Bill,

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Don't forget to wear your goggles!

Good luck, Bear..

A leaf blower can be used in reverse with the catch bag attached. But it would mean having to deal with the weight of the machine plus sand when getting full. The other problem of course unless you know a builder, what are you going to do with the tons of sand.

Bad situation to be in Bill. Regards Steve.

On 2nd thoughts, ring the council, surely they would send a suction typa slurry wagon with extended pipework. After all it is their sand.

Edited By Steviegtr on 26/09/2020 21:11:21

Be careful with hire, most firms hire the plant under contract which renders the hirer responsible for loss or damage to the plant. Further you are responsible for any damage you cause whilst using the plant. Cheaper and safer to get in touch with a local contractor who will arrive with a suitable machine and be able to use it safely and if necessary come equipped with a means of removing the sand from site.

Make sure that you ask for a quote to do "the job" rather than pay on a "day rate" basis otherwise you may still find you inherit liability for damage to the machine etc. as above. Think how much even a tyre would cost to replace. Construction Plant Association conditions of hire or Hire Association of Europe conditions refer. It is most unlikely your home insurance will cover this.

Regards Robert Butler

phone a man with a sewer sucker type tanker and ask him?

Chuck it into the street like snow and let the cooncil deal with it, a contractor would have to cart it away

sand sucker/blowers exist so you can shift it over your wall. biomass extraction for instance

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weather/residents-react-after-walcott-and-bacton-engulfed-by-sandstorm-1-6857360

Edited By Ady1 on 26/09/2020 23:53:24

PS it sounds like the council or whoever did the "sandscaping" should pay to fix the problem they created through their poor design. Get onto them and insist they clean up their mess. Get with neighbours in the same boat and insist en masse. Get legal advice if you need it, maybe from community legal aid etc.

And get your house insurance company involved first up. It should cover storm damage repair. They will then put pressure on the council to pay up if they deem it their fault — but they will fight that battle for you.

Unfortunately dumping it in the street will be classed as fly tipping and will result in a large fine.

Contact the council (if the are open) and ask them if they want it back and if so how will they collect it.

It sounds like a nightmare scenario. I hope you get it sorted soon.

regards

You're not fly tipping, you're returning council property to council land

If you went onto the beach and moved tons of sand into your garden you'd get done for theft

Edited By Ady1 on 27/09/2020 10:42:01

Like others, I wondered about insurance but have a feeling that the "operation of nature" may not be covered; of course, the answer lies in the terms of the insurance contract.

I believe that, over the years, the lofts of the houses along the seafront at Blackpool have filled with sand.

Insurance regularly pays out for damage by cyclones, hurricanes, gales, hailstorms floods, storms, lightning strikes, bushfires, forest fires etc. I think it's an athiest business these days.

I've seen what I can only describe as 'scoop lorries' picking up rubble from building jobs around here, a telescopic arm with a clamshell grab mounted on a big lorry. Not sure how far they reach, but ring a local skip hire chap, they will know someone who has one.

Link to a BBC news report on the sand problem:

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We were on the North Norfolk coast last week. Now looking for a dent removal company after a roof tile tried to have a go at flying over our car ( and failed )

Rod