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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Stirling 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 Stirling
Stirling is a city in central Scotland, sitting on the River Forth at the point where the Highlands meet the Lowlands, with a population of around 37,000. Its position at the lowest bridging point of the Forth made it the strategic key to Scotland — whoever held Stirling controlled movement between north and south — and the surrounding area saw two of the defining battles of the Wars of Independence: Wallace's victory at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and Bruce's at Bannockburn in 1314. Stirling was granted city status in 2002 and serves as the administrative and commercial centre for a large rural hinterland.
Stirling Castle dominates the city from its volcanic crag, one of the grandest Renaissance buildings in Scotland and a principal residence of the Stewart kings, with the restored Great Hall and Royal Palace open to visitors. The medieval Old Town runs down from the castle along the Top of the Town, past the Church of the Holy Rude, Argyll's Lodging and the Old Town Jail. The National Wallace Monument stands on Abbey Craig across the valley, and the Bannockburn Heritage Centre marks the battlefield to the south. The University of Stirling occupies a parkland campus around Airthrey Loch, widely regarded as one of the most attractive in the UK.
Stirling is very well connected, sitting at the junction of the M9 and M80 with fast road links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth, and Stirling station offering services to both cities in around 40 minutes as well as north to Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen. The Trossachs and Loch Lomond National Park lie immediately to the west. The city's neighbourhoods include Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead, Cambusbarron, Cornton, Riverside, Braehead, Broomridge and Torbrex, with Dunblane, Doune and Bannockburn nearby.
Housing in Stirling ranges from historic properties in the Old Town — much of it listed and within a conservation area — to Victorian villas and terraces in Bridge of Allan and Kings Park, interwar housing in Causewayhead and Cambusbarron, post-war estates at Raploch and Broomridge, and modern development at Cornton, Chartershall and the Forthside area. Bridge of Allan, a former Victorian spa town, has some of the most desirable property in the region. The student population supports a rental market with regular refits, and Stirling continues to grow as a commuter base for both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
That mix of period renovation, rental turnover and new development keeps skip hire in Stirling in regular demand, whether it's a listed property refurbishment in the Old Town, a villa renovation in Bridge of Allan, a rear extension in Cambusbarron, a garden clearance in Causewayhead or a unit strip-out on one of the industrial estates at Springkerse or Broadleys. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and while most of the suburban and modern housing has driveways where a skip can be placed without a permit, the narrow, steeply graded streets of the Old Town rely entirely on on-street parking, so a permit from Stirling Council will be needed there and access needs planning. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
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