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Reading · Public building
Old Council Offices, Reading
A full-height scaffold around Reading’s old council offices, giving safe access for demolition works on a tall, concrete-panelled block.
- Location
- Reading
- Building
- Former council offices
- Works
- Demolition
- Scaffold
- Full height, above the roofline
- Extent
- Two angled elevations, every floor
The project
Taking down the old council offices
Reading’s old council offices were a tall block clad in concrete panels, with two long elevations meeting at an angle. Before the building could come down, the demolition teams needed safe access to every floor of the outside of the building, with the site secured behind hoardings and the public kept well away from the work.
How it was scaffolded
We scaffolded the building from the ground to above the roof, following both elevations round the angle between them, with a working lift at every floor. At the top, the scaffold rises past the roof with guardrails running the whole way round, protecting the roof edge for the demolition crews. At ground level the site is enclosed by hoardings carrying the site safety signs, keeping the public out of the working area.
Every floor
Working lifts from ground level up to the roof.
Above the roofline
Guardrails protecting the roof edge for the demolition crews.
Round the angle
One scaffold following both elevations where they meet.
Site secured
Hoardings and safety signs around the base of the scaffold.
Gallery
Project photos
Old council offices, scaffolded for demolition Guardrails taken above the roofline Hoardings and safety signs around the base
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Free quote
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Tell us about the site and the work. We will call to confirm the details, arrange a survey if one is needed, and send a clear written quotation.
- Survey We measure up and check access, ground and licence needs.
- Quote A written price with the scaffold design and hire period set out.
- Erect Our team installs, inspects and tags the scaffold on the agreed date.