Can Arkley discuss a business site as well as a house?
Yes. Explain how the premises is used and what access must stay available while the work is planned.
Finchley scaffolding
Scaffolding in Finchley.
For a Finchley shopfront, home or other premises, the best starting point is the work area and how people use the site while work is planned. Arkley Scaffolding can discuss access for roof, building and exterior jobs.
Working premises
Show us how the entrance is used
If a business will remain open, tell us which doors, signs, windows and delivery points need to be considered. Photos of the full frontage and surrounding ground help explain the available space. If work is above a shared entrance, include that in the brief.
The same approach helps on residential projects with a shared path or entrance. There is no standard frontage: the scaffold must be discussed around the actual building and work.
Commercial work
For a shop or other business premises, see our commercial scaffolding guide for the information to have ready.
Public footway
Identify the highway boundary early
For a Finchley site within the London Borough of Barnet, scaffold on or affecting a public footway may need a highways licence. Barnet Council explains when to apply. Tell us if the proposed position is close to a pavement, and confirm the correct authority and permissions for the exact site.
Talk through the planned work dates with your contractor and allow for any permissions before fixing a scaffold start date.
What to send
Make the frontage clear in photos
- The Finchley postcode and whether the premises will be occupied or trading.
- Wide photos of the frontage, entrance and pavement or forecourt.
- Which roof or wall areas the trade needs to reach.
- Likely delivery times, work dates and any shared access.
Questions
Planning your Finchley job
Does a private forecourt remove the need to check permissions?
Not necessarily. The exact scaffold footprint and any effect on a public footway matter. Check the position and the relevant authority before assuming which permissions apply.
For nearby areas, see the North London scaffolding guide. We also welcome enquiries from further afield.
Discuss your project
Tell us what you need access for.
A postcode, the work planned, approximate dates and a few photos are a useful start.