Scaffolding

Sometimes a better and often safer means of reaching those elevated areas of a home’s exterior is to build temporary wooden scaffolding. This guide will take you through the steps for building homemade scaffolding. After you know how to build scaffolding, it’s easier to work more safely on elevated parts of a home’s exterior. Tools & Materials • • • • • • • See full list « • • We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. STEP 1: Organize your materials. The first step in building scaffolding involves gathering the materials and tools needed to construct the project. Two 8-foot-long 2x4s and a sheet of 3/4-inch plywood are needed to create the scaffolding frame. You’ll also need four 8-foot 2x6s to support the frame as well as two 2-foot-long 2x4s that will serve as anchors for the supports. You’ll need a carpenter’s square to mark and a circular saw or chop saw to make cuts to the istockphoto.com STEP 2: Assemble the scaffolding frame. Building scaffold usually requires having enough space to lay out all of the materials and tools, and a space that is flat. After choosing the location, it’s time to start setting up scaffolding. Nail a 3-foot-long and a 5-foot-long 2×4 together at right angles. Then, make two 3-foot-long triangles of 3/4-inch plywood and attach them to the 2x4s with 8-penny nails. istockphoto.com STEP 3: Buil...

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As a general definition, scaffolding is a temporary structure that is used to support workers and materials during construction or maintenance work. However, scaffolding is used for a wider range of specific purposes, depending on circumstances. To suit these distinctions, there are many types of scaffolding. Here are twelve common types of scaffolding used in construction. Bamboo Scaffolding Source: www.edition.cnn.com As its name implies, bamboo scaffolding is a type of scaffolding that is made out of bamboo. This type of scaffolding is more To construct a bamboo scaffold, pieces of bamboo of several meters long are tied together using nylon straps. These pieces are tied repeatedly to create multiple vertical squares of around 75 cm by 75 cm, until it covers the building’s structure. The bamboo structure serves as both a working and climbing platform for the workers, as well as support for the building. Despite the rise of other scaffolding types, bamboo scaffolding is still favored in much of Asia because it’s strong, lightweight, cost effective, and easy to assemble and disassemble. The biodegradable material is also eco-friendly. Besides that, it’s appreciated by many local craftsmen as part of their cultural heritage. Cantilever Scaffolding Source: www.layher.com.au Cantilever scaffolding, also known as needle scaffolding, is a type of scaffolding that is angled out from a construction structure, whether that’s a building or an extension of another larger scaffold. C...

• • • • • • • Jacks/Base Plates/Mud Sills • Side/End Brackets • Scaffolding Caster Wheels • Scaffolding Cross Brace • Scaffold Pins, Clips & Stack Pins • Hoist Arm Assembly • Canopy Top • Internal Stairs, Ladders, and Accessories • • Safety Rail Packages • Grouser Bar • Guard Rail Panels & Swing Gates • Safety Poles/Posts/Rails • Safety Tie Bar with Swivel Coupler • Scaffold Outrigger • • • • • • • • View All Marine Products • Galvanized Boat Stands • Boxed Boat Stands • Marina/Boatyard Equipment • Aviation Jack Stands • • • • Quality is in the attention to details… Just as a luxury car distinguishes itself with the attention to details, we at ScaffoldMart pride ourselves in the little things that make our products superior to the competition. After many years in the industry we have refined our scaffolding to exceed all expectations. We have the most popular industry patterns of scaffolding for sale, they are as follows: • ScaffoldMart Yellow (match/stack with BJ-style frames) • S-Style Blue (match/stack with Safway style frames) • W-style Red (match and stack with Waco style scaffolding) • G-Style Orange (match with Gadsden style scaffolding) We carry these patterns because they are industry standards, and we don’t want you to have to throw out your existing inventory in order to purchase scaffolding from us. More than anything, we want to make sure that you get what you need to get jobs done with safety and efficiency. In the trades, it’s better to be safe than risk not...