Independent and bracketed access to a stack, built on terraces and narrow Cornish streets where there is no ground room to scaffold the usual way. Priced in writing before anyone lifts a tube.
Meet JJ Cornwall Scaffolding Chimney scaffolding is a working platform built to reach a stack safely, either as an independent tower carried from the ground or as a bracketed platform taken off the building where there is no room below. Chimney scaffold hire covers all of it: access designed for the stack and the street it stands in, erected, hired for as long as the work takes, then struck.
Repointing, flaunching, a new liner or a rebuild each need someone at ridge height for days at a time.
Built from the ground on their own base, boarded at the height the stack is worked from.
No ground to build off, so the platform comes off the elevation through a designed tie pattern. Most mid terraces need this.
Built into the main domestic scaffolding where the roof is being worked at the same time.
Somewhere to land materials and bring debris down rather than carry it down a ladder.
Chimney towers go up most weeks in West Cornwall: granite terraces with no access but the frontage, holiday lets before the season, stack repairs booked in by sweeps.
Our reviews are public, and we would rather you read them than take our word. On Yell we hold 4.7 from 12 ratings, and every customer who has reviewed us on Facebook recommends us.
Based on 12 Google reviews
Absolutely amazing service, these guys are the height of professional and we could not recommend them enough. They arrived on time, got straight onto the job and have been utterly understanding of time limits. These guys go above and beyond to help. It's hugely appreciated, thank you.
Read more on GoogleJordan and his team did a great job for us, they were very polite, efficient and competitively priced. Communication was good and they always arrived on the day agreed. We would highly recommend them.
Read more on GoogleHonestly couldn't recommend JJ Cornwall Scaffolding enough. I’ve used these guys since they first started and have never had a single problem. They tackle everything from awkward little jobs to bigger projects with the same high standard of work. Great prices and a top notch crew. If you need scaffolding, give them a call. A few examples of the work for me.
Read more on GoogleWould highly recommend JJ Cornwall Scaffolding Ltd! The best company we have used to provide a scaffolding service and will continue to use them in the future. All members of the team are friendly, polite and professional. Nice bunch of lads, did exactly what was asked of them, no problems whatsoever! Cheers
Read more on GoogleAbsolutely fabulous company. Very trustworthy and hardworking. Can highly recommend. Jordan James the owner is 5*
Read more on GoogleUsed JJ scaffolding a load of times. Always put up exactly what I need for the job, exactly when he said it would go up and informs me of whats happening and when its done. Very friendly bunch of guys
Read more on GoogleReliable and professional service.
Read more on GoogleI would highly recommend this company. They were professional, efficient and punctual, even taking the rig down the day after we had finished with it and on a Saturday! Communication with Jordan was easy, much better than other companies that couldn’t be bothered.
Read more on GoogleVery efficient and professional set up. Thoughtful and thorough ... Jordan even adjusted the top access boards to ensure our builder had easier reach to fit the new flue linings for the chimney. We couldn’t recommend him more highly
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Your trade works off a platform, not a ladderA boarded, edge-protected deck at the height the stack is worked from.
The street stays usablePavement, parking and neighbours designed into the access, and any licence applied for first.
Your building takes the load safelyTie positions, brackets and base points agreed at the survey, not on the morning.
You know the number firstA written quote with the scope on it, and nothing extra starts until its price is agreed.
A photo of the elevation from the road answers most of it.
Height, pitch, and whether there is ground to build off.
Scope, hire period, and what would change the price.
Set around your sweep, roofer or builder.
Usually a day. Ring when the work is done.
According to the Health and Safety Executive's guidance on ladders, a ladder should be used only for light work of short duration, which the HSE puts at up to 30 minutes in one position. Repointing a stack or rebuilding above the roof line is neither.
So a chimney gets what a full elevation gets: designed to TG20, erected to SG4, by an Advanced Supervisor's gang.
Jordan James runs JJ Cornwall Scaffolding from a yard in Penzance. Ten years in scaffolding, Advanced Supervisor qualified. Jordan's experience includes the Dawlish rail reconstruction, South Crofty tin mine, Hayle viaduct and Lloyds Bank in Bristol, as a subcontractor to larger companies.
“A stack on a terrace is the job people assume is simple, until they stand in the street and look for somewhere to build from.”Jordan James, JJ Cornwall Scaffolding
We do not publish rates: a stack on an open elevation and a stack on a mid terrace are different jobs. Every quote is written before any work starts and sets out:
Nothing extra starts until its price is confirmed in writing.
Tell us where the stack is and what is being done to it, and we will price the access in writing, with the scope on it.
Call Jordan on 07984 611533·Get a free quote online
Penzance, Cornwall
Phone: 07984 611533
Email: jjcornwallscaffolding@gmail.com
Hours: Open 8am to 7pm, seven days
Last updated: 22 September 2026
