Any scaffolders on the forum?

[RogerS]

This has gone up by us recently. They plan to put a metal sheet roof on and then swathe the sides in plastic (?) to make it watertight.

Side-loading? Wind ? What should/can they do. There is a restriction as to what scaffolding they can fix to the existing structure (out of frame to the right)

 

[Spectric]

To me that looks like something they call tenting, basically cover up the building before replacing the roof so it is always water tight and the work can progress without worrying about the weather. Is that old building derilect or fire damaged ?

 

[RogerS]

The latter.

 

[Mike G]

Once they're wrapped around in a complete square/ rectangle, scaffolds are enormously strong and stable. This is obviously still under construction. Once it's finished, you really don't have to worry about it at all.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

Once it's finished, you really don't have to worry about it at all.

And he's the professional!

No3 has had his gaff in Brizzle wrapped like this for some time now, several months. He's on the scaffold as I type, fixing a 'Snagging List' problem. Says wind was/is horrendous, but he feels secure under the wrapping.


This was unfinished. Wrapping completed next day.