home made scaffold

saltysenior

are there plans available or does anyone know the proper name for a ''scaffold''that leans into the building for support......it looks like a overgrown sawhorse cut in half,w/ the cut end leaning into the structure supported by a ''cleat''.......

mrgins

I believe you are talking about the 2 2x4s nailed into an L shape with 3/4" triangular cdx nailed to both sides. You nail it to the structure with construction nails and then jamb a long 2x4 into the crutch of the L and the other end gets pegged into the ground. I've made/used these, but I wouldn't take responsibility for anyone else using them.

dtsman

Is this what you are talking about?

Also, if you line the edges of the 2x12 plank with 2x4s it is alot more rigid and you can easily use a long piece like 14ft and feel safe.





Bo

Remember,
If the women don't find you handsome,
they should at least find you handy.
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Gary in WA

You mean lean-to scaffold: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/scaf...s/slide51.html

No longer safe.

Gary

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saltysenior

yes!! that is it...a ''lean to scaffold''.................thank you.

Joe Carola

Are you planning on building one like that?

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saltysenior

no, not that high.....need one about 6' high.....used them back in the '60s on a low cost housing project in neptune n.j.

Joe Carola

6' is still high to work off an unsafe scaffold and can cause serious injury. You must be up there in age to work off of that. I sure hope you're the only one going to work on that.

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Tom Struble

here's the new version,i have these but they scare me so i stopped using them

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loneframer

Let's make a deal Tom.

saltysenior

thank you for your concern......actually they are a safer than what they look....mine will be anyhow ....the ''a frame''legs are held in place by fastening them to a secured plank on the ground.....the 2x4 piece running into the building is supported on the end with a ledger board, and the held in place with 2 shelve brackets...it will take 4 times longer to build them than doing the repair work needed.........i see a bunch from jerzzy on here......came to fl. in '65 after one bitter day on a 5 story roof working out of the red bank local.....

katarina

If you hired me to do the job, I would just rent the scaffolding. Very inexpensive to rent. Most good rental places will have it. To go 16' you will need 6 frames, 4 safety braces, and 2 aluminum plank. You can rent it cheaper then you can buy the 2x4's. Scaffolding is nothing to mess around with. do not build your own.










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gregzoll

saltysenior, hope your life & medical insurance is paid up. You can use two ladders with a 2x10 or 2x12 across them, but safer to give more platform, is just use regular scaffolding, or rent a lift, which is even better, if just going six feet in the air.

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