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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Chester 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 Chester
Chester is a walled city in Cheshire, sitting on the River Dee close to the Welsh border, with a population of around 80,000. It was founded by the Romans in AD 79 as Deva Victrix, one of the largest legionary fortresses in Britain, and the modern street plan still follows the Roman layout. Chester has the most complete circuit of Roman and medieval city walls in Britain, running almost two miles around the centre, and prospered as a major port until the Dee silted up, after which it reinvented itself as a market and administrative centre for the region.
The city's most distinctive feature is the Rows — continuous covered galleries at first-floor level along the four main streets, unique to Chester and dating from the medieval period, giving two tiers of shops along Eastgate, Bridge Street, Watergate and Northgate. The Eastgate Clock, built for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, is said to be the second most photographed clock in England after Big Ben. Other landmarks include Chester Cathedral with its Norman and Gothic fabric, the Roman Amphitheatre — the largest uncovered in Britain — and the Grosvenor Museum. Chester Zoo, just north of the city, is one of the most visited attractions in the UK, and Chester Racecourse at the Roodee is the oldest racecourse still in use in the world.
Chester is well connected, with Chester station offering services to Liverpool, Manchester, Crewe and North Wales along with a direct route to London Euston in around two hours. The A55 North Wales Expressway runs west from the city, the M53 links north to the Wirral and Liverpool, and the M56 connects east towards Manchester. Its neighbourhoods include Hoole, Handbridge, Boughton, Curzon Park, Upton, Newton, Blacon, Vicars Cross and Saltney, with Tarporley, Tarvin and the Cheshire villages beyond.
Housing in Chester ranges from Georgian townhouses in Abbey Square and around the walls to the elaborate black-and-white Victorian revival buildings that give the centre its character, alongside Victorian terraces in Hoole, Boughton and Handbridge, substantial villas in Curzon Park and Upton, interwar semis in Vicars Cross and Newton, and post-war estates at Blacon and Lache. A great deal of the centre lies within conservation areas with a very high concentration of listed buildings, so period work is tightly controlled, and Chester's affluence supports a steady flow of high-value extensions, loft conversions and full refurbishments.
That mix of period renovation and suburban improvement keeps skip hire in Chester in steady demand, whether it's a listed building refurbishment near the walls, a rear extension in Hoole, a garden clearance in Upton, a full renovation in Handbridge or a unit strip-out on one of the business parks at Sealand Road or Chester Business Park. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because the Victorian terraced streets in Hoole and Boughton have little off-road parking and the centre operates residents' parking schemes, a permit from Cheshire West and Chester Council will often be needed where the skip has to sit on the road. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
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