We were appointed as scaffold design consultants for the refurbishment of Millbrook Hall, a substantial residential property requiring comprehensive external works to the roof and upper structure. The building's complex roof geometry — with multiple pitches, valleys and dormers — made a standard modular scaffold approach impractical. The project required a fully bespoke design from the outset.
The scaffold had to follow the full profile of the roof structure, providing safe working platforms at every level while accommodating the irregular plan shape and varying ridge heights. A temporary roof was incorporated into the design to allow roofing works to proceed regardless of weather conditions, spanning across the building footprint without internal supports to maintain a clear working area below.
The scaffold was to be fully clad in monarflex-type sheeting for weather protection and debris containment. Load Class 3 working platforms were specified throughout, with imposed loads to ground carefully calculated and distributed to suitable bearing points. The restricted site access meant all materials had to be sequenced precisely, with the erection methodology designed around the available delivery and storage constraints.
Full bespoke scaffold and temporary roof design with detailed 2D construction drawings, complete 3D model and structural calculations. The design package gave the contractor a fully resolved scheme that could be priced, programmed and erected without ambiguity — including beam positions, tie locations, load paths and sheeting details for every elevation.