Once the job site was finished enough that we lacked space for a bin on the property, we resorted to just filling one of the garbage bays with junk. This pile grew to tremendous proportions, and eventually I had a junk hauler load it and haul it away in three trips to the dump. City fees for junk are planned to increase every year, while hours of operation have been restricted. This has led to long waits at the landfill, and more illegal dumping all over town.
I may buy my own dump trailer, just so I can have control over junk handling and pickup. Really the last thing I want to be doing is weekly trips to the dump, so I will continue to make use of the large bins when we start framing. It is the last month or so that dump trailer could be really advantageous.
The amount of junk we stored in the garage somehow added up to $500. This is another cost of operating that will be passed on to the buyers in the form of higher prices.