An "almighty boom" shook the Atkinson St home of Gary and Carolyn Sigvertsen this week.
The noise was caused by an Earthcare recycling truck smashing into the side of the home on Tuesday as the driver backed into their driveway to turn.
The driver and a workmate were trying to exit the dead-end street.
Mr Sigvertsen was walking down the hallway house when he heard the noise of the roof being smashed.
"There was a boom and the house just shook."
He went outside to find two "embarrassed" young men, part of the guttering hanging down and the roof timbers exposed.
The damage to the home could cost more than $1000 to repair.
Mr and Mrs Sigvertsen have been renting the house for only three weeks but said they were not surprised by the accident.
Being at the end of the street means many vehicles use their driveway to turn around in.
"I've been waiting for it to happen," said Mrs Sigvertsen.
"All the trucks that come down here turn in our driveway."
"Something should be done, it's not fair."
Landlord Phil McNeil said it was an ongoing issue and was not the first time the property had been damaged by a truck.
He said a few years ago a rubbish truck knocked over the fence and damaged the driveway.
He suggested that instead of big trucks, a small ute could come down the street to collect rubbish. "When the street was made, they didn't have trucks like this," he said.
Mrs Sigvertsen said a cul de sac should be built at the end of the street.
But Masterton District Council planning manager Sue Southey said there was no room to develop a cul de sac without buying the land required.
"When this subdivision was approved back in 1976, the former Masterton Borough Council believed that the development would extend further and the road would therefore join up with others, rather than become a dead end."
Steve Dudley of Earthcare said the employee involved was a careful driver but "that particular street is tough to deal with".
Seven people were rescued by lifesavers after trapped by fire yesterday.