Skips

[Bazile]

Looking at two different company's web site

One says Builders Skip - 7- 8 cubic yards

Other just says Builders skip

Are builders skips more or less likely to be the same size ?

[Zacs-Master]

No. They vary considerably.

[vulcan42]

Most skip hire companies offer several different sizes.

https://www.wtskiphire.co.uk/sizes/

[The Builder]

Scroll down through this one for an idea, Baz

https://www.dcw.co.uk/container-types/skips

[Bazile]

What i meant is both sites list different skip sizes .

However they both specifically list a ' builders skip ' as one of the sizes

[The Builder]

The term "Builders' Skips" covers a whole load of sizes, Baz.
It's just a generic term. You really have to specify a size.

[Bazile]

Thanks

[ummmm]

Wouldn't a builders skip mean you can put different waste in it?

I've just had a skip with a long list of things we couldn't put in it, including things like rubble and garden waste. I assume a builders skips would allow that.

[Zacs-Master]

No, ummmm. There are restrictions on what you can put in them. Old paint is now one thing.

[The Builder]

That's right, Umm.
When you order, you specify "mixed waste".

That'll cover just about everything.... well, except asbestos, body parts etc ;o)

[KARL]

this sort of vagueness is shockingly common and it really is a wonder that it is tolerated/allowed. Go to the likes of B&Q or Wickes and look for "Building sand", i.e. general purpose washed sand - you will find bags labelled "Large Bag". Ask the staff and they are almost guaranteed not to know how much the bags contain, there is no indication on them. You wouldn't buy potatoes on that basis, nor would that sort of labelling be allowed.

[The Builder]

Actually, Zacs is right about the paint. You have to empty the tins first.

[diddlydo]

Errr - where/how do you empty the paint tins?

[retrocop]

Avatar Image diddlydo
//Errr - where/how do you empty the paint tins? //

Usually at your local municipal re-cycling plant. Same with oil.

[vulcan42]

My local recycling depot will take paint tins with some paint left in them, the tins go into a special sealed container.

[ummmm]

Oh no, Builder, I dumped a body in ours :-)

Yes, Zacs...we have to take paint to the tip. Luckily my OHs job means we can get rid of stuff that skips won't take.

Problem is though...we can't control what other people put in it.

[The Builder]

Pssssssssssttttttttt!!! Diddly..........

Best not to ask .....

Bur there are those who simply tip it all over the rest of the skip's contents. (Not that I would know.)

Parkinson's Law tends to apply. The more obstructive the bureaucracy, the more "solutions" become available.

[The Builder]

Ummmmmmmmmm bodies are fine. After all, graves are only organised landfill ;o)

[Bazile]

One says 60 bin bags. Height 1,020mm, length 3,350mm, width 1,750mm.

Other says 7-8 cubic yards

How does the sizes compare - any one good at the required conversions ?

[The Builder]

Your dimensions equate to 7.8 cubic yards, Baz.

That's about 6 cubic metres. The measurement is taken at "load level".
Roughly the actual top of the skip.

The load level is for dense, heavy material such as earth or hardcore.
With lighter, mixed waste, it's perfectly permissible to go higher, often using old doors as side risers.

Then, it's a matter of common sense. If it's piled up so high that it's unstable, then drivers often throw some of it off when they pick up.

[woofgang]

You can put paint in a skip if its part of the deal with the skip hire. I specifically checked the summer before last because I had a skip for bathroom refurbishment and there was space left. I phoned the skip hire people and asked if there were any limitations and they said paint was fine in sealed containers. Basically anything that hadn't got a skull and crossbones on the container or wasn't special waste like asbestos. They are the biggest local company and very helpful, the lady was amazed that I bothered to ask and said that most people don't. My next doors either side and I had a space in the skip party which gave me considerable neighbour brownie points and a box of bonsai pots that one neighbour was going to skip!