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You wouldn't think it would be so hard to hire a skip...

Ring, pay, deliver, fill, collect and that's it. Except not...

 

Skip sizes I have come across so far...

 

Mini...

Midi...

4 cu. metres...

8 cu. metres...

Maxi...

 

This means nothing to me...

How does one visualise between 4 cu. metres and 8 cu. metres???

 

Then with our council you need a permit if it isn't on your own property...

£33 to £35 depending upon which skip company you call 

 

Help 

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Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Jen-Star
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Ooo that's interesting Jen If I EVER manage to get Mr B to clear out the garage I will keep that in mind 

Baz
Baz posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Ooo that's interesting Jen If I EVER manage to get Mr B to clear out the garage I will keep that in mind 

Or... bring it to the Antiques Roadshow, eh Baz?  

Roger the Alien
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Jen, there is to much stuff and some of it quite soggy after being outside for several months but thanks anyway 

Moonie
Baz posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Ooo that's interesting Jen If I EVER manage to get Mr B to clear out the garage I will keep that in mind 

Baz posted:
Roger the Alien posted:

 What a lot of hassle. Hope you can get it sorted out Moonie  

Ditto from me Moonie 

It will probably never happen but I hope it does, eventually

 

Fankoo

Moonie
Roger the Alien posted:

Moonie also.... sometimes if you ring the council and arrange a date, they'll pick up larger items [ too big for the bin ] from the kerb. Its a smallish fee.

Rog, our council won't take anything like that. They say if it goes in black plastic bags it can be recycled. Well, at this moment in time, there are ten bags and counting 

 

Lots of other stuff too. We would need 5 white vans 

Moonie
Roger the Alien posted:
Baz posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Ooo that's interesting Jen If I EVER manage to get Mr B to clear out the garage I will keep that in mind 

Or... bring it to the A4ntiques Roadshow, eh Baz?  

Some of the stuff my sister is getting rid of is antique stuff but not in the valuable sense

Moonie
Moonie posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Jen, there is to much stuff and some of it quite soggy after being outside for several months but thanks anyway 

Mine was the same Moonie, There was a 10ft pool that had been there since last summer! (Amongst other things) Get some free quotes, cant hurt.

Jen-Star
Jen-Star posted:
Moonie posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

Jen, there is to much stuff and some of it quite soggy after being outside for several months but thanks anyway 

Mine was the same Moonie, There was a 10ft pool that had been there since last summer! (Amongst other things) Gret some free quotes, cant hurt.

Okay Jen fankoo, I will give it a try 

Moonie
Moonie posted:
Roger the Alien posted:

Moonie also.... sometimes if you ring the council and arrange a date, they'll pick up larger items [ too big for the bin ] from the kerb. Its a smallish fee.

Rog, our council won't take anything like that. They say if it goes in black plastic bags it can be recycled. Well, at this moment in time, there are ten bags and counting 

 

Lots of other stuff too. We would need 5 white vans 

 How unhelpful of them. Poor Moonie   

House Clearances companies might do it cheap? I'm sure they're used to carting off bin bags.

Would this be any good for the antique but not valuable items? https://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/do...oods/house-clearance

 

Roger the Alien
Roger the Alien posted:
Moonie posted:
Roger the Alien posted:

Moonie also.... sometimes if you ring the council and arrange a date, they'll pick up larger items [ too big for the bin ] from the kerb. Its a smallish fee.

Rog, our council won't take anything like that. They say if it goes in black plastic bags it can be recycled. Well, at this moment in time, there are ten bags and counting 

 

Lots of other stuff too. We would need 5 white vans 

 How unhelpful of them. Poor Moonie   

House Clearances companies might do it cheap? I'm sure they're used to carting off bin bags.

Would this be any good for the antique but not valuable items? https://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/do...oods/house-clearance

 

Nope but that's my council   

Moonie
Jen-Star posted:

Moonie! Dont bother with a skip... We almost got one recently as we had amounted a nice big pile of junk in the corner of a garden.... For slightly more though we found a man with a van who not only took it all away but LOADED it all too  No permits or anything to worry about and all done and dusted in less than an hour 

 

 

The only caveat I would say is make sure he is reputable or ensure there is no material that can be traced back to your home. You see too many programmes where these guys take your cash and dump your waste in all sorts of places - fly tipping!

 

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities

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