Summer is shed-clearing season, and around Coppull’s older properties there are plenty of tired sheds, garages and outbuildings ready to come down. Taking out an old structure produces a real mix of timber, brick and general waste, and the right skip hire near Coppull makes the clearance simple. The one thing that really matters with shed removal skip hire is checking what the roof is made of before you start.
What shed and outbuilding clearance involves
An old shed rarely comes apart neatly. By the time it is ready to go the timber is often soft, the felt has perished, and inside there are years of accumulated bits and pieces, from broken tools to half-used tins and the general clutter that sheds attract. Take down a brick outbuilding or an old garage and you add brick, mortar and a concrete base to the mix. It all adds up faster than the modest footprint of the building suggests, which is why a skip beats trying to make trips to the tip with a car full of awkward, dirty material.
Why old cement roofing must be kept out of a skip
This is the important safety point on any old outbuilding, and we would rather flag it plainly. A lot of older sheds and garages were roofed with corrugated cement sheeting, and that material cannot go in a general skip. It needs proper licensed handling, so if your structure has that type of roof, stop and speak to us before you touch it and we will point you to the right route. Getting this right protects you and everyone helping with the job, and it is far better to check than to assume. The rest of the structure, once the roof is dealt with separately, is usually standard skip material.
Sizing for a demolition load
For a typical timber shed and its contents, a 4 tonne midi skip is usually right. Where you are taking out a brick outbuilding or a garage with a concrete base, the weight climbs and an 8 tonne builders skip gives the room and the weight allowance for the heavier material. Knowing whether the base is coming up is the key question, because concrete is dense and changes the sizing.
Clearing it the right way
An old shed clearance is also a duty of care matter, because as the person arranging the work you have a responsibility to see the waste handled properly. Our skip hire duty of care guide explains how that works and why using a licensed carrier protects you. The recoverable timber and brick are sorted and processed at our recycling centre rather than sent to landfill.
Checking the roof before anything else
On any older shed, garage or outbuilding the first job is not lifting a tool but looking at the roof, because the corrugated cement sheeting common on structures of a certain age cannot go in a general skip. It needs licensed handling, and disturbing it without the right care is exactly what you want to avoid. Around Coppull’s older properties this comes up more than people expect, because a lot of the sheds and garages here date from when that roofing was standard. So before you start pulling the building apart, take a proper look at what the roof is made of, and if there is any doubt, stop and speak to us. It is the one part of a shed clearance that is worth being properly careful about, because the safety of everyone helping depends on it, and we can point you to the correct route for that material so the rest of the clearance can go ahead.
Loading a demolition mix
Once the roof question is settled, a shed or outbuilding clearance is a mix of timber, brick, felt and general clutter, and a little order helps it go in well. Heavy brick and any broken base should sit low and even across the skip, with the lighter timber and felt stacked over the top, which keeps the load balanced for lifting. Breaking long timber down so it lies flat saves a lot of wasted space, and as with any skip the load needs to stay level with the top rail. If the base is concrete and coming up, remember it is dense, so the skip will reach its weight before it looks full. Getting the loading right means the one skip usually does the whole structure, and a quick word with us before you book settles whether you need the room for a concrete base as well.
Clearing an old outbuilding the right way also means using a licensed carrier, which keeps your duty of care covered as the person arranging the work. We handle that as a matter of course, and the recoverable timber and brick are sorted for recovery rather than sent to landfill once the structure is down. If you are unsure about the roof or the base, a quick call before you start is always the safer route, and we are happy to talk it through.
Local coverage around Coppull
Older outbuildings are coming down across the area this summer, and the roof-check advice applies wherever the property sits. If your job is over toward skip hire in Charnock Richard, we bring the same careful approach to the booking.
When your Coppull shed or outbuilding is ready to clear, contact our team and we will size a skip and check the roof question with you first. Call 01257 752399 and we will help you take it down safely.
