Skips for hire in milton keynes

Skip Hire Milton Keynes

Hiring skips might seem straight forward to someone that has never hired skips before but first you need to consider some very important points before going ahead. Below are some things to think about before you even pick up the telephone for prices.

How big of a skip do you require?

Skips can come in different sizes and you can save money by hiring the correct size for the contents you want to remove from your premises, different skips might be more beneficial and cheaper for more information please read what types of material are you removing?

Mini Skips

Mini skips good for household waste, garden waste.
You can put about 25-35 full black bin bags into a mini skip
 

They measure roughtly

Skip parameters Size height Width length
Metric 1.5 m³ 2' 6" 4' 5'
Imperial 2 yd³ 0.76 m
 
1.01 m
1.52 m

Midi Skips

Midi skips good for household DIY and redecorating. Doors and windows are able to fit in midi skips.
You can put about 35-40 full black bin bags into a midi skip
 

They measure roughtly

Skip parameters Size
Height
Width Length
Metric 3.06 m³ 3' 2" 4' 5' 11
Imperial
4 yd³ 0.96 m 1.22 m 1.8 m

Maxi Builder's Skips 6 yards length

Maxi Builder's 6 yard Skips are ideal for household DIY and House extention building. Sofas and beds are able to fit in Maxi Builder's skips.
You can put about 65-70 full black bin bags into a midi skip
 

They measure roughtly

Skip parameters Size height Width length
Metric 4.6 m³ 4' 5'
8' 6
Imperial 6 yd³ 1.22 m 1.52 m 2.6 m

Maxi Builder's Skips 8 yards length

Maxi Builder's 8 yard skips good for removing big quantitys of building rubbel and soil from foundations of buildings, mostly used in the building industry.
You can put about 65-90 full black bin bags into a midi skip
 

They measure roughtly

Skip parameters Size height
Width
length
Metric 4.6 m³ 4' 5' 6 12'
Imperial 6 yd³ 1.22 m
1.68 m
3.66 m

What types of material are you removing?

This is important as some skip companies will charge extra for mixed wastes If you divide your waste materials in to individual skips, it will allow for recycling later. Examples are below

Bricks and concrete only skips


Wastes included in skips are:
  • brick wastes
  • concrete wastes
  • hazardous waste
Wastes not included are:
  • soil wastes
  • wood wastes
  • garden wastes

Soil, brick and concrete skips only


Wastes included in skips are:
  • Soil wastes
  • brick wastes
  • concrete wastes
Wastes not included in skips are:
  • wood wastes
  • garden wastes
  • hazardous waste

General household waste skips only

Wastes included in skips are:
  • Soil wastes
  • brick wastes
  • household wastes
  • concrete wastes
  • garden wastes
  • building waste
Wastes not included in skips are:
  • hazardous waste

Where can you place your skip?

It's a lot cheaper and less time consuming to place your skip on your private property. If you have no space on your private property and the skip needs to be put on public land, footpaths, verges, and the highway, you will need a permit from the Milton Keynes council.

Most skip companys will help you with a permit if you need one. or else you can download the correct permits via the links below.

For skips outside the Central Milton Keynes area
For skips inside the Central Milton Keynes area - Parking bay

Ontop of the cost for renting the skip from the skip company - the Milton Keynes Council will charge

  • £14.00 for the first 2 weeks
  • £17.00 for every 2 weeks after that.
Further more if the skip is in a parking bay inside the Central Milton Keynes area you will have to request a suspension of the parking bay from NCP Parking.
A 10 day notice period is required by NCP Parking.
NCP Parking can be contacted on 01908 254870 or by email mksuspensions@ncp.co.uk

 

 

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