Scaffolding and access towers
Half the calls we take are not for a full scaffold at all. Somebody needs to get up to one gutter, trace a leak over a bay window, or look at a dormer before quoting the work. An access tower puts a boarded platform exactly where the work is and nowhere else.
Access
These are the jobs we do most often across London, Essex and Hertfordshire. Roof inspections, leak tracing, gutter and fascia repairs, dormer access, chimney checks, one-off maintenance on a commercial unit. Small job, same standards: tied into the building, fully boarded, guard rails and toe boards, handover before anyone climbs it.
What you get
- Tied and boarded, not wheeled towers
- Roof inspections and leak tracing access
- Gutter, fascia and soffit repair platforms
- Dormer and single-elevation access
- Tight side returns and narrow alleyways
- Erected, inspected and signed off before use
The detail
How we approach scaffolding and access towers
When a tower beats a scaffold
If the work is in one place — a single gutter run, one dormer, a flat roof hatch, a leak you need to find before you can price it — a tower gets you there for a fraction of the material and time of a full elevation. It also takes up less of the garden, the drive or the pavement, which matters on a terraced street.
Tied towers, not wheeled ones
We do not drop off a proprietary wheeled tower and leave you to it. Our towers are built from tube and fitting or system scaffold, sat on sole boards, tied into the building and fully boarded out with guard rails and toe boards. That is the difference between a platform a trade can work off all week and something that moves when the wind gets up.
Tight access and awkward ground
Side returns, basement lightwells, sloping gardens, conservatory roofs, an alley you can barely get a barrow down. Towers suit these because they are small enough to thread in and can be founded off beams or bridged over an obstruction where needed. We come and look first, work out what it needs to stand on, and tell you what is possible before you commit.
FAQs
Questions about scaffolding and access towers
As long as the job needs. Hire includes up to eight weeks free, subject to terms, which covers most inspections and repairs comfortably. While it is standing we inspect it before first use, at intervals of no more than seven days, and again after anything that could affect its stability.
Yes. Height is rarely the limiting factor — the ground conditions and what we can tie into matter more. A tower serving a second-floor gutter or dormer is routine work for us. If the tower would end up tall and narrow with nothing to tie to, we will suggest widening the base or running a small scaffold instead.
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Free site visit, free written quotation and no obligation. Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you what the scaffold needs to do.