How to prepare for a ChipDrop delivery
The following tips can help ensure that the chips get dropped where you want them, without issue:
- Your drop site must be accessible to the crew without any phone call ahead of time. If you require a call ahead of time, you should not sign up for this service.
- Make sure the drop site is big enough. No less than 8' wide, and 15' long, with room for the truck to maneuver. The chips will spill out on all sides, so make sure to barricade or move any delicate plants, pots, yard art, garden gnomes, etc., that might get buried.
- Make sure there aren't cars parked in the drop site during the day.
- Areas along busy streets (speed limit >25mph) are not great drop sites.
- Check for low overhead lines and tree branches that the drop box would hit as it's being raised. They can go up pretty high, about 20'.
- Leave a marker on the place where you want the chips dropped. This can be a tarp, a cone, or a six pack of beer.
- Include a secondary drop site in your description, in case the crew is not able to drop them at your first choice. (e.g. 'If you can't drop them in the driveway, drop them on the side of the road in front of the house.')