We provided the scaffold design for a highly challenging riverside project on Narrow Street in Limehouse, east London. The works required scaffolding for balcony replacement on a residential building directly on the Thames, with access only possible from the river side during tidal windows.
This was one of the most logistically demanding scaffold designs we have delivered. The riverside location meant all works were governed by PLA permits, changing water levels, and strict tide table scheduling — with only a short safe working window available each day for erection and dismantling operations.
The scaffold design had to account for the tidal environment, providing a stable and safe working platform for the balcony replacement works while managing the interface between the scaffold structure and the river wall. Detailed planning was required to ensure every lift could be completed within the available tidal window, with no room for delays or rework.
Full scaffold design package tailored to the tidal constraints of a Thames-side project. 2D construction drawings, 3D model and structural calculations issued with an erection sequence designed around the PLA permit windows, ensuring each lift could be completed within the available tidal slot. The design was coordinated directly with the scaffold contractor to align every phase of the build with the daily tide schedule.