Skip Hire in Sevenoaks Weald | How to Optimise Space in Skips for a Value-Added Experience
Whether you have ordered one of our skips or several, there is still the worry that you didn’t ask for enough. What once looked a smaller consignment is now a mountain and the capacity in each skip seems to be shrinking by the minute. The last thing you want when using skip hire services is to pay extra to clear more waste than you expected.
Westerham Skips is proud to cover Sevenoaks Weald with a local waste management service and makes the needs of the customer a priority.
On the morning of the clearance, you will likely be thinking:
- Can I get all my waste into a skip without ordering another?
- Are there ways to organise waste to use the full capacity?
- Am I likely to exceed a weight limit if I cram more waste in?
We assure customers in Sevenoaks Weald that we not only hear you but also understand the questions you are asking. Let’s see what you can do when loading skips to get better value from a skip hire service.
What you are essentially hoping to do when optimising space in skips is to strategically load them so none of the room inside is wasted, and even smaller pockets of space are used to good effect. The best way to start a clearance is to look at bulkier waste items first.
Furniture is one such point.
Take apart tables, chairs and cabinets in advance but always use the hand tools you have available. You could injure yourself when using brute force and we would hate this to happen to you. Table and chair legs only need their own space, so detaching them is a great idea.
Another way to optimise the value of skip hire is to break down your cardboard boxes so they lie flat and won’t use up much skip space.
If you are using skips to clear waste from a garden in the Sevenoaks Weald area, trim back tree branches to the largest limb. The offcuts can then be used to fill up small spaces something large will not be able to fit into. Essentially, you are making waste more manageable.
Loading
With the waste broken down as far as possible, skips can be loaded. It is here where the first mistake is made. While covering space at the bottom of the unit might seem more sensible, it is better if a skip has its sides loaded first. Large, flat items, such as doors, tiled surfaces or boards, can be used as boundaries near the edges.
Anything soft or squashy goes in next because, as the weight begins to build once things are put on top of them, extra space is gained.
This is also the stage where light bagged waste goes in.
You can get much more from your skip hire order by adding alternate layers next if you have mixed waste to remove in Sevenoaks Weald. A dense material, like brick, rubble or green garden waste will press down on the light waste beneath. Like magic, more space now appears.
Finally, fill the gaps with loose soil, smaller items of debris and the cuttings from trimmed green waste to load skips to capacity.
Weight Limits
As long as skips are never filled above the level load line, and the unit might not be taken away if it is anyway for safety reasons, the complete weight of a load should be well within expected limits. If your load is mainly made up of heavy waste, talk to your operator.
An operator will know how far up skips can be filled when loads only consist of bricks and rubble. Add loose rubble first for stability.
Other than paying attention to level load lines and knowing what you are allowed to do with heavier loads, the rest of the skip can then be filled strategically. With little more than some organisation and planning, you make skip hire in Sevenoaks Weald more cost-effective from the outset. Westerham Skips will be on hand to answer questions or dispatch extra skips should you end up needing another delivery.