Finally starting an addition on our shed

[STx]

Got most of the scaffolding down over the weekend so I can return it. Place looks different with it gone.

Still hanging drywall inside. We haven't had as much time to work on it as I'd like, other Spring stuff has been getting in the way, like planting the garden, mowing, etc. My daughter came to visit for my birthday last week also so, I didn't do much while she was here.

 

[EddieWalker]

Guess I need to see if my mower will start or not. Seems like it's that time of the year again.

What was the final rental cost for all that scaffolding?

 

[STx]

It was $240/mo, right at $750 after tax, etc.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thats more then I expected. Cheaper then buying, but if you need scaffolding again, it makes me wonder.

 

[STx]

The real expense, renting or buying, are the planks. I could've done with 1/3 fewer but, my wife needed 3 to feel comfortable.

 

[/pine]

The real expense, renting or buying, are the planks. I could've done with 1/3 fewer but, my wife needed 3 to feel comfortable.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Feeling comfortable makes it worth the cost IMO...allows a worker to concentrate on the task at hand...

put a narrow plank a foot off the ground and most folks will trot along the length...put it 16' off the ground and it makes a difference...

 

[sandman2234]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Feeling comfortable makes it worth the cost IMO...allows a worker to concentrate on the task at hand...

put a narrow plank a foot off the ground and most folks will trot along the length...put it 16' off the ground and it makes a difference...

Put a narrow plank much more than 16 feet off the ground, and you won't have to worry about me getting on it without a fight, lol.
I have to be extremely "comfortable" when I get above that height, or my brain tells my body to get the heck down! I can ease up to a lot more than 16 foot, but it has to be done slowly and carefully. Funny part is, I have a part time job where I have to go up a ladder and work about 32 feet off the ground while standing on the ladder. I move slowly!!!
David from jax

 

[GLyford]

I have a 30' ladder and I don't like being up on it at full extension at all. I need to repaint my gable walls, suspect I'll be better off hiring someone.

My last building project I had two planks and kick boards because I was worried about sliding off the planks, and also knowing where the edge of the planks were without having to look made me feel better.

My friend that came over to help didn't really like the kick boards because he was afraid of tripping on them, he's worked for years without them.

I suspect if it had been an employee-employer situation, OSHA would have liked to have seen kick boards, knee boards, and a handrail...but that would have also made getting ply and shingles on the roof much more aggravating.

 

[EddieWalker]

I have a 24 foot ladder and I pretty much refuse to use it. Now when I need to do some work on a second story house, I rent a lift. The client pays for the lift or I don't do the job. If it's on my house, I gladly pay to rent it!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I dont use mine much either. Borrowed my neighbors 32 ft once, when my 24 wouldnt reach. Heavy heavy heavy, but solid.