Scaffolders

Len · 05-06-2006, 20:09

Anyone know of any reasonably priced scaffolders. It’s just that I’m having my roof felted and slates relayed.
I’m being told by the fellow doing the job that he now has to have scaffolding erected which is fair enough but the scaffolders will only erect the scaffolding for a minimum of a month at a cost of £400. 00.

The job it’s self will only take four or five days to complete and I cant see the point in having the scaffolding up for an extra 3 weeks just to justify the price.

Any help would be appreciated.

cheers

talentedbutslow · 05-06-2006, 20:12

got one here next door to me...in Australia......but I,m afraid he charges travelling time to the job.......

Len · 05-06-2006, 20:14

hey don't laugh, he may actually be cheaper.

K.S.H · 05-06-2006, 20:22

I need mine doing and I was told to get someone who works on his own, it will be a lot cheaper as they dont need scaffolding, it seems they only need to protect their employee's and can do it themselves without scaffolding. Dont know how true it is, I meant to look into it but didn't get round to it

Len · 05-06-2006, 20:37

The chap I’ve got for the job does work for him self and I watched him last year doing a similar job across the road without scaffolding so I asked him if he would do mine as it only took him 3 days. But now he’s talking about another £400.00 on top of his quote.

Surly it’s going to be cheaper than that?

harwood red · 05-06-2006, 23:13

And don't forget on top of that if the scaffolding is on the public footpath (eg terraced property straight onto street with no front garden) you have to get a permit from the council to have the scaffolding there!!!!!!!!

I had my roof done last year but the scaffolding was arranged by the roofer and included in the original quote. Second day of scaffolding being up the roofer told me the council had been round to ask if I had my permit. He acted dumb and said he would pass message on.

He did but they also concentrated on getting front of house done and two days later got the front scaffolding taken down and I just told the council I would not be paying for the permit as their intervention caused my roofer to walk off the job!!! hee hee

Luckily the rear scaffolding was on my property so no permit required and they just completed the roof from there