Gravesham Borough Council
Gravesend rear-extension scaffold — designed around the build sequence
Scaffolding across Gravesend and surrounding industrial villages.
What we cover on a rear-extension scaffold job
Adjustable lifts as brickwork rises
Loading bay for steels and tile drop
Coordinated with the builder's programme
Sheeting where the site is overlooked
Cleanly off after final trade finishes
Trade rates for repeat builders
Rear Extension Scaffolding in Gravesend
A rear-extension scaffold in Gravesend covers three trades in one hire — bricklayer, roofer, plasterer or renderer. We design ours to serve all three without needing to be adapted mid-job, which is where costs and delays usually come from. Most of the Gravesend work sits inside DA11 and DA12. Mobilisation from our Medway yard runs via A2 / M25 (J2), about 7 miles past Dartford. Site inductions, programme dates and out-of-hours mobilisation tend to drive the brief. We're regularly on sites around Imperial business park and Northfleet riverside. On the commercial side, Northfleet riverside keeps us busy through the year. From the same crew we also work Dartford, Strood, Rochester — usually within a 20-minute drive of a Gravesend site. The nearest neighbouring towns to Gravesend are Dartford and Strood — handy if a job needs splitting across sites. Building stock around Gravesend is mostly Victorian terrace and post-war semi, which shapes how a scaffold has to go up.
How we run a rear-extension scaffold job in Gravesend
We turn up to the site visit when we say. If we can't, we ring you — that's the bar. It tells you everything about how we run the residential scaffold itself.
- free site visit with a written quote, not a rough price over the phone
- neighbour notifications handled before the lorry turns up
- scaffold inspection and handover certificate left with you
Recent work near Gravesend
Rear Extension Scaffolding FAQs from Gravesend customers
How long is an extension scaffold up in Gravesend?+
For a standard single-storey rear extension in Gravesend, 6–10 weeks. Two-storey or larger runs 10–16 weeks. We coordinate strike with your builder so you're not paying standing hire.
Do we need scaffold from the start of the extension?+
Bricklayers need scaffold once wall plate height is reached, but roof work always does. We normally mobilise as the brickwork approaches eaves height in Gravesend.
Can you work with our chosen builder in Gravesend?+
Every time. Most of our Gravesend extension work comes through builders. Give us the programme and we'll fit around them.
Will the scaffold need a licence for a Gravesend extension?+
If it stays inside your boundary, no. If any part crosses the pavement or highway in DA11 we'll sort a licence with Gravesham Borough Council — normally two working days notice.
What about my neighbours in Gravesend?+
On a terraced or semi-detached job in DA11 we'll talk to neighbours about access and any oversail of their boundary before we mobilise. Most are fine with it once they know what's planned.
Will the scaffold mess up the garden when it comes down?+
We use protection sheeting under the take-down, walk every section out by hand on awkward Gravesend sites rather than dropping it, and leave the lawn and patio as we found them. If anything's damaged we put it right.
Extension builders across Gravesend — trade rates for repeat clients. Talk to us about the programme; we'll mobilise to your dates. Site visits across Gravesham Borough Council are no-obligation. Quotes for Gravesend usually come back inside 48 hours.