Burleigh Waters skip bins

Homes in Burleigh Waters went up in stages from the late 1970s, so plenty of kitchens, bathrooms and floors are reaching the end of their run. Stripping out one kitchen or bathroom fits a General Builders bin in 4 m³ or 6 m³. A full fit-out with new floors and cabinetry is closer to a 9 m³, which holds about 36 wheelie bins.

Set aside asbestos, tyres and batteries as you work. No bin takes them.

Water out the back, bin out the front

Many blocks back onto a tidal canal or a lake; the suburb has five named ones, including Burleigh Lake and Lake Heron. Everything leaves by the street side, which puts the skip on the driveway. Clear the cars before the truck arrives.

The bin cannot be moved once it is placed, and standard hire is 14 days. Put it where you will not need the space for a fortnight, or extend it at checkout: an extra week is $35, unlimited hire $50.

Separate houses were about 71 per cent of homes at the 2021 Census; townhouses and similar, about 26 per cent. Townhouse owners share a driveway the body corporate controls, and its approval comes before the booking.

Paving, pools and prunings

Lifting paving or removing an old pool makes heavy waste. Concrete and clean rubble go in a 6 m³ bin at most; dirt in a 4 m³ at most. Garden prunings need their own Green Waste bin, and other rubbish mixed into it brings a $150 contamination fee.

From swamp to suburb

A good part of the suburb was once Stephens Swamp. Hooker Corporation pushed the canals through it in the late 1970s and the name became official in 1981. Streets carry bird names: Dotterel, Honeyeater and Cassowary Drives. Marymount College sits on Reedy Creek Road; Caningeraba State School is on Whistler Drive.

Permit check

Driveway or front yard: no permit. Roadway, footpath or verge: a City of Gold Coast permit, in your name and on your responsibility. Tiger Skips does not handle permit applications.