Ricko Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hi, I need to replace the fascia boards at the rear of my house, but the conservatory is in the way. I'm going to have to get scaffolding erected to allow access. Is there a time limit on the rental of the scaffolding? I want to take my time over a couple of weekends and of course there is the weather factor too. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 You can rent it for as long as you like, your paying for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 You usually pay for erection and 4 weeks hire. Then so much a week andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 You can hire the ladder type with a platform walkway between, may be a cheaper option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) My scaffolder usually charges around 200 quid plus vat for scaffold over a conservatory. That’s the entire charge as long as you don’t take the Michael. Edited December 27, 2018 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted December 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, Doggone said: You usually pay for erection and 4 weeks hire. Then so much a week andy That's the sort of thing, it'll allow me to work around the weather etc. 16 minutes ago, Scully said: My scaffolder usually charges around 200 quid plus vat for scaffold over a conservatory. That’s the entire charge as long as you don’t take the Michael. It's an awkward job, the conservatory is in an L-shaped recess and has a gas pipe running on the wall above it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Skyhooks..............😎😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 I help my builder mate out with labouring sometimes and the scaffolders never seem to be in a hurry to fetch it back. Whoever he uses he has to nag them sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 47 minutes ago, Doggone said: You usually pay for erection and 4 weeks hire. Then so much a week andy That is exactly the same as the company I used to get to do our scaffolding , pay the initial charge , have it for four weeks maximum and then I believe it was 10% of the hire charge per week so if the price was £400 it would be £40 a week for any extra weeks over the first 28 days . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Don’t scrimp on scaffolding. I almost lost my life on rubbish scaffolding and always enforce quality. hand rail mid rail kick boards nets if over conservatives or other people’s gardens. So many company’s cut corners . We normally pay about a grand all round round I think . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, team tractor said: Don’t scrimp on scaffolding. I almost lost my life on rubbish scaffolding and always enforce quality. hand rail mid rail kick boards nets if over conservatives or other people’s gardens. So many company’s cut corners . We normally pay about a grand all round round I think . Predictive text I presume 🤣 "nets over conservatives" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Don't do it on the cheap for sure. The last time I had scaffolding for a chimney repair it cost me £250 notes and that was up three storeys and around the chimney, which I thought was pretty reasonable. The team where known to the roofer who did the job so no corners cut. I just rang them as requested when the job was completed and they took it down within th week. Pays to get the job done by pros for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 40 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: Predictive text I presume 🤣 "nets over conservatives" It was but I think that’s better 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 5 hours ago, marsh man said: That is exactly the same as the company I used to get to do our scaffolding , pay the initial charge , have it for four weeks maximum and then I believe it was 10% of the hire charge per week so if the price was £400 it would be £40 a week for any extra weeks over the first 28 days . This is the same as what i pay (10% /week). however if you speak to them they will usually give you a little longer, depending on job size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 3 hours ago, team tractor said: Don’t scrimp on scaffolding. I almost lost my life on rubbish scaffolding and always enforce quality. hand rail mid rail kick boards nets if over conservatives or other people’s gardens. So many company’s cut corners . We normally pay about a grand all round round I think . Also nowadays the scaffolding company have to put a completion ticket on the scaffold to let people know it is safe to work on . We had to have a scaffold erected for a lead company to do some lead repairs on a lead gulley , we were told it would be ready by the Monday , on the Friday they finished so I informed the lead boys it was ready , come Monday two blokes turned up to carry out the lead repairs , after getting the gear out of the van they rang me up to say they are not allowed to go on it as there is no completion ticket on the ladder , I rang the scaffold company to tell them I have got two blokes standing about because they can't see this ticket , they said there chaps were working on another job and couldn't get there till around dinnertime , anyhow they didn't come till the lead boys had packed up and left the job , we got a bill for nearly £300 from the lead company for wasted time , this was passed on to the scaffold firm who took it off the bill , insurance won't let them on the scaffold without seeing this ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 18 hours ago, marsh man said: Also nowadays the scaffolding company have to put a completion ticket on the scaffold to let people know it is safe to work on . We had to have a scaffold erected for a lead company to do some lead repairs on a lead gulley , we were told it would be ready by the Monday , on the Friday they finished so I informed the lead boys it was ready , come Monday two blokes turned up to carry out the lead repairs , after getting the gear out of the van they rang me up to say they are not allowed to go on it as there is no completion ticket on the ladder , I rang the scaffold company to tell them I have got two blokes standing about because they can't see this ticket , they said there chaps were working on another job and couldn't get there till around dinnertime , anyhow they didn't come till the lead boys had packed up and left the job , we got a bill for nearly £300 from the lead company for wasted time , this was passed on to the scaffold firm who took it off the bill , insurance won't let them on the scaffold without seeing this ticket. fella round the corner from me, brickie had a load of scaffolding collapse on him, i believe it had been errected but wasn't finished, he was in a bad way for some time, so can't blame the lead lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, Mice! said: fella round the corner from me, brickie had a load of scaffolding collapse on him, i believe it had been errected but wasn't finished, he was in a bad way for some time, so can't blame the lead lads. No I didn't blame the lead guys one bit , as it turned out the scaffold was finished but nobody put a ticket on it to say so , there mistake and not ours , we had them do more work for us as time wore on and they made sure they didn't make the same mistake twice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Our rule is no scafftag no work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, stumfelter said: Our rule is no scafftag no work! AND checked daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Inspected every 7 days and after adverse weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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