Skip Hire in Kemsing | How Do I Know Which Size I Need to Ensure Skips are Large Enough?
You’ve made the decision to clear waste from a home or business, put in the hours to see what stays and what needs to go, and decided on which skip hire company you want to use. That’s great, and you are already most of the way there. But, when skips are sent to Kemsing, how do you know if these containers are big enough for the job?
You might have other worries too, such as:
- What happens if the skips I order end up being too small?
- Will the operator refuse to take away overfilled skips?
- Is there a way I can compare waste volumes with skip sizes?
- What if I uncover extra waste and need another skip sent out?
At Westerham Skips, we can answer these questions and more. We cover the Kemsing area as a skip hire specialist and we understand why our customers have concerns about underordering in smaller unit sizes.
On this page, our only objective is to put your mind at ease.
Whether skips are too small or you simply haven’t ordered enough, it is never a good sign to see waste in a container nearing the level line but the waste piled on your property doesn’t seem to be getting any smaller. This represents underordering and, very soon, your skip will be full and but the excess waste will still need to be managed.
While the waste is still there, it can pose health and safety risks.
Westerham Skips can respond by bringing out more skips to Kemsing so the leftover waste can be loaded in and, once the container is full, taken away. Instead of being left to deal with tip runs you didn’t want to make in the first place, the problem will be dealt with.
We can make modifications to skip hire services as jobs progress.
Overfilling
Skips have level lines that indicate how high you can pile waste and with some clearances, just those few more inches of space are what a customer needs so waste can be taken away from a home or a business in Kemsing without increasing skip hire costs by ordering more units and finding the excess barely covers the bottom of a new container.
Westerham Skips won’t try to supply more units if we don’t have to.
Give us a call, and we will explain how to rearrange the contents in skips to create more space. Place heavier materials like rubble at the bottom, dismantle furniture, flatten boxes and squeeze any soft furnishings into the gaps, and skip capacity is better optimised.
Keep in mind your operator won’t be able to collect skips and remove them from Kemsing if they are overfilled and present a safety risk.
Comparing Waste Volumes
To avoid underordering when using us for skip hire, spend an hour or so evaluating waste and estimate how many black bin bags you would use if you were to take this waste to the tip in your own car. When you call to order, let us know how many estimated bin bags in total you have calculated, and we will recommend a skip size for the job.
As a guide:
- 4-yard skips hold up to 40 bin bags
- 6-yard skips hold up to 60 bin bags
- 8-yard skips hold up to 80 bin bags
- 10-yard skips hold up to 100 bin bags
- 12-yard skips hold up to 120 bin bags
- 16-yard skips hold up to 160 bin bags
Knowing how many estimated black bin bags you have, and requesting a unit in the appropriate size, stops underordering and overordering. Whether you need one skip or several, taking time to calculate your load size saves money on the cost of skip hire services in Kemsing.
Finding More Waste
Even the best planning doesn’t mean unexpected waste won’t cause you an issue as a clearance gets underway. Once heavier items have been put in to our skips, you could find more waste behind them or even change your mind and decide other stuff needs to be cleared as well.
This will leave you needing more skips.
Pick up the phone, let us know how much extra waste you have found, and we will come back to Kemsing to drop off whatever you need.
Why?
Because if skip hire isn’t flexible, it puts the customer in a tight spot when expected volumes change as each clearance moves forwards. Flexibility is one of our strengths so, when a project evolves and a single unit isn’t enough, we will deliver another as soon as we can.