Rubbish Skip Hire

If you need to tackle a job of clearing rubbish or general waste consider using skip hire!

Available in several different sizes and shapes a rubbish skip could be the answer to any clearance or waste removal needs you have whether for domestic use or business use.

The job of getting rid of unwanted items and especially left over materials from building works or gardening tasks can be both time consuming as well as costly.

When you consider the amount of time it can take to clear a loft out, or just get rid of tree prunings and plant clippings when overhauling your garden, local skip hire can often be the cheapest option.

What sizes of rubbish skip are available?

Typically there are four (4) sizes of rubbish skip you can rent. These being midi sizes, mini, standard, and commercial.

The most common size seen in the UK and across Europe is the standard size skip.

This is the shape and size that most builders, general contractors, landscapers, and all types of fitters choose for day to day clearance and waste removal jobs.

Can all skips be sited on the roadside?

In most UK cities you can site a rubbish skip on the side of the road providing it is not a hazard to pedestrians and road users. When renting a skip it is always wise to ask the provider before going ahead with your order.

It goes without saying that in certain conservative and historic areas you will not be able to site a skip without a permit. An example of this could be if you are wanting to hire a skip in York. Being a historic City a large number of areas and roads fall into conservation areas where council approval must be obtained before any building, construction, or similar work is undertaken. This also includes restriction of skip placement as well.

What can you put in a rubbish skip?

With the exception of commercial type skips a “common” skip is for the disposal of general builders waste, old construction materials, as well as garden and household waste.

Examples of this are old paving slabs, bricks, building blocks, timber including old doors, kitchen units, furniture, and inert materials like soil, gravel, slate, and clay. As far as the home “domestic” user is concerned most household fixtures and items can be disposed of with the exception of anything that could be a hazard.

Items that should not be put in a rubbish skip (unless approved) are old tv sets, computer monitors, fridge and freezers, paints, solvents, and cleaning materials like bleach and acids.

How long can you keep a skip for?

This is entirely up to the customer. Most local hire operator contractors like to hire a skip for a period of time in the region of 10 to 14 days. It is common however for a client to rent one for several months at a time depending on their individual needs.

Industrial waste needs to be handled in a totally different way depending on what it is. It is wise to contact a local skip hire company prior to undertaking a removal project especially if you intend to dispose of large quantites of a certain item, eg a large quantity of old cement powder or concrete mix.

In these scenarios a commercial skip may be the answer, or alternatively it may need specialsit removal by a commercial waste removal company.

Backpack Leaf Blowers

Thinking of buying a backpack garden leaf blower?

This particular powered tool is one of the most useful items of garden machinery you can buy for tacking the job of clearing fallen leaves and twigs in the Autumn and Winter.

As the name suggests this type of leaf blower is carried on the back of the operator usually by way of a harness attatched to a carry support frame.

Backpack leaf blowers are self contained units that run on petrol (usually two stroke engined) and which incorporate a compact engine with a high speed blower unit. Air is propelled out of a flexible blower tube / nozzle at a high rate in the direction required by the operator, clearing fallen leaves rapidly and effortlessly.

All petrol back pack garden leaf blower units feature a throttle (speed) control to vary the amount of air flow being delivered. This is usually a trigger speed control that is mounted on the far end of the blowers nozzle tube.

Types of engines available:

The majority of leaf blowers feature a two stroke compact sized petrol engine. Up until recent years this was the favourite option for both manufacturers as well as users allowing production costs to be kept to a minimum whilst offering good performance, and with little maintenance requirements for the owner.

A stroke engine has far fewer moving parts than a four stroke machine and hence repairs and servicing costs are cheaper.

Four stroke engined backpack leaf blowers are a relatively new introduction as far as leaf blowers go, but they have been developed and introduced to meet emission concerns regarding noise and polution.

A four stroke engined machine is far quieter than a two stroke machine and is therefore better for clearing leaves around hospitals, office buildings, and residential areas where noise is an issue.

One innovative development as far as backback leaf blowers go is the introduction of a completely new design of petrol engine that is ideally suited for this type of  portable power tool. This new type of engine is the 4 mix (four mix) Stihl engine.

Fitted to several models in their range (the BR500, BR550, and BR600 Magnum) this innovative engine runs on a two stroke mixture of petrol with oil but fires on a four stroke cycle as per a normal four stroke petrol engine.

The compact engine allows their relevant models of leaf blower units to be quiet in operation but feature the simplicity of a two stroke engine.

The Stihl BR600 Magnum is also one of the quietest running leaf blowers you can buy incorporating extra sound reduction by way of a special silenced blow nozzle tube.

The 4 mix range of Stihl back pack style units have instantly gained popularity Worldwide by professional users that have a need for a power tool of this type.

Garden contractor workers in particular recognise their good ergonomics, reliability and robustness, and powerful leaf blowing performance.