Jobs that call for a mini digger
- Footings for an extension, garden room or boundary wall
- A trench for a drain, water pipe or cable duct
- Ground to dig out for a patio, path or driveway
- Old slabs, stumps or a garden structure to remove
- The only way in is a side passage or a garden gate
Mini digger hire in Cardiff
The operator digs footings, drain trenches and ground for patios and drives at Cardiff houses, on the inner terraces and in suburbs such as Whitchurch, Rhiwbina and Radyr.
On the terraces of Roath, Cathays, Canton and Grangetown, the back garden is often reached by a gated rear lane. The gate width, the turn into the yard and the nearest place a lorry can unload decide which machine fits.
Get a quote in CardiffCardiff streets and rules that affect a mini digger job
Gating orders exempt the occupiers of homes along the lane, so a resident with a key needs to be there to open the gate. Gate posts and stored bins are often tighter than the lane itself.
Terraced streets with cars on both sides leave little room to unload a machine. A skip on a Cardiff road needs a council permit, issued to skip companies registered with the council.
Cathedral Road and Roath Mill Gardens carry Article 4 directions, which bring some paving and boundary changes at the front of a house under planning control. Check with the council before digging out a front garden.
The coalfield reaches only the northern edge of the city, so a Coal Mining Risk Assessment rarely comes into a Cardiff extension or garden job.
Areas of Cardiff we cover
- Roath and Plasnewydd CF24
- Cathays CF24
- Splott and Adamsdown CF24
- Canton and Pontcanna CF11
- Grangetown CF11
- Llandaff and Fairwater CF5
- Whitchurch CF14
- Rhiwbina CF14
- Cyncoed and Penylan CF23
- Radyr CF15
What the mini digger does
Digging to the marks, widths and depths you set out.
Lowering and grading ground for patios, paths and driveways.
Lifting out stumps, old slabs and garden structures the machine can handle.
Shaping ground for borders, ponds and level lawns.
Loading a skip or dumper placed within reach of the dig.
How a mini digger hire runs
- Measure the access
Measure the narrowest point between the road and the work, including gateways and side passages.
- Clear the route
Move cars, bins and garden furniture, and lay boards or mats over surfaces that need protecting.
- Dig to the marks
The driver digs to your pegs, paint lines and depths and loads the spoil as agreed.
What the price depends on in Cardiff
- The access width and the machine size it allows
- What is being dug and roughly how much
- How long the dig is likely to take
- Where the spoil is going
- The distance from the nearest legal stopping place to the lane or front gate
- The width of the lane gate or side passage
Mini digger with operator in Cardiff: questions
Our rear lane is gated. Can the mini digger still come in that way?
Gating orders let residents through, so ask the council if there is doubt about a contractor's machine. The gate width then decides which machine fits.
Can I dig up the front garden for parking on Cathedral Road?
The Article 4 direction there means even minor changes to the front of a house can need consent. Ask Cardiff Council first, and apply separately for the dropped kerb.
Do I need a coal mining check for an extension in Whitchurch or Llanishen?
No. Both are outside the coalfield, which in Cardiff covers only the fringe around Tongwynlais and Pentyrch.
Mini digger job in Cardiff?
Send the address, the work, the width of the lane gate or side passage, and where a lorry could stop. Say whether the street is in a conservation area.
This service is carried out by Copperworks Plant Hire, a Dragon Multi-Trade brand.