I have a 8 yard (cubic) skip with a door. We are sorting out the patio whic h was built too high years ago. We barrowed the soil type waste into the sk ip, then shut the door and piled up with broken concrete. Its level with th e top of the skip and topped out with broken slabs that we found under the concrete. I would have buried the concrete in the soil a bit more, but I ha d people helping and so we just did it the fastest way possible. Of course various folks always say "you can put more in than that", and pre viously I had a driver say "you can put more in than that mate". However they obviously need a stable load, and a pile of soil above the lev el of the skip will hold together, but if I put more broken slabs on top th e could slide off. Also added to this, they now give you a form with instructions on ! For a s kip ! Before you just got the skip and that was it. But I suppose new regs on recycling etc. are the reason for the paperwork. An the instructions say don't load higher than the top. However, again, the various skips you see around are often piled very high
- usually by builders - and they obviously get away with it. I suppose its just common sense and they need a stable load and sometimes t he drivers will pull a tarp or net over if they think it needs it. So ... How high should I pile the skip ? I'll need another one at some point anyway, but not enough for a full load yet.