Domestic Scaffolding

It depends on the height, the number of elevations, how difficult the ground and access are, and how long you need it up — which is why we survey before pricing rather than quoting from a photograph. What comes back is one written price covering erection, the agreed hire period and the dismantle, so there are no day-rate surprises once the scaffold is standing.

Only if the scaffold stands on or over public land — a pavement, verge or road. In that case the local council issues a licence and we apply for it, then build to whatever conditions they attach. If the scaffold sits entirely on your drive or garden, no licence is normally needed. We confirm which applies at the survey.

Most houses are scaffolded in a day, and many in a few hours. A larger property, a difficult garden or a temporary roof takes longer. You are given the erection date when you accept the quote, and the crew turns up on it.

It should not. Standards sit on baseplates and sole boards so the load is spread rather than punched into block paving or soft ground, and the survey is where we work out how to route around borders, conservatories and paths. If something needs protecting or temporarily moving, we say so before the wagon is loaded.

Yes. Bridging or cantilevering over a conservatory, flat roof or extension is routine domestic work — the frame is designed to span the obstruction and load onto ground that can take it, rather than sitting on the glass roof.

Yes, and the dismantle is in the original price. Tell us the trades are finished and we book the strike — the scaffold does not sit on the drive for a fortnight afterwards.

If the scaffold stands on or over public land — a pavement, a verge or a road — the local authority requires a licence. We apply for it, deal with the council and build to whatever conditions they attach, such as lighting, hoarding or a protected pedestrian route. If the scaffold sits entirely on private property, no licence is normally needed. We will tell you which applies at the survey.

Most domestic scaffolds go up in a day, and many in a few hours. Larger commercial structures, temporary roofs and anything requiring a bespoke design take longer, and phased jobs are erected in sections to suit the programme. You get a date at the point of quoting, and the crew arrives on it.