Hiring a skip makes waste disposal easy, especially if you carry out a DIY project, home renovation, garden clean out or construction project. Before hiring a skip, you must understand the ins and outs, including how long you can keep the skip.

A reliable and professional skip hire company, like Kwik Skips, will be completely transparent about their pricing, hire period and collection date.

How Long Can I Keep A Skip?

Most skip-hire companies in the UK have hire periods of 1 week. However, at Kwik Skips, we understand this may not be long enough!

Several factors, including weather conditions and tradespeople’s schedules, may mean you don’t fill the skip in the first seven days. And that’s OK! Here at Kwik Skips, our customers choose the skip drop-off and skip collection dates when booking their skip.

If a collection date isn’t agreed upon, we automatically collect the skip two weeks after the drop-off date. However, we are happy to accommodate if you would like to hire the skip for longer than two weeks.

Similarly, this can usually be arranged if you fill the skip sooner than expected and want it collected.

Which Skip Is Right For Me?

Skips come in a range of sizes. Aside from deciding how long to keep your skip, you must also decide which skip is right for you.

A professional skip hire company will provide plenty of information and advise you on the best skip size for your waste management needs.

At Kwik Skips, we have a wide range of skip sizes, all of which can hold mixed and general waste. These include:

• 4-Yard Skip – ideal for smaller projects, the 4-yard skips can hold up to 40 bin bags full of waste.
• 6-Yard Skip – ideal for small to medium projects and the most popular skip available to hire, the 6-yard skip can hold up to 60 bin bags of waste.
• 8-Yard Skip – ideal for larger projects and often used in commercial, industrial, and domestic settings, the 8-yard skip can hold up to 80 bin bags of waste.
• 12-Yard Skip – ideal for large, bulky waste that won’t fit in smaller skips, the 12-yard skip holds up to 120 bin bags of rubbish and is an excellent choice if you need to dispose of furniture, cabinetry, packaging, etc.
• 16-Yard Skip – ideal for property renovations and rebuilds, the 16-yard skip is the largest traditional style skip available. It can hold up to 160 bin bags of waste.
• 20-Yard Roll-On Roll-Off Container – the 20-yard RoRo container skip holds an incredibly large amount of waste and is a popular option for construction projects, industrial sites and commercial property renovations. Due to its low height, it may not be ideal for large pieces of furniture.
• 40-Yard Roll-On Roll-Off Container – the 40-yard RoRo container skip is the largest skip available to hire.

How Do I Book A Skip?

Hiring a skip is easy. Simply find your local skip hire company and contact them. Some skip hire companies, including Kiwk Skips, allow customers to book a skip via their online booking form. You can choose the skip size, drop-off date and collection date – and we can deliver the skip within 24 hours!

When choosing a skip-hire company, always avoid illegal skip-hire companies by checking the company’s licence. A legitimate company will have a Waste Carrier Licence and a Waste Management License in adherence with the Environment Agency and GOV.UK.

Get In Touch

Have a question? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kwik Skips. We cover Blackpool, Preston and the Fylde Coast and aim to recycle 99% of all the waste we receive.