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#1 Posted : 21 April 2008 14:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Lee Mac
Hey All,

I want to pick your brains about a situation which has recently landed on my lap.

Picture this:

a 3 storey building going to have another 3 storeys constructed on top. The top 3 storeys external walls step in just over 2 metres from the bottom 3.

The build is on a side street I want to see how materials can be brought up to all levels.

I have looked into man & materials lift- however with the building stepping in- leaves the lift only able to reach the bottom 3 or top 3 storeys.

Without employing 2 separate lifts can anyone suggest how we can go with the lift idea.

Or would the provision of stairwells be a better option.

Your views please.


TIA,

Lee
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#2 Posted : 21 April 2008 15:29:00(UTC)
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Posted By willhiem
Lee,

Are you restricted space wise because of the street etc?
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#3 Posted : 21 April 2008 15:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Lee Mac
It is a small street and road closures will have to be brought in at certain stages but kept to a min, as I am sure you can understand.

Thanks,

Lee
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#4 Posted : 21 April 2008 16:29:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dan Platten
Lee,

If you say that the hoist would be able to service the bottom three, could you not get a scaffold design for either a cantelivered walkway from the internal scaffold to the hoist, or a design which sees the standards of the bottom three, extended to help create a walkway to the internal scaffold or is this not feasable?

Dan
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#5 Posted : 21 April 2008 16:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Lee Mac
Thanks Dan,

Walkway not possible on all levels as a parapet currently exists (which is under order)on top of exisiting structure.

One other question I would have re the walkway- scaffolding sway and the scaffolding being tied into the hoist tower- does this not create another risk?

Lee
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#6 Posted : 22 April 2008 20:40:00(UTC)
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Posted By patrick carr
Hi LEE
imo,get on the phone to a scaffolding contractor, they will consult with you,and as it is a bespoke structure, there will be a need for a bespoke scaffold design, from your initial meeting, with a trained professional, your major problem (in your mind at the time), will be just another job to the scaffold company,that deals with these problems on a day to day basis.
regards
paddy (the scaff)
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#7 Posted : 24 April 2008 15:39:00(UTC)
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Posted By Garry Adams
Lee

I concur with Paddy...invite the Scaffs round to the Site for a Butchers (pre-task analysis) and get the Kettle on.

Garry...(an other Scaff)
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