Diy Decking Removal?

Section62

Woolsery said:

henry24 said:

It's surprising how much you can get in a wheelie bin if you make it small. I had 3 6 x 6 foot fence panels to get rid of and put 1 each week in bin 

I have a second special wheelie bin which suddenly appears with all the others on wheelie bin morning. I bag everything that goes in it. Sometimes the operatives hoik out the bags and throw them in the lorry manually, and sometimes they put the whole bin on the auo-emptier, but they never question what's in the bags at all.

I'd guess every situation is different. A raised lid or something like that wouldn't make a difference. We're not jobsworths in this area of the country.

I guess it depends on how much the local population care about their Council Tax bills going up.  Local Authorities have to pay per tonne of domestic refuse which goes into landfill, so keeping recyclable materials out of the domestic refuse stream reduces the amount it costs to dispose of the population's waste.  Wood is eminently recyclable, there is no reason whatsoever for it to end up in landfill.  People putting materials into their refuse wheelie bin that shouldn't be there are just costing their fellow local residents more money than necessary.

Unless you live in an area where the council is using energy from waste rather than landfill as their disposal method.  In which case, putting materials such as treated wood (containing a chemical cocktail) into the domestic refuse stream will potentially and unnecessarily increase the burden of toxic and carcenogenic chemicals coming out of the flue (subject to the specific process in use).

Either of which feel a little on the anti-social side to me.  Maybe some additional 'jobsworths' are needed to get people to act more responsibly with regard to their waste?

Woolsery

Section62 said:

Woolsery said:

henry24 said:

It's surprising how much you can get in a wheelie bin if you make it small. I had 3 6 x 6 foot fence panels to get rid of and put 1 each week in bin 

I have a second special wheelie bin which suddenly appears with all the others on wheelie bin morning. I bag everything that goes in it. Sometimes the operatives hoik out the bags and throw them in the lorry manually, and sometimes they put the whole bin on the auo-emptier, but they never question what's in the bags at all.

I'd guess every situation is different. A raised lid or something like that wouldn't make a difference. We're not jobsworths in this area of the country.

I guess it depends on how much the local population care about their Council Tax bills going up.  Local Authorities have to pay per tonne of domestic refuse which goes into landfill, so keeping recyclable materials out of the domestic refuse stream reduces the amount it costs to dispose of the population's waste.  Wood is eminently recyclable, there is no reason whatsoever for it to end up in landfill.  People putting materials into their refuse wheelie bin that shouldn't be there are just costing their fellow local residents more money than necessary.

Unless you live in an area where the council is using energy from waste rather than landfill as their disposal method.  In which case, putting materials such as treated wood (containing a chemical cocktail) into the domestic refuse stream will potentially and unnecessarily increase the burden of toxic and carcenogenic chemicals coming out of the flue (subject to the specific process in use).

Either of which feel a little on the anti-social side to me.  Maybe some additional 'jobsworths' are needed to get people to act more responsibly with regard to their waste?

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I didn't advocate specifically putting treated wood or anything else in wheelie bins, or say how often I use my extra bin. Sometimes it's useful and mostly it isn't, because we produce very little household waste and there's room in bin1. However, I'm guilty of putting others' bin bags in it when they look likely to break and leave me with a pile of used cat litter or similar  out side the gate.We have 14 properties here and 3 of us use wheelie bins.Sometimes an extra bin is needed, especially when the holiday lets are operative. No recycling there!

 I was essentially describing how different people's experiences are. Here, 11 properties with no bin at all; in other places a bin with a lid a few inches up doesn't get taken. It's  inconsistent, especially when no one seems to check what's in them anyway. Maybe they should, but that would cost too, so the reinstatement of free DIY disposal (subject to fair use) is a step forward. Recycling has improved over the past 5 years though.

I do occasionally get rid of something in the wheelie I might otherwise have to drive 18 miles to dispose of, but not wood which I'd burn, or rubble. I'm lucky, being a landowner with no gateways to a public road, but others have different experiences and as you know it's their responsibility to clear dumped materials.

Mistral001

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

Grenage

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

It's a pain in the !!!!!!; we had three large decks when we moved in.  I ran a circular saw across them all and sledghammered it all to pieces; very therapeutic.  Can never see the attraction over something good, like a decent patio.

Woolsery

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

Not much at all currently, but when the supply of property is better, people will associate decking with rats and maybe skidding and falling over in the wet. Then they'll consider the cost of replacing it with a quality patio etc.

DRP

Is there anything underneath? I’ve removed decking in previous homes which were covering rubble, wall foundations, unsightly concrete etc, so you may find yourself with an even uglier problem 😀

Gavin83

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

I’d rather have decking than a patio. We’ve got a patio at the moment and when I get round to sorting the garden out I’ll be replacing it with decking.

victor2

Gavin83 said:

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

I’d rather have decking than a patio. We’ve got a patio at the moment and when I get round to sorting the garden out I’ll be replacing it with decking.

A decent patio will last forever. Wood decking will last what, 10 years before the supports in contact with the ground go rotten?

Woolsery

victor2 said:

Gavin83 said:

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

I’d rather have decking than a patio. We’ve got a patio at the moment and when I get round to sorting the garden out I’ll be replacing it with decking.

A decent patio will last forever. Wood decking will last what, 10 years before the supports in contact with the ground go rotten?

Not if it's something like Millboard, but people will pay much more for that.

Gavin83

victor2 said:

Gavin83 said:

Mistral001 said:

Considering decking is not to many people's taste as in this case it appears, I wonder how much decking can devalue a property when it comes to sell it.

I’d rather have decking than a patio. We’ve got a patio at the moment and when I get round to sorting the garden out I’ll be replacing it with decking.

A decent patio will last forever. Wood decking will last what, 10 years before the supports in contact with the ground go rotten?

If someone’s decking is lasting 10 years they should get the job done properly.