{"id":98,"date":"2013-10-25T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2013-09-30T08:42:06","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T08:42:06","slug":"the-beginners-guide-to-hiring-a-skip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/the-beginners-guide-to-hiring-a-skip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beginner’s Guide to Hiring a Skip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before you consider hiring a skip, you need to estimate the amount of waste you are likely to accumulate over the process of your construction or clearance project. By making a few educated calculations, you\u2019ll save yourself from paying over the odds or having to pay more for another skip for extra space. Remember, a great tip to maximise the use of your skip is to dismantle bulky items<\/p>\n

Secondly, you must ensure that the location for your skip is suitable. For instance, be aware of objects situated around the skip. Are there walls or garden furniture that could be at risk of damage during its delivery and collection or throughout its use?<\/p>\n

You must also consider how the skip lorry will access the skip for delivery and collection. Take note of the skip\u2019s position in relation to flower beds, neighbours\u2019 cars and property.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, in regards to location, ensure that the skip is placed on a suitable strength of ground and that it does not block access to man hole covers or drains.<\/p>\n

Finally, find out if your skip will need a council permit to sit on a public road or pavement \u2013 implement the correct safety measures so you don\u2019t get fined!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before you consider hiring a skip, you need to estimate the amount of waste you are likely to accumulate over the process of your construction or clearance project.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24,26,25,20,27],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-skip-information","tag-beginners-guide-to-skip-hire","tag-how-to-hire-a-skip","tag-skip-hire-guide","tag-skip-hire-information","tag-the-beginners-guide-to-skip-hire"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}