Chippenham, Corsham, Calne, Melksham, Lacock

Scaffolding in Chippenham: roofs, extensions and repairs

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How big a scaffold does your house need?

Scaffolders count in bays along the wall and lifts up it. Enter the size of your house to see the scaffold they are likely to price, then tell them these figures in the quote form.

Walls to scaffold

WallLengthBaysLiftsScaffold face
Whole job

Worked out with bays of about 2.1 m and lifts of 2.0 m. Returns at the corners, hoists, loading bays, sheeting and the shape of the roof change the real figures, so a scaffolder measures on site.

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Which scaffold for which job

The work decides the scaffold. Each job below comes with the one thing worth asking about.

Re-roofing and roof repairs

Independent tied scaffold

Edge protection at the eaves, and a loading bay for tiles. A temporary roof can keep the house dry while the old one is off.

Chimney work

Scaffold with a platform at the stack

A platform around the stack at ridge height or above, and a safe way up to it.

Rendering, painting and repointing

Full-height elevations

Boards at every lift, and sheeting or netting if you want the dust and paint kept in.

Extensions and loft conversions

Scaffold for walls and roof

Often in place for weeks. Ask for the hire period and the weekly charge after it.

Gutters, fascias and windows

Tower or short scaffold

For work at one level, a tower or a short scaffold on one side can be enough.

Shop fronts and busy pavements

Pavement gantry or walkway

A licence from the council, a protected walkway and lighting after dark.

Who deals with the paperwork

A scaffold is temporary, but it comes with permissions and checks. Here is how they are usually shared out.

Your scaffolder usually deals with

  • Designing the scaffold to the industry guide, TG20, or to a calculation for anything unusual.
  • Erecting it with trained scaffolders, and taking it down again.
  • Inspecting it before first use, after bad weather and at least every 7 days, and tagging the access point.
  • The licence application if the scaffold stands on the pavement or road. Check the quote says so.

You may need to arrange

  • Written agreement from a neighbour if the scaffold stands on or over their land.
  • Moving cars, bins, plants and garden furniture out of the way.
  • Clear access to the side or back of the house.
  • Telling the scaffolder about overhead cables, drains and soft ground before the day.

The council decides

  • A licence for anything on the pavement or the road. In Chippenham that is Wiltshire Council.
  • Parking bay suspensions and road closures, if the scaffold needs them.
  • Extra rules for listed buildings and conservation areas, including where fixings can go.
Black and white photo of a scaffolder tightening a coupler on a scaffold tube with a spanner

What a safe scaffold looks like

You are not expected to inspect it. These signs are things you can see from the ground. If one is wrong, do not let anyone use the scaffold until the scaffolder has put it right.

Looks right

  • Base plates on firm ground, with timber sole boards under the uprights on soft ground.
  • Guardrails and toe boards on every working platform.
  • Boards laid tight, with no gaps and no loose or overhanging ends.
  • Ties to the wall at regular intervals, not just a few at the top.
  • A safe way up with a gate at the opening, and a dated inspection tag at the access point.

Stop and ask

  • Uprights standing on loose bricks, slabs or bare soil.
  • Missing guardrails, or a gap between the platform and the wall.
  • A scaffold that sways when it is pushed.
  • A scaffold left standing after a storm with nobody checking it.
  • An inspection tag that is red, out of date or missing.

Around Chippenham

Scaffolders work in the town and in the towns and villages around it. Straight-line distance from the centre of Chippenham, so the road is longer. Type your postcode in the quote form to check yours.

Frequently asked questions

Only if the scaffold, or anything attached to it, stands on the pavement or the road. Then the highway authority, Wiltshire Council in Chippenham, has to licence it, and the scaffolder normally applies. On your own land no licence is needed, but for a listed building or a conservation area ask the council where fixings may go.

Quotes are usually for a set number of weeks, with a weekly charge after that. Tell the scaffolder how long the job is likely to take, and add a margin for weather and delays.

A competent person looks at it before first use, after any change or bad weather, and at least every 7 days, and records the result. Many scaffolders leave an inspection tag at the access point.

The elevations and the height, the erection and dismantling, the hire period and the weekly charge after it, extras such as roof edge protection, a loading bay, netting or pavement lighting, the licence if one is needed, and proof of insurance.

Not without their agreement. If the scaffold has to stand on or reach over a neighbour's land, get their written consent first and tell the scaffolder.

Ask to see the CISRS cards of the crew, ask whether the firm belongs to the NASC, and ask for proof of public liability insurance. A good firm is happy to show all three.

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