By early November, the long back gardens behind the semis and detached homes of Maghull have had their last real growth of the year. A garden clearance in Maghull usually starts with the leaves, then spreads. The shrubs along the fence have doubled in size. The decking has gone soft at one end, and the raised beds are rotting at the corners. Down by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, a few gardens back onto the towpath and collect even more leaf fall. This is the month people finally decide to sort it all out in one go.
What a Garden Clearance in Maghull Actually Produces
Most autumn clear-ups here produce a mix of two kinds of waste. The first is green material, such as leaves, hedge trimmings, cut-back shrubs and old plants. The second is the hard stuff. That means broken paving slabs, edging, soil from collapsed raised beds and the hardcore underneath an old path. Then there is timber, because rotten decking boards, joists and fence panels come out in quantity. An old shed often comes down at the same time.
It helps to walk the garden before you book. Make a rough note of what is coming out and roughly how much. That one step makes choosing the right skip far easier.
Green Waste Fills by Volume, Soil and Paving by Weight
Leaves, shrubs and hedge cuttings are light and bulky. They fill a skip by volume long before they get near its weight limit. So the job is about space, and cutting branches down and treading the load in makes a real difference.
Soil, paving and hardcore behave the other way. A skip loaded with broken slabs or earth from old raised beds can hit its weight limit while it still looks half full. For that reason, we always ask what the heavy part of the job looks like. If a garden clearance in Maghull involves lifting a patio or digging out beds, the weight decides the skip, not the leaves.
Choosing a Skip for Garden Clearance in Maghull
For a typical domestic clear-up of leaves, shrubs, a few decking boards and a small shed, a 4 tonne midi skip is usually the sensible starting point. It suits the kind of clear-out most Maghull households are doing this time of year.
If you are also lifting paving, breaking up an old path or clearing soil, choose an 8 tonne builders skip instead. It is built for heavier material. Once the ground is clear, it often needs re-levelling before new turf or beds go in. Our top soil is a simple way to bring a dipped lawn or an emptied bed back up to level.
Where the Skip Sits and Who Issues the Permit
Many Maghull homes have a driveway at the front. If the skip sits on your own drive, no permit is needed. If it has to go on the road, Maghull is in Sefton, so the permit comes from Sefton Council. We obtain it as the skip supplier. The standard charge is £23 per skip per week, or £43 in high-congestion areas. Each permit is valid for up to seven days, and only one skip is allowed per site at a time.
On the carriageway, the skip needs at least four cones and amber lamps in darkness. Skips on the highway must not contain inflammable, explosive or noxious material. You can read the detail on the Sefton Council construction licences page.
Please Do Not Burn It
With Bonfire Night only days away, it is tempting to pile the cuttings up at the end of the garden and set light to them. Wet leaves and green shrubs burn badly and smoulder for hours. The smoke then drifts across neighbouring gardens. Our article on what not to burn before Bonfire Night explains why a skip is the safer option.
Old Sheds, Garage Roofs and Asbestos
Be careful with old outbuildings. The HSE says asbestos can be found in any building built or refurbished before 2000. Garage roofs, roof sheets and felt are among the places it turns up, as the HSE guidance on where asbestos is found shows. It can never go in a skip and needs a licensed route instead. Our guide to asbestos and skip hire explains what to do.
Other items stay out of a mixed skip too. Tyres, gas bottles, paint tins with liquid in them and electrical items cannot go in. If you are unsure, call before it goes in.
Where Your Garden Waste Goes
Every load comes back to our own recycling centre. We sort it there rather than passing it to a third party. Green waste, timber, metal and hardcore are separated so that as much as possible is reused. You can read more on our environmental and recycling page.
Some autumn clear-ups are part of a bigger move. If you are emptying a house as well as the garden, our piece on downsizing clearance in Maghull covers that side of the job.
Booking Your Garden Clearance in Maghull
Planning a garden clearance in Maghull this November? Tell us what is coming out, how much of it is soil or paving, and where the skip can sit. We will tell you plainly which size suits the job. Our page on skip hire in Maghull has more on the area we cover. Ring our team on 0151 909 6399 or use our contact page.
