tony sayer wrote:
In article , Ed Sirett
scribeth thus
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


As it 'appens we've ordered a skip for a small job out in the sticks
tomorrow. Price quoted, 4 yard one, inc VAT is 55 quid but thats only
concrete and brick rubble.

Chuck one bit of wood in there and the price goes up to a whopping 115
quid!..

Anyone had this quoted?..

Similar. I was told that concrete and brick rubble can be taken (free or
possibly at a profit) to a recycling plant to be crushed & re used as
aggregate. Top soil can also be recycled free, wheras with general rubbish
they have to pay to tip it.

Maybe the 'green' tax also applies.

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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk