The machine is booked for the messy middle of a job: a pond, an old surface broken out, spoil loaded so it can leave. It is not booked because a hole sounds large.
The limiting measurement is usually the side gate, then whether the dumper can turn, then where the spoil can stand without blocking the neighbour. A Watford courtyard and a Radlett slope fail those tests in different ways.
What to measure before you call
Jake will say if the kit fits. These are the figures that make that answer possible.
- The clear width and height of the side gate, including latches and overhanging branches
- Whether the dumper can turn, or has to reverse the length of the plot
- Where spoil can sit, and whether it has to leave the same day
- Whether you need a driver, or already have someone who can run the machines
If the gate will not take the machine, the spoil comes out by hand or through the front. That is a different price and a different diary entry, and it is better known before a date is held.
A steep entrance, such as the Kharne drive in Radlett, is where a machine earns the booking: the old surface comes out, the levels are cut, and the spoil leaves before the new paving starts. A short alley does not need one.