Essex is most of the domestic work we price: Victorian terraces in the old market towns, 1960s estates in the new towns, and a lot of roof and loft jobs on the London fringe. The county is not one highways authority. Most of it sits with Essex Highways. Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock run their own pavement licences. We flag that at survey so the erect date is real.
Jobs that travel well are houses, extensions, chimney stacks and short commercial access. Industrial plant at the ports and Freeport sites is quoted on programme, not on a same-week domestic gang.
If the postcode is Essex and the scaffold is a working platform rather than a photograph, send it. We will say if it is a stretch before anyone wastes a morning.
Typical jobs
- House roofs, lofts and rear extensions
- High-street and occupied commercial access
- Industrial and warehouse access on the A12 / A13 corridor
Licences and access
Pavement licences: Essex County Council for most towns; Southend City Council and Thurrock Council inside those unitaries. We advise at survey and can run the application with the job.