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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Ashkirk and within a 30 mile radius.
It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
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Skip hire in Ashkirk
Ashkirk is a small village and parish in the Scottish Borders, sitting on the Ale Water around five miles south of Selkirk, with a population of a few hundred. It is an ancient parish, recorded from the twelfth century, and its name means simply the church at the ash trees. For centuries Ashkirk belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow, who held a residence here, and the parish sat on the fringes of the great Ettrick Forest — a royal hunting ground that covered much of this part of the Borders in the medieval period.
The village is strung along the old road between Selkirk and Hawick, with the parish church of 1790 standing on an earlier site above the burn. Ashkirk's setting is characteristic upper Borders country: rolling sheep ground rising to open hill, with the Ale Water running through a wooded valley below and small farms and shelterbelts scattered across the slopes. The remains of Ashkirk Tower and other fortified sites in the parish are a reminder that this was raiding country during the centuries of border warfare, when almost every landholding of substance needed defensive walls.
The surrounding area is farming country, with hill sheep, cattle and forestry the mainstays, and the parish forms part of the wider Ettrick and Yarrow landscape that shaped so much of Borders literature — Walter Scott collected ballads across these valleys while Sheriff of Selkirkshire, and the Ettrick Shepherd, James Hogg, came from just west of here. Fishing on the Ale and the nearby Ettrick and Teviot, along with walking and cycling on the quiet hill roads, draws visitors through the season.
Ashkirk sits on the A7, the main route between Edinburgh and Carlisle, which gives the village good road access despite its rural character — Selkirk is five miles north, Hawick six miles south, and Edinburgh around an hour and a quarter. The Borders Railway terminus at Tweedbank, roughly 20 minutes away, offers services to Edinburgh. Neighbouring communities include Selkirk, Hawick, Lilliesleaf, Midlem, Roberton and Bowden.
Housing in Ashkirk is almost entirely traditional and rural, consisting of stone cottages and small terraces along the village street, the former manse and schoolhouse, a scattering of larger houses, and farmhouses, steadings and estate cottages across the parish. Several buildings are listed, and modern development has been minimal, so the village retains its historic form. Much of the wider parish is working agricultural land, where steading conversions, farmhouse renovation and estate property maintenance make up the bulk of building activity.