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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Eddleston 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 Eddleston
Eddleston is a village in the Scottish Borders, sitting in the valley of the Eddleston Water around four miles north of Peebles, with a population of around 700. It lies on the old road between Edinburgh and Peebles, in a narrow green valley running up towards the watershed with the Lothians, and the village has grown as a staging point on that route since the medieval period. The Eddleston Water joins the Tweed at Peebles, and the valley is locally known as the Cuddy — the burn being the Cuddy Water.
The village has a long-established landed history through the Wolfclyde and Darnhall estates. Darnhall, on the edge of the village, became Portmore in the eighteenth century, and Portmore House with its celebrated walled gardens and glasshouses is now open to visitors, regarded as one of the finest gardens in the Borders. The parish church dates from 1829 on a much older site, and the village sits within a landscape of policy woodland, estate cottages and hill farms.
Eddleston has become known in recent years for a significant environmental project. The Eddleston Water Project, running since 2009, is one of the most closely studied river restoration schemes in Britain — re-meandering straightened stretches of the burn, planting riparian woodland and creating ponds to slow the flow and reduce flood risk downstream in Peebles. It has been used as a national demonstration of natural flood management and draws researchers and policymakers from across the UK.
The village sits on the A703 between Peebles and Penicuik, with Edinburgh around 45 minutes by road — a proximity that has made Eddleston an attractive commuter base. Peebles is five minutes south, and the Borders Railway at Tweedbank is roughly 40 minutes away. The Moorfoot Hills rise to the east and the Pentlands lie north, with the Tweed Valley forests and the mountain biking centres at Glentress and Innerleithen close by. Neighbouring communities include Peebles, Leadburn, West Linton, Howgate and Innerleithen.
Housing in Eddleston is largely traditional, with stone cottages and terraces along the main street, the former inn, manse and school buildings, Victorian villas, and estate and farm properties through the surrounding valley, alongside a moderate amount of modern development on the village edges. A number of buildings are listed and the core is a conservation area. The Edinburgh commuting distance combined with the Tweed valley setting keeps property values here above much of the wider Borders.