Scaffolding in Guildford

GU1, GU2, GU3, GU4

Postcodes covered

Around 45 minutes from our Iver yard via the M25 and A3.

From our Iver yard

Guildford Borough Council

Licensing authority

4.8 from 29 reviews

Google rating

Serving Guildford

Scaffolding hire and erection in Guildford

Guildford is one of the busiest Surrey towns we work in. The mix of steep town-centre streets, period cottages, large detached homes on the outskirts and a steady flow of commercial and university work means no two scaffolds look the same, and very few can be priced properly without seeing the building first.

Around the High Street and the older parts of town, properties are often listed or sit in a conservation area, with tight frontages and awkward rear access. Further out, in Merrow, Burpham, Onslow Village and the villages towards the Downs, the work is more often full re-roofs, loft conversions, rear extensions and re-renders on larger family homes.

Whatever the job, the process is the same. We come out and look at the property, you get a free written price, and when a date is agreed the scaffold goes up on that date — inspected, tagged and handed over properly.

Steep streets, narrow pavements and older buildings mean careful tie positions, protected finishes and planned lorry drops. We check access and pavement space at the site visit, not on the morning of the erect.

Merrow, Burpham and the surrounding villages have a lot of larger detached properties where a full wrap, a temporary roof or a phased scaffold for an extension is the norm.

Retail units, offices, schools and campus buildings need inductions, RAMS and controlled working hours. We work to those requirements as standard.

Re-roofs and temporary roofs

Edge protection, boarded working lifts and, where the property cannot be left open, a designed temporary roof so the work continues in any weather.

Extensions and loft conversions

Scaffolds that follow the build and are adapted as it rises, so the bricklayers and roofers are never waiting on access.

Chimney and leadwork repairs

Chimney scaffolds and tin hat covers for rebuilding, repointing and flashing work on period stacks.

Scaffold licences in Guildford

Scaffolding on the public footway in Guildford needs a licence from Surrey County Council as highway authority. We tell you at the site visit if one is needed and allow for it in the start date.

Listed buildings

Where a building is listed, we agree tie and fixing methods that avoid damage to historic fabric before the scaffold goes up.

48 hrs

Target for a free site visit

24 hrs

Phone line answered

12 weeks

Standard hire period

4.8 / 5

Across 29 Google reviews