01
Roofing scaffold
Full perimeter or single elevation, with edge protection and a proper loading bay for tiles. The bread and butter.
Thanet · East Kent · Est. 2009
Up when we said.
Down when you're done.
Domestic and commercial scaffolding across Kent. Priced the day we visit, erected to TG20 by carded scaffolders, inspected weekly and struck the moment you give us the word — so it isn't sat on your job costing you money.
CISRS
Carded operatives
Every scaffolder on site holds a current card. Advanced-carded supervisor on all complex jobs.
TG20:21
Compliance
Compliance sheet issued with every scaffold. Bespoke design drawings where the job falls outside it.
£10m
Public liability
Certificate and method statement supplied before we start. Main contractors, we'll fill in your paperwork.
7 days
Inspection cycle
Scafftag on the access point, inspected and re-signed weekly, and after any high wind.
What we put up
Two houses or two hundred metres.
We work for homeowners, roofers, builders and main contractors, and we're used to fitting round other trades rather than blocking them.
02
Chimney stacks
Access towers and chimney gantries. Up fast, because nobody wants a stack open longer than it has to be.
03
Temporary roofs
Sheeted or shrink-wrapped scaffold roofs so work carries on through a wet Kent winter instead of stopping.
04
Loft conversions
Staged to suit the build sequence, with lifts added as the work goes up rather than one enormous rig on day one.
05
Commercial & retail
Pavement gantries, pedestrian tunnels, hoarding. Licence applications handled with the council on your behalf.
06
Emergency & propping
Storm damage, unsafe structures, temporary support. Out same day where we possibly can be.
How it runs
No surprises, no standing about.
Step 01
Site visit
We come and look, measure up and check the ground. Usually within 48 hours of you ringing.
Step 02
Fixed price
Written quote the same day, covering erect, hire period and dismantle. Extended hire priced up front so you know.
Step 03
Erect
Booked in for a date and we hold it. Compliance sheet, scafftag and handover paperwork on completion.
Step 04
Strike
One call and we're back to take it down. Site left clean, no tubes in the garden for a fortnight.
Coverage
Thanet out to Canterbury and the coast.
Yard in Margate. We'll travel further for commercial work and longer hires — ring and ask rather than assuming you're out of range.
- Margate
- Broadstairs
- Ramsgate
- Westgate-on-Sea
- Birchington
- Herne Bay
- Whitstable
- Canterbury
- Sandwich
- Deal
- Dover
- Faversham
References
Ask the trades who use us.
We use them on everything now. They price on the day, they turn up on the date they gave us, and when we ring to say we're finished it's gone within 48 hours. That last bit is worth more than being the cheapest.
Chimney came down in the January storms and they had a tower up the following morning so we could make it safe. Paperwork was all there, insurance certificate through by email before they'd even started.
First time I'd had scaffolding on my own house and I had no idea what I was looking at. They walked me round it, showed me the tag, explained what the hire period actually meant. No jargon, no pressure.
Questions
What people ask before booking.
How much does scaffolding cost?
A single-elevation domestic scaffold typically runs £600–£1,200 including a standard hire period; full perimeter on a semi is usually £1,200–£2,500. Height, access and ground conditions move it, which is why we come and look rather than guessing over the phone.
What's included in the hire period?
Erect, six weeks' hire and dismantle as standard. After that it's a weekly rate, quoted up front on the original price so it never arrives as a shock on the final invoice.
Do I need council permission?
If any part of it sits on a pavement, road or public land, yes — a licence from Kent County Council. We apply on your behalf and build the fee into the quote. On your own land, no licence needed.
Will it damage my garden or driveway?
We use sole boards to spread the load and we're careful about where standards land. Block paving and soft ground get extra protection. If anything does get marked we put it right.
Is it safe with kids or pets around?
We can fit a ladder guard so nobody can climb it, and we'll debris-net where it makes sense. Say so on the site visit and it goes in the quote.
How quickly can you get it up?
Site visit inside 48 hours, price the same day, and typically erected within a week of you accepting. Emergencies we'll do our best to do same day.
Get a price
Tell us about the job.
Trades — send the address and the elevations and we'll price it off drawings where we can. Homeowners — a couple of photos of the house is usually enough to get started.
- Office
- 01632 960 415
- Mobile / WhatsApp
- 07700 900 415
- yard@steelhorse.example
- Yard hours
- Mon–Fri 7am–5pm · Sat 8am–1pm