8 cubic yard dumpster cleaning?

CapeFearProWash

CapeFearProWash

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How much would you charge to clean these for paint prepping. Dont know too much yet, but apparently theres about 100-125 and are pretty dirty. Not too sure about what kind of trash is in them yet. Can they be cleaned without hot water and the right chems?
 
Are they painting the inside and outside?

Reason I am asking is because I have seen a lot that are painted inside also.

I have seen a lot of different size dumpsters, just don't remember what each capacity looks like, maybe post some pictures.

If I was doing the job, I would wash them with hot water, chemicals and then use a turbo at the end to help prep for painting so the paint will stick better.
 
Dumpsters that small surely must be front-load, as opposed to roll-off. As far as I know, neither have drain plugs for water to run out. With the roll-off, you have to open the end door, which on the bigger units, depending on the size and condition of the unit, can be difficult for one person -- especially if it is not placed on a flat surface.
The two biggest maintenance issues on dumpsters are welding holes and painting. Will the cleaning be performed prior to welding? If not, perhaps the runoff would go through the unrepaired holes.
Also, when cleaning the long, narrow roll-offs, it is easy to walk into the unit via the open end hatch; with the front-load, you may get a face full of water if you must clean them from outside. Hopefully, you are not a short guy, too, because they typically are 5-6' high.
I would imagine that size of front-load dumpster is primarily for food service, so buy lots of degreaser.
 
All the dumpsters I have seen have holes for the liquid to drain like if it rains a lot, they will not be full of water and the trash float out and make more of a mess. They are about 1.5" to maybe 2" holes and sometimes 1 but usually 2 holes on the front or back of the dumpsters.

Another reason is that with the holes, the water will not just stay there and help it rust out, some of the water will drain out and cause a mess so they can call a pressure washing company to come and clean up the mess. It is good for all of us. hahahahahahaha
 
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