If you’re removing tiles, concrete or render, this could save you hundreds in tipping fees. Mixing heavy masonry with general renovation waste is the most expensive mistake we see every week. This quick guide explains the 1.5 tonne limit, the 50% rule, and how to load your skip properly so you don’t pay landfill rates unnecessarily.
The one thing that will save you hundreds on your skip hire:
Keep your rubble separate. Concrete, bricks, and tiles in one skip. Timber, plasterboard, and packaging in another.
The moment they mix, your tipping fees can jump from around $110 to $600. Same weight, completely different cost.
Doing a bathroom, or a bathroom and kitchen?
You almost certainly need two skips anyway.
Done right, two sorted skips will cost you less than one mixed load.
Call Danny before you start. Five minutes of planning can save you $400+.
This is the one mistake we see every week, and it costs customers hundreds.
We’re not trying to charge you more. We walk every customer through how to load properly so they pay less at the tip.
But when everything gets thrown in together, like tiles, plasterboard, timber, render, and plastic, the whole load becomes mixed waste.
That’s when a $100 tipping fee turns into $600.
Not dramatic. Real numbers.
Let’s say your bathroom demo produces around 1,500 kg of waste, which is the full load capacity of one of our trailer skips.
If it’s clean masonry:
$90–$150 total tipping
As low as $40–$70 per tonne at recycling yards
If it’s mixed together:
$450–$600+
$300–$350 per tonne + GST
Same weight.
Completely different cost.
On two bathrooms plus a kitchen, that difference can easily exceed $1,000.
Base rental: $385 per skip.
Plus tipping at cost.
We photograph the weighbridge receipt and send it to you.
The cleaner the load, the lower your total bill.
Why do we care if you pay more at the tip?
Honestly, we’re pro-recycling and pro-customer.
We hate seeing perfectly recyclable masonry end up in landfill just because stray rubbish was thrown on top. It’s bad for the environment and bad for your wallet.
We’d rather you save that $500 and tell your friends about the great service you got from Monsta, than feel stung by a tipping bill we couldn’t control.
Our masonry heavy waste trailer skips are 4 cubic metres in size.
But they have a maximum weight capacity of 1,500 kg (1.5 tonnes).
Concrete, bricks, and tiles are heavy and dense.
1.5 tonnes of masonry is roughly half a skip in volume.
The Rule
If you are loading heavies like concrete, bricks, tiles, and render, you can only fill the skip halfway.
Why?
Because anything more exceeds the safe towing limit of the trailer.
If you have a full 4 cubic metre pile of concrete, you will need two skips.
Loading it all into one isn’t just heavy. It becomes unsafe to transport.
If you’re doing a larger renovation, don’t mix the heavy rubble with the bulky light waste.
Here’s the smart way to do it:
Skip 1 – Masonry Only
Fill this halfway with clean concrete, bricks, rubble and tiles. Because it’s clean masonry, your tipping fee stays low, often under $110.
Skip 2 – Mixed Light Waste
Use this for timber offcuts, plasterboard, cardboard, packaging, and old vanities. These materials are bulky but light, so you’re unlikely to hit the 1.5 tonne weight limit.
The Result
You get up to 6 cubic metres of total waste removal across two skips.
You stay within weight limits.
And your total tipping cost is usually far lower than one overloaded mixed skip.
It doesn’t take much to change the category or exceed the safe weight.
Before demo starts:
That quick check can save you $400+.
Fair question.
Sometimes you’ll need a second skip.
But compare properly:
1.5 tonnes mixed
$450–$600+
1.5 tonnes masonry separated
$44–$110
Two sorted skips on a multi-room job
Almost always cheaper than one big mixed load.
The maths changes fast when it’s all mixed.
For heavy demolition waste, a standard skip bin is often better value if you have easy access.
Use a regular skip if you have:
Our mobile skip bins are ideal for:
We’ll always tell you honestly which option makes more sense and is better value.
We don’t make more money when your tipping goes up.
We prefer clean loads. It’s easier for everyone.
This page exists because we were tired of seeing good people spend $400–$500 more than they needed to.
If you’re unsure, call before you load.
Five minutes of planning can save you hundreds.
We photograph every tip receipt and send it directly to you. No surprises.
Call Danny at Monsta Mobile Skips before you start and we’ll help you plan it properly.
