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What is skip hire and what are the terms of hiring

A skip is a portable rubbish carrier that can be loaded and unloaded on to a trash truck easily. Skips are made of strong steel sheets and are welded and riveted to provide strength and durability. Skips are great for storing rubble, rubbish, home and industrial clutter for a temporary period such as a home renovation, yard clearance or new constructions where their services are need for short periods or the duration of construction. Individual homes do not own skips because they are not needed for them permanently. But they can call their service from skip hire Milton Keynes and also choose the right size of skip ideal for their home renovation or clearance. 

What can be loaded in to a skip? 

You can hire various sizes of skips ideally suited for the size of your load and frequency of the requirement. You can load the following materials in a skip:

  • TVs & computer screens
  • Fridges/Freezers
  • Electrical equipment (WEEE)
  • Tyres
  • Batteries
  • Asbestos
  • Paint & Paint cans
  • Gas Bottles, Clinical or medical Waste
  • Hazardous & Toxic Materials
  • Solvents
  • Liquids
  • Oil, petrol, diesel
  • Fluorescent Tubes
  • Plasterboard
  • Rubbles, masonry

These are the regular and basic materials you can put in a skip and transport and for special or hazardous materials you may have to dispose them off separately. It is also important to follow environmental rules imposed by concerned authorities and with the appropriate disposal modes.  

Skip size can vary and you can choose the following from skip hire Milton Keynes 

  1. 2 yard skip
  2. 4 yard skip
  3. 6 yard skip
  4. 8 yard skip
  5. 10 yard skip
  6. 12 yard skip

How fast the skip delivery will be by a provider?

Skips are delivered by the providers usually on the following day after booking, but you can also order for same day skip delivery. 

What size of skip should you hire?

The size of the skip would be as per the rubble you are likely to generate during a renovation work or yard or garden clearance. Another parameter you need to consider while choosing size is how much space can spare to park the skip.

What all are covered in the skip delivery?

The skip rental will cover the activities of delivery, collection and disposal. In this no labour is included and you may have to hire them at extra costs from the skip delivery company. The hire charges are mostly for a week or 10 days but Mini Skips Milton Keynes can be flexible in bending the rules in your favour if you give prior notice.

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