Every December the toys come in, and by the first week of January the playroom and the children’s bedrooms are bursting at the seams. The new haul has nowhere to go because the old, outgrown, and broken bits are still taking up every shelf and corner, so making room means working back through what was already there. Doing it properly, rather than shoving things into yet another box, is what finally frees the space up, and a skip on the drive makes the job far easier to finish in one go. Our Lostock Hall skip hire service is well suited to this kind of family clear-out.
When the new toys arrive and the old ones have nowhere to go
A playroom only holds so much, and after Christmas it is usually already at capacity before a single new present is unwrapped. Cramming the new things in on top tends to mean nothing can be found and nothing gets played with, so the better approach is a proper sort that clears out what the children have grown past. Once you start, it is surprising how much has quietly built up over the year, from packaging that never made it to the bin to toys that were broken months ago and never thrown away.
Sorting what stays, what gets passed on, and what goes
The job splits neatly into three piles. There is what the children still play with and want to keep, there is the good, usable stuff that other families would welcome and is well worth taking to a charity shop, and then there is the genuine rubbish, the snapped plastic, the flattened boxes, and the bits with parts long lost. That last pile is what the skip is for, and because we sort everything we collect at our own recycling centre, as much of it as possible is recovered rather than buried. You can read about how we handle that on our environmental and recycling page.
The bedrooms and the playroom together
It often makes sense to do the children’s bedrooms at the same time as the playroom, since the clutter tends to spread between them. This is also the point where outgrown furniture comes to light, the cot that is long finished with, a small bed being replaced, or toy storage that no longer fits the room. Items like these are awkward and bulky, so dealing with them in the same clear-out, rather than leaving them to sit in a corner for another year, gets the whole job done at once.
Choosing a skip size for the job
For a playroom and a bedroom or two, our 4 tonne midi skip hire is usually about right and sits comfortably on a typical Lostock Hall drive. If the clear-out has grown into a wider family sort-out taking in the loft or garage as well, our house clearance skip hire is set up for that larger volume. If you are weighing up which to book, our guide on how to choose the right skip size for your project in West Lancashire sets out what each size realistically takes by weight and project type.
Doing it while they are off school
The school holidays and the first quiet week of January are the natural window for this, while the children are around to help decide what stays and before the normal routine starts up again. It helps to give yourself a few days rather than rushing it, and to remember that the festive period brings collection gaps around the bank holidays, so booking a little ahead means the skip arrives when you want to start and is gone before everyone is back to work and school.
Placing a skip in Lostock Hall
Most of the semis and estate homes around Lostock Hall have driveways with room for a skip on private land, which means no permit is needed and it stays on your own ground for the hire. The older terraced streets can be tighter, and if the skip has to sit on the road you will need a permit from South Ribble Borough Council, which we arrange as part of the booking. A quick word about access before the delivery lets our drivers plan the drop on the narrower roads.
Covering Lostock Hall and nearby
We cover Lostock Hall and the surrounding South Ribble area, so wherever you are we can usually be with you quickly. The same service runs to neighbouring Penwortham skip hire and Bamber Bridge skip hire, where the same new-year clear-outs come round every January. Knowing the streets first-hand means we can often flag any access issue before the lorry sets off.
Book a skip
When you are ready to clear the decks and give the children’s rooms a fresh start for the year, we are easy to reach. Call the team on 01772 364399 or get in touch through our contact us page, and we will match you to the right skip, sort any permit, and have it on your drive in good time. More than a hundred years of family clear-outs locally means there is very little we have not cleared before.
