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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Chirnside 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 Chirnside
Chirnside is a village in the Scottish Borders, sitting on a ridge in the Merse of Berwickshire around eight miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a population of around 1,200. Its name means simply the ridge side, and the village occupies a long east-west spine of high ground with wide views across the fertile farmland of the Merse towards the Cheviots and the Lammermuirs. It is an old settlement — the parish church has a Norman doorway, and the ridge has been occupied since prehistory.
The village's most celebrated son is Jim Clark, twice Formula One world champion and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time. Clark farmed at Edington Mains near Chirnside and lived in the village, and he is buried in Chirnside cemetery. His grave draws visitors from around the world, and the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum at nearby Duns holds his trophies and cars. Chirnside's other historical connection is to the philosopher David Hume, whose family held the estate of Ninewells just outside the village, where he spent much of his youth and wrote parts of A Treatise of Human Nature.
Chirnside's industry was papermaking. The Chirnside paper mill on the Whiteadder Water operated from the nineteenth century and was for a long period the largest employer in the area, making specialist papers; it closed in the early 2000s. Farming remains the mainstay of the surrounding parish, with the Merse being some of the most productive arable land in Scotland, and the Whiteadder valley below the village offers fishing and walking.
The village sits on the A6105 between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Duns, with the A1 a few miles east. Berwick station, around 15 minutes away, is on the East Coast Main Line with fast services to Edinburgh and London. Edinburgh is around an hour by road. Neighbouring communities include Duns, Ayton, Reston, Allanton, Paxton, Foulden and Whitsome.
Housing in Chirnside is largely traditional, with stone cottages and terraces along the Main Street, former mill workers' housing, Victorian villas, and interwar and post-war council-built estates, alongside modern development on the edges of the village. The surrounding parish holds substantial farmhouses, steadings — many now converted — and estate cottages. Property is among the more affordable in the Borders, and the village's position within easy reach of Berwick and its station has made it increasingly attractive to commuters and to buyers moving out from further afield.