How high can you overfill a skip

scholt

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Hired from a local company
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timscott

We had a skip recently and a mattress came above the level of the top of the skip and they made us pull it out - told us that we couldn't have anything higher than the edges of the skip.

pldd4

timscott wrote:

We had a skip recently and a mattress came above the level of the top of the skip and they made us pull it out - told us that we couldn't have anything higher than the edges of the skip.

At oh!! i've had a skip for the past two weeks and put doors at each edge and filled it a LOT higher! They are hopefully picking it up today, it will be interesting to see what happens.

babyangel10

I think it does depend on the company TBH. I asked before I started filling mine and the chap said that as long as he could get his chains over it properly then it was fine. Putting doors etc at the sides to make more space was ok, but filling it higher than the edges with loose building materials wasn't.

If you've already paid then my advice is to hide when they come and hope for the best!

uncle_buck_3

gertybertyangel wrote:

....Putting doors etc at the sides to make more space....

Know as "Greedy boards"

moggins

We were actually told by the guy who delivered our skip to do this! He said to fill it as much as we could so we'd get our moneys worth and wouldn't need a second skip. The only thing he wouldn't take was some old car tyres.

Fred_Bear_2

This is the question I have been trying to get answered for years. In east London where I live 99% of the skips are loaded well over the top sometimes incredibly high. I seem to be the only person who loads them level. When I asked one company they asked me what I would be putting in the skip and when I answered bricks and building rubble I was told that it must be level because they were mostly concerned with the weight. Another company told me ALL loads must be level. What I want to know is how do other people get away with overloading their skips?

vaio

we used doors and filled one with east london clay, when they collected it the bottom fell out

babyangel10

vaio wrote:

we used doors and filled one with east london clay, when they collected it the bottom fell out

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nearlyrich

Have you ever driven behind an overfilled skip ?, not good for the paintwork when it all starts flying out on the motorway.

Debt_Free_Chick

Strictly speaking, you must not overload a skip at all - it's a real safety hazard, both in terms of the weight and the potential uneven distribution of the load.

Some companies/drivers will take an overloaded skip - others won't. If an overloaded skip causes any problems/accidents then the skip company is liable - hence, many won't take them.

If you are going to overload a skip, there's not a lot you can do other than to wait for collection. You'll then find out whether the skip company will take it or force you to remove the overload.