A pre-Winter Autumn clearout

When winter is on its way, autumn is a great time for an authentic cleanse. A neat garage, shed and gutter line not only looks better, it could also stop damp getting into your home when the heavy rain comes.

Garage clear-out: common waste types

Garages naturally store all sorts of odds and ends. Typical skip-friendly waste includes:

Existing shelving, broken storage boxes and flat-pack furniture.

Corrugated cardboard (flattened), general household waste, miscellaneous non-electrical items.

Offcuts from DIY timber projects only.

This will prevent paint, oils, fuel car batteries and gas canisters from entering a skip as generally these require specialist disposal and are hazardous.

Stuff that you are almost certain to find in your shed clear-out:

Larger/heavier waste: Often, a shed might be used to house heavier/bulkier type waste like;

Rotting wood, broken fence panels and dismantled pallets.

Garden furniture

Garden plant pots

Garden waste such as tree clippings, branches and hedge cuttings (if accepted by your skip provider). For Skip Hire Norfolk, consider https://www.kentskips.com/

Soil, rubble and hardcore are typically heavy loads so will need a smaller skip (usually only up to 4 yards) or it may be that you require one of the heavy waste options.

Gutters and landscaping

Quite a large pile of debris comes out when you clean gutters and downpipes, like:

Wet leaves, moss and silt

Small branches and yard waste

After this, bagging up just helps keep the skip a lot cleaner and easier to load up.

Quick neighbour-friendly tip:

If you have hired a skip, please locate it on your driveway where possible and keep the bin level-filled (do not overfill).