What Size Skip for a Kitchen Renovation in Doncaster?
An 8 yard, for most kitchens. It is the size we send out to kitchen jobs more than any other, and it is the one that usually gets the whole strip-out plus the packaging from the new units without a second delivery.
Small galley kitchens can manage on a 6. If you are lifting a tiled floor as well, or the kitchen is large, assume you want the 8 rather than hoping.
What actually comes out
People underestimate kitchens because they judge by floor area, and a kitchen is a small room. What matters is that almost every surface in it is being removed:
- Base and wall units, which are bulky and awkward and do not stack
- Worktops, particularly heavy if they are stone or solid timber
- Wall tiles and the plaster that comes off behind them
- Floor covering, and screed or adhesive if you are going back to the slab
- Old plasterboard where walls are being opened up
- Skirting, architrave and any boxing-in around pipework
The bit people forget
Waste arrives in two waves on a kitchen job, and the second one surprises people. Day one is the strip-out: fast, bulky, and it fills a lot of the skip. Then, a week or two later, the new kitchen is delivered and every unit comes flat-packed in cardboard, polystyrene and film.
That packaging takes up far more room than anyone expects. If you have booked the skip for the strip-out week and had it collected, you have nowhere to put it. Keeping the skip through the fit usually costs less than a second delivery, so plan the hire period around both waves rather than just the first.
What cannot go in
This is where kitchen jobs go wrong. The appliances all come out on strip-out day alongside everything else, and none of them can go in the skip:
- Fridges and freezers, which are a category of their own
- Ovens, hobs, extractors, microwaves
- Washing machines and dishwashers
All of it counts as electrical waste and needs a separate route. Plan for that on the same day, or you will have appliances sitting in the drive for a fortnight.
Getting more into the skip
Break units down rather than putting them in whole. A carcass thrown in intact traps a large volume of air; the same carcass flat takes a fraction of the space. Doors off, backs off, and the difference is substantial. Put the heavy material, tile and plaster, flat on the bottom, and keep the bulky light material for the top.
Keep everything level with the top rail. An overfilled skip cannot be sheeted and cannot be collected.
Not sure?
Describe the kitchen on 01302 490 249, including whether the floor is coming up and whether walls are moving. We will tell you which size fits, and we will say if a 6 yard would do. Our kitchen renovation skip hire page has more, or send us the details for a price.