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Explain scaffolding to me?
I've never used scaffolding and no nothing abt it
can someone tell me if a "home" scaffolding set exist such that one can do some work to outside of typical home? I don't need heavy duty industrial scaffolding.... but do need something tough enough to support a couple of men and related equipment to work on the side of a typical one story home say abt 12 feet tall |
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"Pete C." wrote:
The "light duty" 4' wide x 6' tall scaffold frames are good for home use. They're still good for like 1,500# of load on them, "light duty" is relative to industrial use. I have 8 frames, four of the good Alumaplank planks and all the appropriate cross braces, leveling feet, etc. This setup covers pretty much any configuration you might need for home use and for those occasional big jobs like replacing a roof, you can always rent additional parts as needed. The Alumaplanks are kind of expensive, but they are highly recommended for home use as they are much lighter and easier to handle than regular 2x scaffold grade planks. Do not ever use generic 2x material for scaffold planks BTW, they are not safe. http://www.americanladders.com/light_duty_frames.html Pete C. Thanks so much Pete! I was gonna ask if there was some LIGHT planks out there I live alone and truly to buy light things so much easier for one person to move around Like I said....I just need something for typical round the house jobs....single story home I'm not real keen on standing on wobbly ladders any more |
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"Pete C." wrote: The "light duty" 4' wide x 6' tall scaffold frames are good for home use. They're still good for like 1,500# of load on them, "light duty" is relative to industrial use. I have 8 frames, four of the good Alumaplank planks and all the appropriate cross braces, leveling feet, etc. This setup covers pretty much any configuration you might need for home use and for those occasional big jobs like replacing a roof, you can always rent additional parts as needed. The Alumaplanks are kind of expensive, but they are highly recommended for home use as they are much lighter and easier to handle than regular 2x scaffold grade planks. Do not ever use generic 2x material for scaffold planks BTW, they are not safe. http://www.americanladders.com/light_duty_frames.html Pete C. Thanks so much Pete! I was gonna ask if there was some LIGHT planks out there The alumaplanks (aluminum ladder frame with plywood deck) are quite light in the 19" wide x 7' long size. I'm an average strength guy and on more than one occasion I have climbed two levels of scaffold frame while carrying an Alumaplank and then swung it into place with one arm while hanging on with the other. Not the best way to do it (best to put a plank on a lower level to stand on), but it works when you're on the last plank. I live alone and truly to buy light things so much easier for one person to move around I live alone and have a hydraulic palette jack, engine hoist and forklift to make it easy for one person to move things around Like I said....I just need something for typical round the house jobs....single story home Scaffolding is great for that, gives you a nice wide work platform with room for tools and materials. The real nice thing is the ability to configure the scaffolding to the task. The 8 frames I have can make a 24' tall 4' x 7' unit, a 12' tall 4' x 14' unit, 12' tall 8' x 7' unit, 6' tall 4' x 28' unit, etc. I'm not real keen on standing on wobbly ladders any more Good fiberglass ladders placed properly on stable surfaces aren't too bad, but you still lack room for tools and materials. Pete C. |
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"Pete C." wrote in message ... wrote: "Pete C." wrote: (snip) I live alone and truly to buy light things so much easier for one person to move around I live alone and have a hydraulic palette jack, engine hoist and forklift to make it easy for one person to move things around Man- and I thought I was self-indulgent having my own real handtruck. :^/ Having the right tools makes most jobs so much easier. I quite agree on the scaffold sections being useful around the house. As a kid, we always had access, since the old man had a construction company. My mother even used one too-bent-and-rusted rack in the garden as a bean trellis. aem sends... |
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ameijers wrote: "Pete C." wrote in message ... wrote: "Pete C." wrote: (snip) I live alone and truly to buy light things so much easier for one person to move around I live alone and have a hydraulic palette jack, engine hoist and forklift to make it easy for one person to move things around Man- and I thought I was self-indulgent having my own real handtruck. :^/ Having the right tools makes most jobs so much easier. I quite agree on the scaffold sections being useful around the house. As a kid, we always had access, since the old man had a construction company. My mother even used one too-bent-and-rusted rack in the garden as a bean trellis. There's no doubt ladder scaffolding is useful, but it's a question of suitability for the OP's purposes. For the vast majority of jobs around the house, setting up scaffolding is a larger undertaking than doing the work. You're not setting up scaffolding to clean your gutters, replace a broken pane of glass, etc. If you're laying up a brick veneer, certainly the scaffolding is the only way to go. The OP has given two different scenarios for the need. In the first post he mentioned a couple of guys with materials and equipement - obviously scaffolding of one sort or the other is necessary. Either ladder scaffolding if there's a significant amount of weight involved (masonry work) or pump jacks if the work will move fairly quickly (vinyl siding). In a later post the OP mentioned around the house work, that he lived alone and needed light stuff he could move around, and the fact it was a single story home. Those are two different scenarios with different requirements. Frankly, I don't see ladder scaffolding being anything more than a pain in the ass in such a situation. It's a single story home, there are a lot of parts involved, etc. The OP mentioned a baker and that may be the best choice, depending on what the grade is around the house and the amount of plantings in the way. I have a collapsible one piece (with a separate deck platform) aluminum baker: http://www.wernerladder.com/catalog/...?series_id=292 It takes literally five minutes to set it up, fits through doorways, has extensible leveling legs with casters so it rolls around nicely (although not so well on dirt!). Only drawback is that it's not cheap. R |
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"ameijers" wrote:
Having the right tools makes most jobs so much easier. yes it does especially when working alone without any help |
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"Pete C." wrote:
The "light duty" 4' wide x 6' tall scaffold frames are good for home use. What abt the narrow frame sat 30" width? you think the 48" width a better buy? I'm just thinking the narrower ones will be lighter in weight...easier carry around by one person? |
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"Pete C." wrote:
The narrow frames are a little less common, they also have less stability. What you see most often are the 4' "light duty" and 5' "standard duty" frames in the welded tube frame scaffold style. The OSHA standards require tie offs or outriggers on scaffold towers where the height exceeds 4x the smallest base dimension. The PRC (California) specs 3x. OSHA of course has no control over homeowner use, but it's still a good standard to follow. Ok great info! Thanks! Do I make these tie offs myself? Or do you buy them as well? Sounds like I should stick with 4' or 6' foot widths huh? These are MORE popular than narrow right? What I'm thinking is if I ever want to sell this tuff on used market I don't want to get some oddball size that no one wants to buy. See what I mean? So I should DEFIBNELTLY stick with 4 foot or 6 foot width? |
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