On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:17:01 +0100, R D S wrote:

How much higher than the highest side of a skip can one fill it before
one can be considered to be taking the ****?

And is it 'on' to increase the sides of the skip with board before
filling?

My experience.

If what you are putting in the skip is general rubbish, mixed, some
bricks, some rubble, some soil, old kitchen units etc. then the load
won't be any where near the maximum for the skip which is built for
compacted bricks, clay, rubble or concrete. In these circumstances a
reasonable amount of building up the ends to match the sides and a little
amount of side build up will probably be OK, especially for the smaller
mini and standard skips.
The large 12m³ skips should not be 'enhanced' as they are near the size
capacity of the truck.

HTH

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