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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Burnmouth 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 Burnmouth
Burnmouth is a small fishing village in the Scottish Borders, sitting on the North Sea coast around three miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a population of a few hundred. It is the first settlement in Scotland on the coast road north of the border, and its situation is dramatic: the village is split between an upper part on the clifftop beside the main road and a lower part reached by a steep, twisting road that drops nearly 200 feet down the cliff face to the harbour and the row of cottages at the water's edge.
The harbour was built in 1830 by the Berwick Harbour Commissioners and Burnmouth became a significant herring and white fish port through the nineteenth century, with a fleet working out of the tight rock-bound haven. The lower village consists of three small clusters — Cowdrait, Partanhall and Ross — strung along the shore beneath the cliffs. Fishing has declined greatly but a handful of boats still work from the harbour, chiefly for crab and lobster, and the creel gear stacked on the quay remains part of the scene.
Burnmouth's coastline is of international geological importance. The cliffs and foreshore here expose rocks from the Early Carboniferous period that have yielded some of the most significant early tetrapod fossils in the world, filling what was known as Romer's Gap — the puzzling absence of fossils documenting the transition of vertebrates from water to land. Excavations along this shore since 2012 have produced finds that substantially rewrote understanding of that period.
The village sits directly on the A1, with the East Coast Main Line running along the cliff above — Burnmouth had its own station until 1962, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, five minutes south, now serves the area with fast trains to Edinburgh and London. The Berwickshire Coastal Path passes through, running north towards Eyemouth and St Abbs with their spectacular cliffs and seabird colonies. Neighbouring communities include Eyemouth, Ayton, Reston, Lamberton and Berwick.
Housing in Burnmouth is almost entirely traditional, with stone fishermen's cottages in the lower village — tightly packed and gable-end to the sea — alongside stone houses and cottages in the upper village along the main road, the former station buildings, and a small amount of later infill. A number of properties are listed and the village is a conservation area. The exposed clifftop and shoreline position means salt, wind and driving rain make a heavy demand on roofs, render and windows, and the steep single-track access to the lower village is a defining practical feature of life there.