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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Merton 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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Merton is a borough in south-west London, running from Wimbledon and Raynes Park through Merton and Morden to Mitcham, with a population of around 220,000. It was formed in 1965 from Wimbledon, Merton and Morden, and Mitcham, and takes its name from Merton Priory, founded in 1114 and one of the most significant Augustinian houses in England. It was at the priory in 1236 that the Statute of Merton was enacted — often cited as the earliest English statute still partly in force, and the origin of the phrase "we will not change the laws of England".
Wimbledon is the borough's best-known name worldwide. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has staged the Championships since 1877, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only Grand Slam still played on grass. The fortnight transforms the borough each summer, with hundreds of thousands of visitors and the queue itself a national institution. Wimbledon Common, 1,140 acres of open land with its windmill, is one of the largest commons in London and gave the Wombles their home.
The borough's industrial heritage centres on Merton Abbey Mills on the River Wandle, where William Morris established his textile printing works in 1881. Morris & Co produced its finest printed fabrics and tapestries here for over half a century, and Arthur Liberty's silk printing works operated alongside. Part of the site survives as a craft market with the working waterwheel, and the Wandle Trail follows the river through the borough.
Merton has a Nelson connection — Admiral Lord Nelson bought Merton Place in 1801 and lived there with Emma Hamilton, describing it as his paradise; the house was demolished in 1823 but the street names survive. Mitcham, in the south, was for centuries the centre of English physic gardening, growing lavender, peppermint and medicinal herbs for London, and Mitcham lavender is still commemorated locally.
The borough is served by the District and Northern lines, Thameslink, South Western Railway and the Croydon tram network. Housing ranges from substantial Victorian and Edwardian villas in Wimbledon Village and the Wimbledon Park area — among the most expensive in south London — to Victorian terraces in South Wimbledon and Colliers Wood, the enormous interwar St Helier Estate at Morden, one of the largest cottage estates ever built by the LCC, and modern development around Colliers Wood and Wimbledon town centre.