Hire a scaffold that we put up, look after and take down for you, standing as long as the job needs. Built to TG20 and priced in writing before it leaves the yard.
Meet JJ Cornwall Scaffolding Scaffold hire in Cornwall is the supply of a scaffold structure for an agreed period, erected on your site by the company that owns it and dismantled by that same company when the work is finished. The hire covers the structure, the labour to build it, the period it stands, and the strike at the end.
That is how every scaffold we hire out works. Our own gangs erect it and our own gangs take it down. We do not drop tube and boards at the kerb for somebody else to put together.
Most of our scaffolding hire goes to homeowners partway into a re-roof or an extension, and to trades who need safe access before their own work can start.
The right structure depends on what you are reaching, how long you need it, and what is underneath it.
A free-standing scaffold to one or more elevations, built to the lift heights your trade needs, with boarded platforms and guardrails. Used for re-roofs, rendering, painting, window replacement and extension work.
Access built to the stack alone, off the ground or bracketed off the building, including on terraces and narrow streets where there is no room to build in the usual way. See our chimney scaffolding page for the detail.
Roof-level hire with edge protection where the work is on the covering itself, and full temporary roofs where the structure must stay dry while it is open. A temporary roof scaffolding hire keeps a winter job moving.
Pedestrian gantries, protective fans and shopfront access where the public walks underneath, with the documentation a main contractor will ask for.
Where a build runs in stages, the scaffold is adapted as the work rises rather than struck and rebuilt between them, with the hire period set against your programme.
Most of our hires fall into three groups. Domestic access for re-roofs, rendering and window work on houses, cottages and bungalows. Trade hire for roofers, builders and renderers who need the access standing before their own start date. And longer commercial hires where the scaffold is adapted as the building goes up rather than struck and rebuilt between each stage of the work.
Our reviews sit publicly on Google, Yell and Facebook. We would rather you read them there than take our word for it. On Yell we hold 4.7 from 12 ratings. On Facebook, 100 per cent of the people who have reviewed us recommend us. The comments that matter most on a hire are about turning up on the day we said and striking the scaffold the moment the job was finished, because on a hire those two dates are the whole experience.
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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You stop owning the riskThe scaffold is our structure, designed to TG20, erected by our gangs and covered by our £10m public liability, so it is not something you have signed for and then have to worry about.
Your trades start on the day they saidTwo gangs out of one yard, with the start date confirmed when we quote, so your roofer does not lose a slot.
You know the number before the lorry loadsYou get a written quote with the scope and the hire period on it, and nothing extra happens until you have agreed its price in writing.
Your paperwork is there when it is asked forScaffold tags and handover documentation are provided on request at no charge, and inspections can be arranged during the hire.
The hire follows your job, not a fixed weekThe period is set to your programme and extended in writing if work runs on.
Call or send the form. Photos of the elevation and the access save a trip.
Heights, lifts, elevations, ground conditions, and how we get the gear in. Most hires need eyes on before they can be priced.
The scope, the hire period, and the conditions that would change the price, set out before you commit.
On the date you picked, with base protection down first. A standard house is usually a day.
Ring when your trades are finished and we come and take it away. If you need longer, we price the extension in writing first.
Jordan James, Owner, JJ Cornwall Scaffolding Ltd
Jordan has ten years in scaffolding and runs the company from a yard in Penzance with four staff and two gangs. His experience includes the Dawlish rail reconstruction, South Crofty tin mine, Hayle viaduct and Lloyds Bank in Bristol, structures that set the standard he brings to a two-lift job on a terrace.
“If a scaffold has my name on it, my gang builds it and my gang takes it down.”Jordan James, JJ Cornwall Scaffolding
We hire scaffold across Cornwall from the yard in Penzance. Newlyn, Marazion and St Just are minutes away. Hayle, Camborne, Redruth, Helston and St Ives are regular ground, and we reach Truro, Falmouth, Penryn, St Agnes, Perranporth, Newquay and St Austell.
If you have searched for scaffold hire near me from anywhere in West Cornwall, you are inside our core patch. Further east, travel time is stated honestly at quote stage rather than promised and missed.
We do not publish a rate, because a scaffold is priced on the job in front of it. What the written quote sets out is the same every time: the structure specified for your elevations and lift heights, delivery, the labour to erect it, the hire period, and the strike at the end.
What moves the number is height and the number of lifts, how many elevations, how close we can get the gear, how long you need it, and whether the job needs a temporary roof. Where a pavement licence is needed we arrange it with Cornwall Council before erection.
01access for re-roofs, rendering, painting and extensions on Cornish homes.
02gantries, fans and shopfront access with compliance documentation.
03a covered deck so work carries on through Cornish weather.
04independent or bracketed access to a stack, terraces included.
05specialist subcontract access for conservation and restoration contractors.
Tell us what the job is and how long you need it. You get a written quote with the scope and the hire period set out, and nothing starts until you have agreed 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