Summer is not all sunshine, and the squally weather that rolls across Leyland brings down a fair amount of fencing every year. Replacing storm-damaged panels means clearing the old fence first, and that produces more waste than the neat line of panels suggests, so dependable skip hire in Leyland makes the job far easier. Good fence removal skip hire is mostly about dealing with the heavy concrete bases that come up with the posts.
Why summer storms damage fencing on exposed estates
Leyland has plenty of open estates where the wind gets a good run at a fence line, and a strong summer gust will find any panel that has started to rot or any post whose base has begun to give. Once one panel goes, the strain often takes a couple of its neighbours with it, so what starts as a single broken panel can become a run of fencing that needs replacing. The damage tends to come in clusters rather than one isolated panel, which is why a fence job usually turns out a proper skip’s worth of waste rather than a couple of bags.
Panels, posts and the weight of concrete bases
The panels themselves are bulky but light, so it is easy to assume a fence clearance is a low-weight job. The surprise is the posts, because timber and concrete posts are usually set in a concrete footing, and digging those out brings up dense lumps of set concrete that weigh far more than the timber. A 4 tonne midi skip suits most domestic fence replacements, while a larger run of fencing or a job combined with other garden work may call for an 8 tonne builders skip to carry the weight of the footings.
Separating timber from inert waste
A fence clearance is a good example of a job where a little sorting helps. The timber panels and rails are recoverable as wood, while the concrete footings are inert material, and keeping the two reasonably apart means more of each can be recovered. If your project also clears overgrowth along the old fence line, a garden waste skip hire for the green side keeps that separate again. If you are wondering where the different materials end up, our explanation of what happens to the waste in your skip sets it out.
Skip placement on estate streets
Most fence jobs let the skip sit on the driveway, which keeps things simple, though on some of the tighter estate streets around Leyland a road placement with a permit is the better option, and we arrange that through the county. Recovering as much of the material as we can is part of how we work, which you can read about on our environmental and recycling page. As ever, we take a look at access first so the lorry can drop and collect without snagging on a narrow approach.
Digging out post footings without overloading
The footings are what make a fence clearance heavier than it looks, so they are worth a moment of planning. Old concrete bases are dense, and a run of fence can carry a surprising number of them, so we suggest spreading the broken footings low and even across the base of the skip rather than dropping them all in one corner. Timber and concrete behave very differently in a skip, and keeping the heavy footings low with the lighter panels stacked over them is the steadiest way to load the mix. As with any heavy material, the skip can reach its limit while still looking part empty, so it is the weight to watch, not the space, and a call to us settles it if you are unsure how the footings will add up.
Delivery and collection around the repair
A fence replacement usually runs across a weekend or two, and we plan the skip around that rather than leaving it to chance. The skip can land before you start pulling the old line out, so panels, rails and footings go straight in, and we collect once the new fence is up and the ground is made good. If the weather turns mid-job, as a Leyland summer can, there is no pressure to fill the skip to a deadline, and we will work the collection around when you are actually finished. Being a local firm, we can usually turn a collection around quickly once you call to say the line is done.
When a fence comes down in a summer storm you usually want it dealt with quickly, and being a local firm means we can often get a skip to you fast rather than leaving you waiting on the old line. A quick call is the best way to lock in a delivery, and we will size the skip for the footings at the same time. Once the timber and concrete reach us, the recoverable material is sorted rather than sent straight to landfill.
Local coverage around Leyland
Storm-damaged fencing turns up across the whole area in summer, and the pattern of light panels and heavy footings is the same wherever the property sits. If your job is over toward skip hire in Bamber Bridge or nearer skip hire in Penwortham, we bring the same read of the waste to the booking.
When your Leyland fence needs replacing after the weather, contact our team and we will size a skip for the footings and get it to you quickly. Call 01772 364399 and we will help you clear the line.
