Frequently asked questions

With over 20 years’ experience, we’ve grown into a successful scaffolding company thanks to the quality of our products, the service we provide, as well as the direct involvement of our company director, overseeing all contracts and projects.

All areas of Yorkshire and Lancashire and sometimes further afield.

This is where most trade companies fall down with reputation, especially in the scaffolding business! The so-called cowboys or 'Rogue Traders' as they're known, will use every trick in the book to manipulate the work to their financial advantage, Acorn Access Solutions has over 20 years experience and make every conceivable effort to ensure that what we quote is exactly what you pay! Obviously, there are times when unforeseen circumstances mean that certain costs or indeed labour hours may vary, but most of the time we will swallow the difference ourselves. We can assure you from day one, that we are entirely trustworthy and reliable and are renowned for playing by the rules and keeping to our word.

We don’t sub-contract work to other companies under any circumstances, ensuring the same level of quality is maintained on each and every job. If there are situations where we have to work alongside other contractors doing a similar thing, then this would be discussed as a special arrangement prior to the project starting and we have done this a number of times successfully.

Yes of course. We keep things very friendly and simple when it comes to visiting your property. Whatever your reason for needing our services, we endeavour to treat each and every customer with the same respect and courtesy, no matter how big the job is. Our specialists will visit your property and provide a quotation free of charge. Apply below or call us to get a price for your job today!

The cost to hire a scaffold can depend on various things, the size, and the length of time you require the scaffolding rig. Usually scaffolding is priced by the linear metre/foot. However, there can be additional costs if there are additions such as netting or chutes. There are different types of scaffolds, with some being more technical than others. Some require more time and more man power, so prices can alter. Therefore prior to providing a final quotation, we would complete a site survey to ensure we have evaluated all factors.

Depending on the type of scaffold you hire, and the size required, it can take from 2 hours upwards from start to finish. Erecting scaffolding also varies on the size of the job at hand. A larger scale scaffold will of course take longer than a smaller job. The method usually goes, however, that a scaffold takes half the time to dismantle than it does to erect.

In general, you do not require insurance to hire scaffold. This is something we take on as the supplier of the scaffold to you, our client. However, if you have a building that requires scaffolding internally, then you would need insurance, as if the scaffolders was to fall through the floor then the building owner/client would be at fault. Scaffold companies like ourselves have public liability and employers liability to cover us for any mishaps or accidents if we are at fault.

If you are hiring scaffold for private land, you won’t require any permission. But if you are erecting this on council land such as a public footpath, you will require permission from the local council. You may need permission to put scaffolding on your property. Some properties require scaffolding to go on the roadside, path way or someone else's property. In such events, you would need to be granted a permit from the council which is chargeable to the client. The price of a permit varies from size, period of time and the actually council which the property belongs to. For further advice on this, please contact your local council direct.

You can do this providing you have received permission from the owner of the property. Whilst your scaffold is up, it is important to keep your neighbour happy. Regularly inspect the underneath and pickup waste materials which might have dropped through. If however, your neighbour does not want to voluntarily allow the erection of a scaffold, you may have to apply to your local council for permission. This is legislated according to the Neighbouring Land Act of 1992. This allows you to preserve an existing structure.

We would suggest anything over 2 meters would require scaffolding. This is to ensure your safety and the people around you. In fact many roofing and window companies will insist on a scaffold being setup to keep their employees safe. We have experience from everything 2 meters to 50 meters and above.

For the safety of you and the people around the scaffold area, we will inspect the scaffold 1x per week. If we are experiencing severe weather conditions, we may come twice, but we will evaluate at the time.

Scaffolding needs to be close as possible to the wall. Each building is different with extruding bricks or windows therefore it does depend on the building. But the overall aim is to always be as close as possible. On some jobs, we may have to attach the scaffold via bolts to the wall to provide stability.

This depends on the size of the scaffold you chose to hire but for reference, each load bearing can withstand up to 2Nm.

We would advise you on the best option upon our inspection.