Challenge - who can build the most economical scaffolding on pallets?
M Markus P said:Yes, it's true as you say that the pallet is poorly utilized and much of the wood is unnecessary. At the same time, as I said, I tested setting up a pallet to check the stability, and it felt rock stable. But perhaps it would have been better to dismantle the wood in the pallets and use them kind of like planks across the support beams.
Throwing the pallets onto the structure, however, I'm not too worried about, they're not that heavy. A couple of weeks ago, my neighbor and I threw up the glulam beam on the ridge, 115x360x6500, by hand and without any scaffolding at all. With that experience in the rearview mirror, everything else feels so much easier
Yeah, well, I'm used to idiotic labor myself, so throwing up pallets is no problem that way. The more weight you put at height, the more twisting force you need. Basically, it looks like you're putting most of the structure's weight up there.
But really, this feels like overkill... copy an already winning concept and you’re good
My brother built his own scaffolding, and it worked perfectly. He used it himself when he was building his house. Stable and good.
The only thing is that scaffolding you rent is created and tested for the job it is supposed to be used for—load, safety, etc. When you build it yourself, you have to consider safety, durability. If you can handle that, I see no problems.
If someone else is going to climb on it, they should be aware of what they are getting on; there are risks with heights.
The only thing is that scaffolding you rent is created and tested for the job it is supposed to be used for—load, safety, etc. When you build it yourself, you have to consider safety, durability. If you can handle that, I see no problems.
If someone else is going to climb on it, they should be aware of what they are getting on; there are risks with heights.
Interesting, of course you should build your stand.
Personally, I would have replaced the pallets with something like 45*145 and removed the "brown" brace you have between the standing studs, then you get a more stable stand that is easier to assemble. Then I would have placed a 45-degree brace between the resting plane and the standing stud.
Beam shoes are easy to use for fastening to the wall.
Personally, I would have replaced the pallets with something like 45*145 and removed the "brown" brace you have between the standing studs, then you get a more stable stand that is easier to assemble. Then I would have placed a 45-degree brace between the resting plane and the standing stud.
Beam shoes are easy to use for fastening to the wall.
The neighbor looked into renting an alu scaffolding from the major rental companies. Ended up buying an identical scaffolding from Poland at a lower price than the rental cost would have been. When he was finished with the scaffolding, it was sold for a profit.
I highly recommend renting scaffolding and saving money for something else instead. Expensive, yes it is. I have worked for a period building scaffolding and think that the prices for this type are unjustifiably high, but despite that, I would still recommend it. You get a much safer workplace. The money you save on homemade scaffolding is wasted if something gives way. System scaffolding like Haki has been calculated for all conceivable loads. I don't place any value judgments on how you choose to do it, but I still strongly recommend avoiding homemade scaffolding over two meters.
We bought used Haki scaffolding to set up around the entire house for 25,000 kr. It was also used for my brother's construction. We considered building it from sturdy beams, but it wouldn't have been much cheaper...nino said:
But how much scaffolding rent do you get for 100,000 kr, and for how long? For 100,000 kr, you should be able to buy a new Haki scaffolding.
No, I hadn't worked on that one.
Many years ago, I worked on a construction site where they had built a good stable scaffold out of wood. I was loading tiles onto the roof and had stacked a few piles when the entire scaffold collapsed 9 meters down in front of my feet. Miraculously, I was still standing on a small part of the floor that hadn't collapsed.
The construction was probably fine, but the attachment of the beams that the walkways rested on had given way. Of course, it can be solved, but the risk of missing some detail is high. So I wouldn't have walked on your scaffold if I hadn't built it myself.
/Tom
Many years ago, I worked on a construction site where they had built a good stable scaffold out of wood. I was loading tiles onto the roof and had stacked a few piles when the entire scaffold collapsed 9 meters down in front of my feet. Miraculously, I was still standing on a small part of the floor that hadn't collapsed.
The construction was probably fine, but the attachment of the beams that the walkways rested on had given way. Of course, it can be solved, but the risk of missing some detail is high. So I wouldn't have walked on your scaffold if I hadn't built it myself.
/Tom
You also can't have the pallets against the wall as the sketch shows. You need to be outside the roof edge to have space to work.M Markus P said:Hello friends!
I'm in the middle of a little house-building project at home, and now that it's time for roof work, scaffolding needs to be built. The usual thing is to rent scaffolding, but since the weather has been so bad, I've had time to ponder a bit, and it occurred to me that it should be possible to build one myself. Has anyone tried this?
The advantages of building one myself, as I see it, are as follows:
- The cost may be similar, but all the materials can be reused.
- A good way to use leftover wood from the construction site.
- Always fun to build something yourself! =)
I have virtually unlimited access to pallets, so I thought I would try to use them to cut costs a bit. I'm thinking of something like this (see attached image). I've skimped on the wood as much as I've dared, the challenge is to make it as cheap as possible! =). The wood in the image is as follows:
green - decking 28x120
yellow - beam 45x70
red - batten 25x5
According to Buildingmax prices, the price ends up at about 1050kr if you buy all the wood new. In reality, you naturally use as much leftover wood as you have first. The cross decking can, for example, be replaced with the longitudinal wood from a pallet, so you skip that cost, just dismantle a few pallets.
Anyone who can come up with a better solution for the wall section in the example? And perhaps most importantly, would you dare to use this scaffolding?!
M Markus P said:Ok, let's try a new version. We can probably agree that Violina won the prize for the thriftiest build, i.e., with just pallets, but practically it's hardly feasible, especially since I can't get a car to this build. It's also difficult on uneven ground. So that option is out.
I've taken the criticism onboard and added a cross, and also changed the construction a bit. This one is easier to build since it doesn't rely on the center-to-center measurement on the wall beams. I think we're getting closer to the best pallet solution considering the factors of stability, economy, and buildability.
Still skeptical?
I wouldn't hesitate to walk on it, I think this will be rock solid, but then again I've never even bothered building scaffolding before, so this is luxury either way
I'm looking for scaffolding myself, need about 10x10m. I'm estimating it costs at least 15' to rent for a month and then I've only finished one side...K Kallebo said:
I'm probably looking in the wrong place because I can't find such cheap scaffolding, otherwise I would have bought it a long time ago.
