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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Cockburnspath 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 Cockburnspath
Cockburnspath is a village in the Scottish Borders, sitting close to the North Sea coast around ten miles north-west of Eyemouth, with a population of a few hundred. Locally it is usually shortened to Co'path. The village stands at a strategically significant point where the coastal route between England and Scotland is pinched between the Lammermuir Hills and the sea — the Pass of Pease, a deep wooded ravine just to the south-east, was for centuries regarded as one of the most defensible spots on the whole east coast route, and armies moving north or south had to reckon with it.
The village green holds a rare and handsome mercat cross of around 1500, marking Cockburnspath's status as a burgh of barony. The parish church of St Helen's is unusual for its round tower at the west end, a form very uncommon in Scotland, and the churchyard is older still. Nearby stand the ruins of Cockburnspath Tower and, on the coast, Fast Castle — a spectacularly sited clifftop ruin on a rock stack, thought to be the model for Wolf's Crag in Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor.
Cockburnspath is best known today as the eastern terminus of the Southern Upland Way, the 212-mile coast-to-coast long-distance path that begins at Portpatrick on the Irish Sea and finishes at the mercat cross here. The surrounding coast is exceptional: Cove Harbour, a tiny smugglers' haven reached through a tunnel cut in the cliff; Pease Bay with its sandy beach and caravan park; and the Siccar Point, a few miles east, where James Hutton identified the unconformity in 1788 that demonstrated the immense age of the Earth — arguably the most important site in the history of geology.
The village sits just off the A1 with the East Coast Main Line running past — Cockburnspath had its own station until 1951, and Dunbar, around ten minutes north, now serves the area with fast trains to Edinburgh in 20 minutes. Torness nuclear power station, a significant local employer, lies a short distance up the coast. Neighbouring communities include Cove, Oldhamstocks, Abbey St Bathans, Grantshouse, Innerwick and Dunbar.
Housing in Cockburnspath is almost entirely traditional, with stone cottages and terraces around the green and along the village street, the former manse and school, farmhouses and steadings across the surrounding parish, and a limited amount of later infill and modern housing. A number of buildings are listed and the village core is a conservation area. The exposed coastal and clifftop position means weatherproofing and roofing are constant concerns, and the fast Edinburgh link from Dunbar has drawn a commuting population into this stretch of coast.