Yep I knew I was sticking my foot in my mouth for
talking about costs. But I did say here. Based
on what I read in this newsgroup, our costs for
many thing are way below a lot of other places,
but if the costs weren't low, the people would
move away because wages here are not high either
except for the top layer.

I agree with all the rest you said, and I was
thinking asphalt not tile. Don't see much tile
because of the expense, but tile is suppose to
(does) last a long time.