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I'm going to be speing next week clearing my mum's house (3 bed detached bungalow). Most of the furniture is only really fit for recycling as it doesn't have the fire certificates. There's a lifetime of hoarded stuff, the best of which will go to the charity shops, but I'm going to be left with a lot of stuff to bin/recycle/landfil.
I'm thinking that an 8 yard skip may be big enough - there's a drive to put it on. Any ideas/advice?
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Get a covered, lockable one unless you want to pay to dispose of random strangers rubbish
8 yard and pay cash.
Put wardrobe doors or mattresses along the sides, this lets you put more stuff in - a bit naughty but no one has ever complained when I've done it.
Get a covered, lockable one unless you want to pay to dispose of random strangers rubbish
You're not wrong. I had one for a job and came bach from lunch to find a fridge/freezer in it.
Or just don't GAF!
always bigger than you think and probably more of them. Might be worth getting a roll-on-roll-off jobby if you've got loads of bulky items, they aren't that much more for the size and then you cover all bases and chuck everything. I'm currently building my house and 3 6 yard skips ago i said it's my last one, even the 8 yard i've got now is full ..
<p>Gumtree/freeads could well see a fair amount gone if you'd rather it didn't just get dumped. Just be firm on when it's all to be collected by. If it's one less thing for you to humph out it's a win.</p>
Thanks all - gumtree / freecycle are a good shout.
Freecycle be really strict about collection times to filter out the morons.
Definitely get a lockable one whatever size you go for.
The joiner that's working for my parents at the moment is locked in an ongoing sh!tstorm after someone filled one of his skips on another job with asbestos...
The other problem being skip divers. You are liable if they injure themselves and you will also be responsible for clearing up if they scatter stuff all over the place while rummaging.
Just because the furniture doesn't have fire certificates doesn't make it rubbish/recycling (unless it's crap quality). Plenty of good old furniture around and plenty of people who would want it.
Just because the furniture doesn’t have fire certificates doesn’t make it rubbish/recycling (unless it’s crap quality). Plenty of good old furniture around and plenty of people who would want it.
but you're options are limited as to how you can pass them on - a charity shop won't take them as they're prevented from being able to sell them and the same goes for 'home starter' type charities, (although they maybe worth keeping in mind for smaller scale stuff - stuff that can make starter packs for homeless/ young people moving into new homes.)
If its good, interesting, attractive furniiture then there are some second hand dealers who would take it - but on the basis that they have to then completely re-upholster it to be able to sell it so would need to be something fairly sought after for them to be interested even in taking away for free.
Nothing stops you from selling /giving un-certified furniture person to person (say via gumtree or ebay) but that means numerous person to person transactions rather than one even turning up and taking the lot away.
Giving stuff away for free on gumtree can be a total pita as people just don't turn up 'cos it's free innit?' Much better ime to put a super low price on it, say a fiver or less. Anyone who turns up and wants it then can have it for nothing. Makes everyone happy but filters out the timewasters.
Facebook Marketplace is good. As said above advertise at a low price rather than give away.
2 x 8 yard skips in and I'm going to need another 🙁