Scaffolders won't take it down!

fabricator1

do you live in a city,town or village.
is the company local to you
how long did it take to complete job scaffold was used for

getmore4less

plenty of the above options but follow up with

Phone them Mondays and say thanks for taking down over the weekend while you were away...

fabricator1

disposing of it, which ever way that has been suggested,will involve the police.
the scaffold is the property of the scaffold company and will be marked accordingly,

RoNZ

fabricator1 wrote: »

do you live in a city,town or village.
is the company local to you
how long did it take to complete job scaffold was used for

In a city
Yes the company is a local one.
It took a month. We called them then to come take it down.

RoNZ

fabricator1 wrote: »

disposing of it, which ever way that has been suggested,will involve the police.
the scaffold is the property of the scaffold company and will be marked accordingly,

yes, that's what I thought. I think we'll have to get legal advice. But I can get it taken down and tell them it's here to collect and that I won't be responsible forit as I can't keep it secure, can't I?

edited to add: I understand that given they have fair warning I can do what I originally suggested. They can come after me for the money for up to 6 years, but will be liable for the cost of removal which can be deducted - and the value of the scaff is probably less than the cost of having it removed.

Yorkie1

Don't just phone. Make sure that you have communicated in writing with them - otherwise it's just word against word.

fabricator1

They are obviously being some what awkward,given their attitude from the start.
I use scaffold companies on a regular basis ,what you will find,they will not commit their labour to take down scaffold,only to take back to their yard,unless you agreed before hand,and they would charge a premium to do so.
They go from job to job removing then erecting,rarely ever taking back to the yard,it's more efficient that way.
Are you on a main road,is the scaffold on a pavement ?

mishkanorman

I personally would contact my local Police and ask advice, it may not be a Police matter but you may be lucky and they'll have a word on your behalf or at least log it so you have a bit of record there.

stator

Send them a formal letter giving them a reasonable time, say 7 days to remove the scaffold.
Say what you are going to do if they don't. Eg you are going to take it down and leave it on the ground.
You must take all rasonable steps to secure it, so maybe throw a few chains and a padlock around it.
If they still refuse, or they object to what you say you are going to do, then you need some legal advice.
Read the terms and conditions of the contract, it may say they can leave it with you as long as they want, but the courts would usually take a reasonable approach to what is considered fair or not, even if it's in a contract. So that's why you need legal advice.

glasgowdan

I'd advise them it's being removed and stored on the pavement in 7 days as their property is on your property without permission.