This residential scaffolding project at The Avenue in Chichester involved providing safe roof access to a two-storey property.
The scaffold spanned the front of the house only and measured approximately 10.0 linear metres in length and 5.5 metres in height, providing safe access to roof level. Because of the property’s shape and the projecting bay windows, the boarded platforms varied from 5 to 8 boards deep.
An important consideration on this project was the customer’s recently installed driveway. The customer asked us to protect the new surface while the scaffold was in place, so we laid suitable floor protection beneath the scaffold before erection.
The main requirement was to provide practical access to the roof of this two-storey property. To reach the required height, we erected a three-lift scaffold to approximately 5.5 metres, with only the top lift fully boarded.
The structure extended approximately 10.0 linear metres across the property. As the completed scaffold shows, the front elevation includes projecting bay windows, which we had to account for when setting out the scaffold.
Rather than using a single platform depth throughout, the boarded areas ranged from 5 to 8 boards deep around the bay windows. This allowed the scaffold to accommodate the building’s shape while providing the required working areas at height.
The upper working platform provided safe access at roof level, while the lower lifts formed part of the overall access arrangement.
Protecting the driveway was a specific customer request and an important part of this job.
As the driveway had recently been installed, we laid floor protection beneath the scaffold before erecting the structure. The protective material is visible at ground level in the project photograph, positioned beneath the scaffold legs along the front of the property.
We also used timber sole boards beneath the scaffold base plates as part of the ground-level setup.
Taking the time to install this protection allowed our experienced Chichester scaffolders to erect the required scaffold while protecting the customer’s newly completed driveway.
We incorporated fixed ladder access into the scaffold to provide a designated route up to the roof-access platform.
The top working platform had double handrails for edge protection, and a safety ladder gate was included at the ladder access point.
The scaffold was supplied for £800, which included a six-week hire period. This gave the customer the roof access required while the scaffold remained in place for the agreed duration.
The completed scaffold provided roof-level access while accommodating the bay windows across the front of the property. Although the structure was erected over three scaffold lifts, only the top lift was fully boarded to form the working platform, with a depth of between 5 and 8 boards around the bay windows.
Floor protection was laid beneath the scaffold at the customer’s request to protect their newly installed driveway. The scaffold also incorporated fixed ladder access, a safety ladder gate and double handrails to the fully boarded top working platform.
With the scaffold in place, the customer had the required roof access for the six-week hire period.
Roof-level access is also commonly required for maintenance and repair work. On another Chichester project, we provided scaffold for roof and gutter repairs at Franklin Place, to create a safe working platform for contractors carrying out repairs around the roofline.
