Hiring a skip for your summer garden renovations should be straightforward. At the end of the day, nobody is ever looking forward to renovating their garden… They are, however, excited to have a cold one in it when it’s over. So, the easier we can make things, the better.
When we are lucky enough to have a summer like this one, it feels like our gardens truly have the opportunity to come alive. It becomes the perfect time to roll up your sleeves and renew your outdoor spaces so that they can be enjoyed until Autumn comes. From decking and patio refurbs to shrub clearances and soil preparations, summer is prime time for garden make-overs. However, if you’ve tackled a gardening project before, you’ll know how quickly waste can pile up. Anything from soil, turf, rubble, green clippings, fence panels and even old breeze blocks used to prop up a rusty shed.
This is where Morley Skips comes in. We’ve spent over 25 years helping homeowners across Essex and Suffolk to transform their gardens without the mess. Here’s how skip hire, together with our grab-hire and roll-on roll-off (RORO) services, can make your summer project more waste-friendly.
A garden renovation is more than simply removing a few sections of turf or plants. It’s a huge project that adds value to your property.
When you’re overhauling the look or feel of your garden, even digging down a few inches can result in sizeable amounts of leftover debris, and it piles up fast. Without a proper waste disposal strategy, even a small garden job can leave mounds of unwanted garden waste across your newly renovated outdoor space.
For this reason, hiring a skip for your summer garden renovations is essential.
Centralised Waste Collection
Instead of carrying waste to a wheelie bin or in the car to local tips, all garden debris goes straight into the skip. That saves time, energy, and (most importantly!) your back.
Health and Safety
Piles of rubble or soil left lying around can be a trip hazard, especially as the daylight fades and you forget where things are. A skip keeps things tidy and safe, especially over the busy summer weekends when you want to maximise your garden or outdoor area.
Compliance Made Easy
It’s your responsibility to dispose of garden waste correctly. Many councils prohibit certain types of waste at local tips. A skip ensures your green waste is recycled responsibly.
Time-Saving
With a skip on-site, you can focus on the renovation itself. No time is wasted on clearing out mid-project.
Here are a few common summer tasks that our clients have utilised our services for:
Morley Skips offers several options tailored to the scale and access level of your garden:
Standard Skips (4-8 yards / 25-70 bin bags)
Ideal for most home garden projects. Compact enough for driveways or front lawns, yet roomy for sheds, soil, turf, or patio waste.
Roll-On Roll-Off (20–40 yards)
This can be overkill for small gardens, but perfect for larger gardens or tasks such as rebuilding a large section of walling or excavating a pond. This level of capacity is great at handling heavy-duty materials like reclaimed concrete or brick.
Perfect for if you don’t have a driveway or clear access to your garden. Our grab-hire lorry can reach in with its 10-metre arm, meaning that you don’t need space for a skip drop-off. We collect waste directly, over buildings and around hard-to-reach corners, making it ideal for when skip placement isn’t an option.
Skip Bags (CO5 and CM9 only)
For small tasks like clearing weekly trimmings or garden overspill, skip bags are a handy alternative to bulkier waste removal options. We deliver them to an area of free space that you have, collect them, fill, and process the waste for you.
A successful renovation starts with planning, and skip hire is no exception. Here’s a step-by-step guide to keeping your site tidy and on track over summer:
Think about the type of waste that you have, is it turf, soil, broken stone, fencing or garden furniture? Then decide what type of container matches your volume and access. You can then either give us a call or book online here.
Skips need to be placed in a clear, accessible space. If your ideal area is narrow or not accessible due to a car on the drive, then grab-hire or skip bags are better suited. ROROs need a solid place to sit with room for lifting. If you’re unsure, please contact our team, who will discuss this with you and can arrange a skip licence fee for an additional cost if needed.
In most cases, we can drop a skip or send a grab-hire lorry the very next working day; during busier periods, this can vary slightly.
Simply book your collection when the garden is cleared, but please ensure that you do not overfill the container. It’s more cost-effective for you if we take the existing skip away and replace it with an empty one.
At Morley Skips, all removed rubbish is transferred to our in-house waste transfer station. Everything is both mechanically and manually sorted so that it can go on to be repurposed:
Hiring a skip for your summer garden renovations, or an RORO, or grab-hire service isn’t about simply removing your unwanted waste; it makes your garden project easier, safer and environmentally-responsible. Instead of sidestepping rubble or looking at a tired lawn, you’ll have clear space to bring your vision to life.
If you’re ready to find out more, simply call Morley Skips on 01621 815 287 or book online here.
