Top Summer Home Improvement Projects

With summer just around the corner, many homeowners find themselves with the urge to tackle home improvement projects. There’s something about warmer weather that puts one in the mood to complete tasks they’ve been putting off all winter. It’s kind of an extension of spring cleaning, if you will, since home improvement projects often involve cleaning up or cleaning out before something new can materialize.

If this urge to improve your surroundings sounds familiar, you may be in the same position. Armed with a list of projects, it’s sometimes difficult to decide where to start. One thing that might influence the decision is the amount of mess and subsequent cleanup that’s involved. Many homeowners shun the projects that are the most disruptive and create the biggest mess. But we’re here to tell you that even the messiest job is no problem when you have the right container on-site to handle it. That’s where Small Haul KC comes in.

Small Haul KC offers local dumpster rentals for homeowners just like you. In fact, the company was started by a couple of homeowners who were looking for just such a solution after their own remodeling project. They couldn’t find a company that provided roll-off dumpster rentals in Kansas City suitable for home improvement projects. Hence, the birth of Small Haul KC.

Our roll-off dumpsters are perfect for nearly any residential or commercial project, including construction projects and major home renovations. But we also have containers that are sized for smaller projects.

Here are some of the top summer home improvement projects that are made easier by renting a dumpster.

Now that the weather has warmed up, you may notice that your home’s siding needs to be replaced. The average lifespan of typical vinyl siding is between 20 and 40 years. If you’re the one who built the home—and you purchased high-quality siding at the time—you’re probably in pretty good shape. But homeowners who move into a place halfway through the siding’s lifespan may have a different story. Not all siding is created equal, and many weather conditions impact the ability of the siding to do its job.

Siding replacement is usually a job for residential contractors. Renting a dumpster is invaluable during a project of this magnitude. The old siding goes into the container before it hits your yard or damages your landscaping. If you’re having your siding replaced this summer, make sure either you or your contractor rent a dumpster for the project.

If summer weather has you longing for al fresco dining, it may be time to add an outdoor kitchen to the backyard. An outdoor kitchen creates a nice focal point for summer entertaining, and there’s nothing better than enjoying freshly grilled burgers with friends and family. But clearing space for an outdoor kitchen can be daunting. You may need to rip out landscape beds, patio stones, concrete, or bushes to make way for outdoor ovens and serving counters. This is when you’ll be glad that you reserved a roll-off dumpster. Having the dumpster on-site gives you a place to toss everything coming out of the yard to make room for the new outdoor kitchen.

Once you’ve installed your new outdoor kitchen, you may decide the indoor kitchen needs a facelift, too. Local dumpster rentals are perfect for this project. They hold anything you need to dispose of, including old appliances, worn-out tile or flooring, stripped-off wallpaper, or old light fixtures. Anything you don’t want to keep can be tossed in a roll-off dumpster.

It’s not uncommon for cold winter weather to harshly impact driveways and sidewalks, especially when temperatures have been below freezing for an extended period. The freeze/thaw cycle is hard on concrete surfaces, especially if they already have cracks that allow moisture to penetrate the structure. Cracks tend to grow wider during the winter, and come summer, you realize how unsightly they’ve become. Installing a new driveway is a good summer project because the concrete has plenty of time to cure before cold weather sets in again. All that old concrete and related debris can easily be disposed of by renting a dumpster for the project.

Replacing the roof is another home improvement project that’s popular in the summer—so popular that you may have a challenge finding a roofer that’s available if you don’t plan ahead! Replacing a roof is one of the messiest home improvement jobs because all those old shingles have to come off. Older homes often have more than one roof on them; in that case, all the layers need to go. An experienced roofing contractor knows when to rent a dumpster and will have it delivered to the house in time for demolition day. Roofing shingles, sub-layers, old flashing, old guttering…all of this and more goes into the dumpster and gets hauled away for disposal. You hardly even see the mess!

If you’re looking for a dumpster rental in Kansas City for your summer home improvement projects, Small Haul KC has you covered. Our roll-off dumpster rentals are the perfect solution for all your disposal needs. Reserve one online today, and get ready to be amazed at how easy the project cleanup is!

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