I'm going to replace the roof and at the same time take the opportunity to repaint the facade. The question is how to handle the scaffolding. My ambition is to take it over a relatively long period and not be under strong time pressure. About 2 months.
Is it a good idea to buy a simple scaffold
or should one rent it?
How much does it cost to rent?
Or could one possibly build it themselves?
Anyone have tips on rental companies in the NV Skåne area?
Is it a good idea to buy a simple scaffold
or should one rent it?
How much does it cost to rent?
Or could one possibly build it themselves?
Anyone have tips on rental companies in the NV Skåne area?
Are you going to work from the scaffolding yourself or some contractor?Jack_Ryan said:
If it's the latter, you should probably hire a scaffolding company. New regulations have been implemented regarding scaffolding assembly due to so many accidents that have happened on scaffolding built by blissfully unaware people..
But if it's you yourself, then rent a HAKI and assemble it.. really as simple as that actually.
I just want to share a mistake with scaffolding.
When I was going to repaint (about 8m to the ridge), I borrowed an old scaffold from a colleague who had bought it second-hand. It was incredibly heavy to assemble, whole gable pieces in steel pipes. But stable. It only covered 2 meters, and I had to set it up and take it down a total of 10 times, I'll never do that again. The first setup took a week, by the end I was down to 4 hours for one setup. Next time I'll rent a scaffold that I can set up once for each side.
I've understood from a neighbor who did what I should have done that the most expensive part is having it delivered and picked up. He had planned to pick up the parts himself with a trailer. But when he saw the pile of 6-meter steel pipes, one of the company's drivers took pity and did an under-the-table deal for 100 SEK (it would have cost 1000) for about 6 blocks.
When I was going to repaint (about 8m to the ridge), I borrowed an old scaffold from a colleague who had bought it second-hand. It was incredibly heavy to assemble, whole gable pieces in steel pipes. But stable. It only covered 2 meters, and I had to set it up and take it down a total of 10 times, I'll never do that again. The first setup took a week, by the end I was down to 4 hours for one setup. Next time I'll rent a scaffold that I can set up once for each side.
I've understood from a neighbor who did what I should have done that the most expensive part is having it delivered and picked up. He had planned to pick up the parts himself with a trailer. But when he saw the pile of 6-meter steel pipes, one of the company's drivers took pity and did an under-the-table deal for 100 SEK (it would have cost 1000) for about 6 blocks.
When I checked, it could be between 1-2 kronor/sqm of façade area per day. The price varies significantly depending on which type of scaffolding you want and whether you assemble/disassemble it yourself or purchase that service.
We bought a scaffolding when we expanded our house. Renting for 4 months would have been insanely expensive. Towards springtime, scaffolding is usually available for purchase on blocket. HAKI scaffolding and similar ones are expensive. Burtons are cheaper.
We bought a scaffolding when we expanded our house. Renting for 4 months would have been insanely expensive. Towards springtime, scaffolding is usually available for purchase on blocket. HAKI scaffolding and similar ones are expensive. Burtons are cheaper.
Otherwise, it is quite simple to build a scaffolding out of sturdy planks. There are blueprints in construction books that I've seen in the bookstore, including the book "Husets ABC". It looked simple and stable.
I will try that method myself this spring.
I will try that method myself this spring.
Buy a scaffold and sell it when you're done. The loss should be minimal.
We have an old Haki scaffold - I think it works great even though it's heavy to handle. You also need two people for assembly and disassembly - on the other hand, it goes very fast when there are two people who have done it before.....
We have an old Haki scaffold - I think it works great even though it's heavy to handle. You also need two people for assembly and disassembly - on the other hand, it goes very fast when there are two people who have done it before.....
I was going to rent scaffolding around our house, 11x8m. The guy wanted 8000 SEK under the table for two weeks. Naturally, I declined and bought scaffolding timber instead, costing about 3000 SEK, but I could use the timber later. I borrowed a haki-scaffolding as a complement, and it worked perfectly.
we have built our scaffolding ourselves with good results. However, we had help from someone who has previously built several homemade scaffolding. But if you think it through and always make sure to err on the side of caution, it shouldn't be too difficult. The first one we built took 5 evenings, the second one took 3, and the third one took 2 evenings. But it would have taken 1 evening if we had thought it through properly from the beginning. Always put up guardrails, if nothing else, it feels much safer.
We used 50*100 for the posts, and for various braces and guardrails, we used 22*100 or whatever pieces happened to fit. To stand on, we have combined 50*100 with wider planks. We used what we had on hand that was sufficiently sturdy.