Boarded, tied and edge-protected access for re-roofs, extensions, rendering and chimney work on homes across West Cornwall. Erected by our own gangs, with a written quote and the scope on it before anyone lifts a tube.
Meet JJ Cornwall Scaffolding Domestic scaffolding is a temporary working platform erected against a house so a trade can work at height safely. It is built from tube, fitting and board, tied into the building, fitted with guardrails and toe boards, and struck when the work is done. On a home it is usually needed for a re-roof, an extension, rendering, painting or chimney work.
Nobody buys scaffolding because they want it. You are buying it because the roofer or builder cannot start without it, and because a ladder will not carry a fortnight of work on a Cornish gable.
What you want from it is simple: up on the promised day, safe while your trades are on it, kind to the ground it stands on, and gone when you are finished.
Single elevation or full perimeter, boarded at the height the roofer works off, with a loading bay for slate and tile.
Access that grows with the build, from first lift at wall plate height through to gable and roof level.
Full-height boarded access set close to the wall, with lifts at the working heights.
Independent towers or bracketed access to a stack, including on terraces with no ground room. See our chimney scaffolding service.
Sloping gardens, tight side passages, granite steps and no off-road parking, worked out at the survey.
Our gangs are on domestic work across West Cornwall most weeks: re-roofs on granite terraces, wrap-around access for extensions, chimney towers on holiday lets, full-height access for rendering on exposed seafront elevations.
Our reviews are public, and we would rather you read them than take our word for anything. 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 trades start on the agreed dayUp when we said, so the trade you booked is not looking at a bare wall, and struck as soon as you ring to say the job is done.
Your ground comes out the way it went inBase positions, load spreading and protection are agreed at the survey, before the first lift goes up.
You know the number before the work happensA written quote with the scope on it, and nothing extra starts until you have its price in writing.
You are covered if the worst happens£10m of public liability behind every scaffold, double the £5m most domestic jobs ask about.
Call, or send the form with a photo of the elevation. It saves a trip.
Heights, lift count, frontages, ground conditions and how the gear gets in.
The scope, the hire period it covers, and the conditions that would change the price.
You pick a start that suits your roofer or builder.
Usually a day on a standard house, protection down first.
A domestic scaffold is safety equipment before it is anything else. According to the Health and Safety Executive's provisional figures for 2024/25, 35 of the 124 workers killed in Great Britain that year died in a fall from height, around a quarter of all worker deaths across every industry. That is why every scaffold we build is designed to TG20 and erected by gangs working to SG4, on a bungalow the same as on a three-storey.
Jordan holds Advanced Supervisor and has ten years behind him, and a second scaffolder on the team is Part 2 qualified. Four of us, two gangs, so the person who priced your job is on it when it goes up.
Jordan James owns and 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, working as a subcontractor to larger companies. That is the standard a two-lift job on a terrace gets built to.
“On a house, people are not really worried about the scaffold. They are worried about the drive and the flower beds. So we agree where every base plate is going before a tube comes off the wagon.”Jordan James, JJ Cornwall Scaffolding
We do not publish rates, because a house scaffold is priced on the job in front of it. What you get is a written quote before any work starts, setting out:
If something on site changes what is needed, you get the price for it in writing and we wait for your answer. No extra work starts until its price is confirmed.
Tell us what the work is and when your trades need to start, and we will price it properly, 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
