Preparing For Your Skip

Hiring a skip is an easy, convenient way to have large amounts of waste collected from your property on a schedule that suits you. To make the skip delivery process quick and stress-free, you’ll need to prepare your home or site to ensure the skip hire company can deliver and collect your waste safely and efficiently.

Firstly, it’s important to ensure that your property can be easily accessed by vehicles of varying sizes. This is because we may need to use a larger vehicle to deliver your skip. Since some vehicles offload from the side or the rear, this will also need to be taken into consideration when telling us about the layout of your site. When contacting us, let us know a bit about your property and the surrounding area so we can get an idea of the size of vehicle we’ll need to use to deliver your skip.

You will also need to clear your driveway of vehicles or other items you may need. This is because when the skip is placed on your driveway, nothing will be able to leave or enter your driveway while the skip is in position. If you share a driveway with your neighbour, we would recommend that you consult with them before arranging skip hire. This allows you to assess whether there is enough space on your side of the driveway for the skip to be placed. If you don’t have a driveway, the skip will need to go on a public road or highway – this will require a special skip permit. Our team can help you with obtaining one.

When hiring a skip, it’s important to remember that there are a select few materials that should be collected and treated separately from the main load. This includes electronics, chemicals, tyres, asbestos, hazardous waste etc. Get in touch with us and we’ll be happy to offer alternative, safe ways of disposing of this waste.

If you’re looking for a waste clearance company to supply you with a skip, look no further than Burdett Metals. Simply get in touch and let us know a bit about your requirements. A member of our friendly team will gladly help you with your enquiry and provide you with all the information you need.