Replacing your used scaffolding with new accessories and equipment can bring it up to date in terms of assembly, safety and longevity. New guardrails protect you from falls, new brackets and buckets make transporting the scaffolding and its parts more convenient and metal and synthetics replace the wood for planking and mudsills.
Safety Equipment & Accessories
New barricade guardrails can protect you from falls at corners where your scaffolding extends past your home and at openings in walls. These guardrails actually let you block out sections of the scaffold and protect you from accidents. Adding guardrails to your scaffolding system is a great idea if you have more than one person on your scaffolding at once and it is highly recommended as a safety precaution.
There are also new baskets on the market that hold parts, braces, guardrails and tools for people that have trouble keeping and storing all the pieces in one place and help you move from place to place. These are especially helpful if you will be moving your scaffolding from one area to another so that you can move everything together at one time and save time.
Replacing Wood with Synthetics and Metal
Wood has long been used with scaffolding for mudsills and planking, but slowly it is being replaced by metal and synthetic materials. The new metal mudsills are more durable than wood and stay with the scaffolding when you pick it up and move it. If your used scaffolding system has wood mudsills and planking you should consider replacing it, especially if it is worn out or warped.
Several new synthetic planks are now on the market that are even lighter and as strong, if not stronger, than metal planks. Aluminum and steel have been used as planks for a long time, but they are quite heavy. Replacing your planking and mudsills with synthetics will increase the safety of your scaffold system, while decreasing its overall weight, making it easier to transport.
Time and Labor Savers
Scaffolding systems have been improved in other ways that save time, labor and money. New rack brackets let you take down a stop tower and clamp it together in a 4-foot-wide bundle. This can greatly reduce disassembly and assembly time and aid in your moving of it.
A weather protection system may be a nice time saver for you as well, especially if you are looking to do remodeling work during a season with inclement weather. New systems allow you to attach a weather protector to the scaffolding that moves along with the scaffolding.
By making some updates to your used scaffolding system, you can greatly improve your scaffold system’s efficiency and your own productivity when working on your home remodeling product. New scaffolding is even better and easier to use than older models, and making an investment in replacing some of your older pieces with newer technology will pay off in saving you time in the long run.
Source:- doityourself
No comments:
Post a Comment