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Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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2nd Jun 14 at 23:37

Further to my 'digging out chalk' thread, I need somewhere to put the soil/chalk.

I currently have 20 rubble bags full and i'm not even half done. The bags cost £4 for 10 in b&q and taking them to the tip takes forever. They also split so not ideal.

Had a look at skip hire which is quite expensive, then spotted the company 'Hippobag'. Seems pretty legit, buy the bag in B&q then book collection on the hippobag website.

Costs are £95 for bag and collection, so not bad I think, but if they were that good, surely more people would be using them? I don't think i've ever seen any.

[Edited on 03-06-2014 by Ben G]

AndyKent

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3rd Jun 14 at 05:31

Surely a skip is only a couple of hundred?

carl123uk

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3rd Jun 14 at 09:09

Might be different where you live but can get a builders skip here for £130

Gary

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Location: West Yorkshire
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3rd Jun 14 at 09:19

Buy a skip for an extra 50 quid. I wouldn't trust one of those bags to hold much

Ben G

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3rd Jun 14 at 10:17

quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Surely a skip is only a couple of hundred?

£235 is the cheapest I could find. Also means not having anywhere to park my car and needs to be filled as quick as possible

Must be south east tax.

Bonney

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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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3rd Jun 14 at 17:24

Them hippo bags only hold roughly a tonne, so it would be worthwhile getting a skip as they can hold Upto 4x that!

AndyKent

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3rd Jun 14 at 17:37

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Surely a skip is only a couple of hundred?

£235 is the cheapest I could find. Also means not having anywhere to park my car and needs to be filled as quick as possible

Must be south east tax.

Order skip.
Skip delivered in morning.
Fill in day.
Take away next morning.

Car on street for one day. Pretty sure thats ok

AndyKent

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3rd Jun 14 at 17:38

Alternatively make a massive pile in the garden and slowly dump it in the waste bin

johnny86

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Registered: 15th Feb 10
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3rd Jun 14 at 17:40

As I said I can get you tonne bags for free for as many as you want I know it don't answer your question but offers there.

Brett

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3rd Jun 14 at 17:48

Or get a hipposkip?

Ben G

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3rd Jun 14 at 18:36

Hipposkip is still a bag mate, only holds 1.5 tonne.

VegasPhil

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3rd Jun 14 at 19:16

Get those house/garden clearance guys round there's loads round here. They rock up in a transit van with a cage thing on the back and fill them with anything.

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Ben G

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3rd Jun 14 at 20:08

quote:
Originally posted by johnny86
As I said I can get you tonne bags for free for as many as you want I know it don't answer your question but offers there.

Sorry mate, I did read your u2u and forgot to reply! Tonne bags may be a bit excessive as I highly doubt i'd be able to move them

but cheers anyway mate, I do appreciate the offer.

A mate has suggested hiring a van for a day and taking the bags down the tip, which I don't think is a bad idea tbh. Might look at prices for hiring.

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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3rd Jun 14 at 21:11

You can get a skip in the mid £100's - you need to pick up the phone though Ben

BnQ is such a fucking rip off

Ben G

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3rd Jun 14 at 21:55

Fuck that, i'd pay extra for online only booking. Happy to speak to someone face to face though.

_Allan_

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3rd Jun 14 at 22:53

Only £7.99 but 682 trips to the tip.

Stu_22

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4th Jun 14 at 09:42

Advertise on ebay freecycle and gumtree. I got rid of loads of soil that way. there is always someone wanting to fill in a pond level off or build a raised garden.
The fact its advertised as free means a few people take it just because its free

Ben G

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4th Jun 14 at 11:34

Cheers stu. Missus did suggest that but I thought it'd be a silly idea

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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5th Jun 14 at 01:14

free soil. must be dug up by the collector

Ian

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5th Jun 14 at 01:24

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
A mate has suggested hiring a van for a day and taking the bags down the tip, which I don't think is a bad idea tbh. Might look at prices for hiring.

Depends what the policy is on taking a van.

Liverpool council won't let you take a van without a permit.

Stu_22

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5th Jun 14 at 09:44

I tried that they noticed me on the second trip and told me its a maximum of 10 bags.

I put mine up on ebay as all bagged up and ready to go

VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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5th Jun 14 at 11:27

A sign at the end of your road will do the trick. "FREE HARDCORE" with the house number.

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Ben G

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5th Jun 14 at 12:38

Might try something like that.

I have visions of some cunt pouring it all back out the bags onto my driveway though

Bonney

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10th Jun 14 at 19:29

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
A sign at the end of your road will do the trick. "FREE HARDCORE" with the house number.

Then one of the local scallys will write "porn" at the bottom

Rob_Quads

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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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11th Jun 14 at 09:01

Our local tip didn't like me taking lots of rubble to ours when i dug out a path. On my 3rd trip (in a 206 so not many) they said i could bring no more so then had to do trips to other ones in the area....and then got warned by another as my brickes were not baggd and they have to be bagged (even though you empty the bag into the bin?? madness)

Just doing the same again digging out for a shed so took 10 bags last night and will have another 8ish ready to go after tonight. See if I get warned again

Just noticed this at our local council site ref vans:

Householders who have hired a vehicle for two days or less do not require a permit, but should present their hire purchase documents to site staff on arrival.

[Edited on 16-06-2014 by Rob_Quads]

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