It can be difficult to visualise the difference between the different skip sizes, which are given in cubic metres. Please use the list below of skip types that are available to assist you in making the right choice.
Diagrams are drawn to scale from actual skips, but shapes do vary and not all skips have doors. These diagrams are intended to give you an idea of size and do not depict the exact skip you will receive.
Small skip. This is suitable for small cleanups. Its capacity is about the same as 2.5 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge: Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Small skip. This is suitable for small cleanups. Its capacity is about the same as 3.5 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge: Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Small skip. This is suitable for small cleanups. Its capacity is about the same as 4.5 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge: Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Medium skip. Suitable for medium renovations. Its capacity is about the same as 6 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge: Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Medium skip. Suitable for medium renovations. Its capacity is about the same as 8 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge:Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:
Chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Medium to large skip. Suitable for many different applications. Its capacity is about the same as 10 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge: Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:
Soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Large skip. Suitable for renovation projects Its capacity is about the same as 12 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge:Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Very large skip. Suitable for renovation projects Its capacity is about the same as 20 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed:Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge:Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
Large skip. Suitable for renovation projects Its capacity is about the same as 33 standard box trailers.
Materials Allowed: Household goods, timber, plasterboard, steel, furniture, office goods, soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, tree, trunks and batteries.
Extra Charge:Mattresses, tyres
Materials Forbidden:Soil, bricks, concrete, rock, sand, tiles, lard, plaster, chemicals, paint, foodstuffs, asbestos, liquid and oils.
The team at PJ’s Waste specialise in providing a convenient way of booking a skip bin for all your needs. Let us help you with all your rubbish removal needs at the best possible price.