MKR SCAFFOLDING
Emergency Scaffolding
What is Emergency Scaffolding?
Emergency scaffolding is temporary access or support installed at short notice when a structure becomes unsafe. It covers propping and shoring for walls at risk of collapse, protective fans over pavements, temporary roofs over storm damage, and access platforms so surveyors and repair teams can reach the problem. The priority is making the site safe before permanent repair begins.
Calls usually follow high winds, fire, vehicle impact, flooding, or a dangerous structure notice served by the local authority. We attend, assess the risk with the responsible party, and install the fastest safe solution, whether that is a full support structure or a fan and hoarding arrangement holding the public clear until a permanent scheme is designed.
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YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY SCAFFOLDERS
Why You Need Emergency Scaffolding
When a building is declared dangerous, the owner or occupier carries a legal duty to make it safe. Local authorities can act under the Building Act 1984 and recharge the cost, so a fast private response is usually the cheaper route. Temporary support also protects neighbouring properties and keeps footpaths and roads open. Delay tends to widen the damage.
Speed cannot come at the expense of control. Our CISRS carded scaffolders work to a risk assessment produced on site, brief everyone present before work starts, and tag the structure at handover. Inspections then continue at seven day intervals for as long as the emergency scaffold remains standing, in line with CDM 2015 and the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
OUR EMERGENCY SCAFFOLDING SERVICE
Rapid response to storm damage, fire damage, vehicle impact, and structural failure
Propping, shoring, and raking supports for walls, gables, and unstable elevations
Protective fans and pedestrian tunnels that keep pavements and building entrances open
Temporary roofs installed at short notice to keep weather out of an opened building
Liaison with local authority building control and insurers, with photographs and reports supplied
Out of hours attendance and phased handover to a permanent scaffold once repairs are scoped
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Contact MKR For Reliable Emergency Scaffolding
Dealing with an unsafe structure? MKR Scaffolding responds to emergency callouts across London for property owners, managing agents, insurers, and contractors. Where a temporary support has to be replaced by an engineered scheme, our scaffolding design team produces the drawings and calculations needed.
Every emergency structure is erected by CISRS carded scaffolders and inspected before it is handed over. We hold £15 million public liability insurance, supply dated photographs and written reports for insurance and building control purposes, and return for scaffold dismantling once the permanent repair is complete.
Call us now on 0208 050 2845. Tell us the address, what has happened, whether the pavement or road is affected, and whether the local authority is already involved, and we will confirm attendance and the likely scope as quickly as possible.
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Our range of comprehensive scaffolding services includes:
Loft Conversion Scaffolding
Scaffold sheeting and netting
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LONDON SCAFFOLDING HIRE COMPANY NEAR YOU
Top scaffolding company for commercial and residential scaffolding in London, MKR Scaffolding offers scaffold hire services throughout all regions of the UK’s capital and surrounding areas.
Our service areas include, but are not limited to:
City of London, East London, South East London, South West London, North London, North West London and West London.
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Emergency Scaffolding FAQs
How quickly can you get to site in an emergency?
Attendance depends on the location, the time of the call, and what the situation requires once we arrive. Central and greater London addresses are usually reached the same day, and we prioritise anything affecting a public footpath, a highway, or an occupied building. Call the office, describe what has happened, and we will confirm a realistic attendance time rather than a generic promise.
What happens if the council has served a dangerous structure notice?
A notice sets out what must be done and by when, and the local authority can carry out the work itself and recover the cost if nothing happens. Send us the notice when you call. We speak directly to building control, agree that our proposed temporary works satisfy the requirement, and provide dated photographs and a written record once the structure is in place.
How long can emergency scaffolding stay in place?
As long as the building needs it. Emergency structures are often installed as a short term measure, then adapted or replaced once a surveyor has scoped the permanent repair. While it stands, the scaffold is inspected at seven day intervals and after high winds, and any highway licence has to be kept current. We review the arrangement with you as the repair programme firms up.
How quickly can you install an access platform?
Most domestic access platforms are erected within a single day once the design and any permits are in place. Larger commercial decks spanning multiple elevations typically take two to five days, depending on height, tie availability, and site access. After a short site review we confirm a firm programme and phase the build around your other trades, with out of hours working available where daytime access is restricted.
