With the housing market in Cornwall experiencing a meteoric rise over the past few years, many homeowners are deciding to add to their existing living space through a house extension or a conservatory rather than moving house. We recently explored what your scaffolding rights are when building an extension, and found out how scaffolding for …
Scaffolding is one of the most useful ways to work on the side of a building or high overhead without hanging off a ladder. When assembled correctly, scaffolding provides a safe and stable working area to keep the whole site safe and secure. But some things can affect the way your scaffold performs. Weather is …
Roof repairs don’t always need to be done by a professional. Sometimes a broken roof tile or cracked guttering can be fixed simply by any DIY aficionado who has a basic knowledge of DIY. However, accessing any roof can be a tricky business and, if done incorrectly, leaves you at risk of injury. Whilst it …
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Scaffolding on the public highway holds potentially more risk than that on a building site, purely because the general public is not aware of hazards associated with scaffolding which could make them more susceptible to possible injury. For this reason, when requiring highway scaffolding in Cornwall it is vital that you use a fully-trained, properly …
Here at 7 Bays Scaffolding we get tasked with erecting all sorts of unique scaffold projects. From public highway scaffolding to temporary roofs, temporary staircases and everything in between, the day in the life of a scaffolder in Cornwall is often varied and interesting. Then sometimes something really unusual comes along…! Nothing quite compares to …
Temporary Safety Handrails and Staircases Cornwall Here at 7 Bays Scaffolding we regularly get asked to erect temporary edge protection, safety handrails and temporary staircases in Cornwall and beyond. Our specifically designed safety systems are aimed at fall prevention and will bring your construction site into British standards of compliant safety practice so that everyone …
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Are you looking for birdcage scaffolding in Cornwall? Here at 7 Bays Scaffolding we are Cornwall’s favourite scaffolding company and provide many different types of scaffolding depending on the requirements of the construction project in hand. One of the scaffolding types we do a lot of is bird cage scaffolding. This is a popular choice …
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We recently wrote a blog for you all about your scaffolding rights when planning an extension. This proved quite a conversation starter (!) and raised comments about neighbourly disputes which had been caused by people not fully understanding the correct scaffolding rules. The importance of following scaffolding regulations can never be underestimated which is why …
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Everything You Need to Know About Becoming a Scaffolder… In the UK at the moment there is a skills shortage in the construction sector and scaffolding is listed as being in the top 5 for all UK construction skills shortages. School leavers starting out on the ladder (pardon the pun!) and looking for a fulfilling …
Whenever you’re building, renovating, repairing, or demolishing a structure in a public space, you have to take appropriate measures to protect passersby from falling debris and objects. Sometimes that means temporarily eliminating public access (by closing the pavement for example), but most often it calls for erecting scaffolding with extra features in place to ensure …
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