Estimating the required volume of Roof Tile Skip Bins

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Putting Roof Tiles in Skip Bins for Roofing Renovations

Most professional roofers use skip bins for the disposal of concrete and terracotta roof tiles. The most efficient way to remove roof tiles from a roof is to lift them up from the battens and toss them down into a bin. As the tiles weigh about 4.90kg each and are hard throwing them into anything other than a steel bin would destroy the containers. Steel skip bins are the ideal rugged container that can withstand the rough and tumble of roof tiles dropping into a bin.

It is best to dispose of the roof tiles separately from other roofing materials like the wooden battens and sarking. Dispose of the wooden battens and sarking in a general light waste bin to reduce the cost of their disposal.

Get The Waste Type Right

Roof tiles are considered a heavy waste as they are made out of concrete or masonry (clay) that weigh about 1.25 to 1.5 tonne per cubic meter. So if roof tiles are mixed with other materials they will be treat as heavy waste disposal which will incurr state waste levies making their disposal very expensive. Separating the roof tiles and placing them in a skip bin to be recycled means that the waste levies can be avoided which can save you hundreds of dollars per tonne of waste for disposal.

3 Reasons Why Skip Bins are Hired for Roof Tile Disposal

  1. Recycling Roof Tiles in a Skip Bin will save you money

  2. Recycling concrete or masonry material is good for the environment

  3. Skip bins are ideal of the heavy wear and tear imposed when tiles are thrown in a container

Load Capacity

Concrete or masonry materials are considered heavy materials, weighing something like 1.25 to 1.5 tonne per cubic meter. This means that when placed in a skip bin or hook lift bin the contents of a bbin can soon become greater than the lifting capacity of small trucks.

Roof Tile Skip Bins Sizes for Concrete and Terracotta

Most professional roofers use skip bins for the disposal of concrete and terracotta tiles. The most efficient way to remove roof tiles from a roof is to lift them up from the battens and toss them down into a bin. As the tiles weigh about 4.90kg each and are hard throwing them into anything other than a steel bin would destroy the containers. Steel skip bins are the ideal rugged container that can withstand the rough and tumble of roof tiles dropping into a bin.

It is best to dispose of the tiles separately from other roofing materials like the wooden battens and sarking. Dispose of the wooden battens and sarking in a general light waste bin to reduce the cost of rubbish removal.

Get The Waste Type Right

Tiles are considered a heavy materials as they are made out of concrete or masonry (fired clay) that weigh about 1.25 to 1.5 tonne per cubic meter. So if old roof tiles are mixed with other materials they will be treat as heavy waste disposal which will incurr state waste levies making their disposal very expensive. Separating the roof tiles and placing them in a skip bin to be recycled means that the waste levies can be avoided which can save you hundreds of dollars per tonne of waste for disposal.

3 Reasons Why Skip Bins are Hired for Roof Tile Disposal

  1. Recycling Roof Tiles in a Skip Bin will save you money

  2. Recycling Roof Tiles is good for the environment

  3. Skip bins are ideal of the heavy wear and tear imposed when tiles are thrown in a container

Estimating what volume of skip bin will be needed for a given size of Roof

Most professional roofers should know how to calculate the volume of tiles from a roof.

  • Authored By:Stephen Shergold
  • Updated:18/02/2023