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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Durham 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 Durham
Durham is a city in the north-east of England, sitting in a tight loop of the River Wear around 15 miles south of Newcastle, with a population of around 50,000. Its site is extraordinary — a rocky peninsula almost encircled by the river, with the cathedral and castle standing together on the high ground above steeply wooded banks. That defensive position is why the community carrying the body of St Cuthbert settled here in 995, ending more than a century of wandering after fleeing Lindisfarne ahead of the Vikings.
Durham Cathedral, begun in 1093, is widely regarded as the finest Norman building in Europe and among the greatest cathedrals anywhere. Its massive incised columns and the earliest large-scale use of pointed ribbed vaulting mark a decisive moment in architectural history, anticipating Gothic by half a century. It holds the shrines of St Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede, and together with Durham Castle it forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bill Bryson called the view of the cathedral from the railway viaduct the best in England.
The castle, begun in 1072, was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham, who for seven centuries wielded near-royal powers in the County Palatine — raising armies, minting coin and holding their own courts — as the Crown's bulwark against Scotland. Since 1837 it has housed University College, part of Durham University, the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is a defining presence in the city, with colleges spread across the peninsula and up Elvet Hill.
Coal dominated County Durham for two centuries, and although no pits remain, the Durham Miners' Gala each July — the Big Meeting — still brings tens of thousands to the city with banners and brass bands, one of the largest trade union gatherings in Europe. Durham sits on the A1(M) with Durham station on the East Coast Main Line giving services to London King's Cross in around three hours and to Newcastle in twelve minutes. Neighbouring communities include Chester-le-Street, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Brandon, Bowburn and Sherburn.
Housing in Durham ranges from Georgian and Victorian property on the peninsula and around Old Elvet and the Bailey — heavily listed and within the World Heritage Site and conservation areas — to Victorian terraces in Gilesgate and Crossgate, former colliery housing in the surrounding villages, interwar and post-war estates at Sherburn Road and Newton Hall, and modern development on the city's edges. The student population has driven a very high concentration of HMOs and purpose-built student accommodation, which has been one of the most contested local planning issues of recent years.