The 6yd skip is one of the most commonly requested skips that we have. Mostly used by domestic properties, for when you move house, doing some serious gardening work or clearing out all that old tat that you’ve been holding on to for donkey’s years. It’s 8.5ft long, and around 5 ft wide, so can fit on most driveways. It’s the perfect companion for those times when you want to take control of your house!

All day long,  people are taking advantage of our 20% off on all domestic skip hire online on Topskips.com – our little rebellion against the recent rise in VAT

If you book online before 28th February, you can enjoy VAT-free skip hire. Good for you, but not for the Chancellor!

Sorry George!

The site services handbook – everything – and we mean everything – you’ll need for your site or putting on an event…and guess what’s on the first page?

That’s right. Skip hire.

Little old us – now immortalised in print. Check it out:

Site services handbook

A customer was renovating a house in Mayfair, central London and was clearing the once impressive hallway of the residence. He discovered the original art deco marble flooring under the carpet. Using one of our skips to dispose of the carpet, he set to work with the marble floor cleaning, washing it himself and then getting specialists to bring it back to its former glory. The result was a to-die-for floor which has given his renovation instant wow factor.

It’s funny how many impressive features are hidden away in properties all over the UK, isn’t it?!

Loads of people ring us asking us to stick a couple of tonnes of aggregates in our skips when we come to deliver them to their house. It’s a popular request that we can easily fulfil, but it seems someone has decided to keep the soil in the skip and create a nice portable garden!

Nowt as queer as folk…

The biggest waste skip you can fill with heavy refuse like soil, stone and muck is an 8 cu yd builderskip. Any bigger and the wagon may not be big enough to pick it up – like the wagon in the following clip – check it out!

We get a lot of people ringing in unsure of what skip size is best for their garden clearout. It all depends on how big your garden is!

If you are lucky enough to have a big garden, then we would recommend an 8 cu yd builderskip. This is 12′ long and 5’6″ wide and is one of our most popular skips. If it sounds too big, think about how big your waste is going to be. Things like bushes and shrubbery can often be really bulky and may not weigh that much but will have take up a lot of space with their branches.

However if you have a small garden, we’d recommend our 4 cu yd midi skip. This is 6′ long and 4′ 3″ wide. It’s always best to go for a skip that might be little bigger than necessary – you never know what you’ll dig up!

And of course, all garden waste is recycled – so you can fill the skip knowing that none of it will go near a landfill tip.

Give our skip experts a ring on 08445 60 77 10 to book a skip for those jobs that you’ve been putting off all year…!

“Can you throw a fridge in a skip?”

A gentleman from Essex asked me this today and the answer was a resolute ‘Kind of!’.

Fridge recycling can be done using skips, but it will cost you.

Why is this? Well, because fridges contain CFC gases, they need to be treated carefully, and disposed of in a specific manner. Normal waste in skips are usually sorted at the Material Recycling Facility and then put into waste streams to be recycled. However, fridges are classed as hazardous waste and need to be treated in accordance to EA regulations.

Fridges can be taken away with the skip, but this comes at an extra charge. This charge covers the extra haulage and special treatment.

If you’ve been lumbered with an old fridge that you need to get rid of, speak to one of the gang at Topskips on 0844 60 77 10.

This is a question we received from a puzzled customer in Harrow, Middlesex today.

Question: What size skip do I need to throw away a single bed?

Answer:  First thing’s first, just remember to make sure there’s nobody sleeping in the bed before you throw it in the skip! Although skips come in all different shapes and skip sizes, the answer is pretty simple – anything over a 4 cu yd skip will safely contain a single bed.   The 4 cu yd skip is 6 ft long, from the widest part at the top, so this may be a bit too small for your job. A 6 cu yd builder skip and above will be ideal for any household furniture including beds, wardrobes and cupboards. Always ask about the dimensions of a skip when you are making an enquiry.

However, rather than worrying about whether you’re making the best choice, just ring up the thoroughly knowledgeable people at Topskips and let them help you through the booking process – ring 0844 560 7710 for friendly, skip-related advice. And if you’re thinking of hiring a skip out of office hours, just book online. Easy peasy!

We’ve launched our portable shower hire page at TopToilets.com for all you guys that need a way to keep clean and fresh on these sweaty summer days. Check it out.