Service type: Painting and decoration scaffold.
Address: High Street, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18.
Customer needs: Access was required to four sides of this large 3-storey building. Scaffolding on 2 sides was for painting, rendering and roof access whilst the remaining two sides were for access to the roof only. We quoted our client £6720 scaffolding costs plus the cost of the pavement licence which for the first 4 weeks was £190 and then £140 for each of the next 2 months as the hire period was for 12 weeks. Find out more about our expert scaffolding in Arundel for historic high street properties, or see our heritage scaffold page for safe, compliant access in conservation zones.
Difficulties we faced: This was a high street job and in a very prominent position, so health and safety regulations were stringent. Extra safety features were required on this scaffold just to ensure passers-by were safe at all times. We took extra special care when erecting this scaffolding as it was a busy street with pedestrians and vehicles passing by.
What we did: We erected a scaffold that was four lifts high for our client to access all areas of the facades and roof. The base lift (first lift) was double boarded with a polythene fabric and netting in between the two sets of boards to help prevent any debris or materials falling onto the passing public. We also added bright yellow foam to each of the bottom standards and plastic tredda plates on the floor so that the metal baseplates did not damage the pavement.
On the front side of the building, we were required to have the bottom lift slightly higher than normal so that there was clear access to the front door as this area had a small staircase. So, we increased the height of this lift using 450mm aluminium beams which we doubled up to give extra support to the scaffolding structure.
Each lift we installed was six boards wide giving our client that little bit of extra room to work and move around the scaffold. Also, each working platform had double handrails and toe boards with ladder access and ladder safety gates installed. The very top lift to access the roof area had a triple handrail fitted with debris netting around the perimeter for additional safety protection measures.
As this was a large scaffold, we added 20 apollo ties throughout the structure to increase the structures stability and load bearing capacity.
Hire period: This particular structure was needed for twelve weeks in total, to give our client enough time to complete the works required on this large building. Our client used the scaffold for the full 12 weeks.
Do you want to know how much similar scaffolds like the above cost? Below we have listed some of our guide prices for standard scaffolds, but please be aware that these are just a guide as every client and property has different requirements. However, it does give you a good indication of what costs may be involved:
