Scaffolding by own hands

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Before you start building scaffolding, you need to decide what material they will be made from and what kind of scaffold( more precisely, the way of fastening) you actually need.

Contents

  1. Scaffold drawings
  2. Assembly scaffold assembly
  3. Scaffolding video for yourselves

Today there are two materials from which you can make scaffolds with your own hands. It's either wood or metal. Accordingly, the finished structures can be either metal or wooden. But if we consider ways to fasten the elements of these forests, then there will be more varieties. These are:

  • Frame forests. They are in demand for plastering.
  • Wedge scaffolds are indispensable for heavy loads, and can easily be disassembled.
  • Clamping woods - used for work on objects with complex configuration.
  • Pin header. This species is very popular, because such forests are quickly assembled and disassembled.

After identifying with the varieties, you can move on to the question of whether it is worthwhile to build even the simplest scaffolding with your own hands, or still entrust this occupation to the masters of your business. In the event that your decision is uniquely economical, you can see detailed photos and video ideas on how to quickly and efficiently collect scaffolding yourself. By the way, there, you will find a hint how to store them later, or dismantle this structure, until the next application.

Drawings of scaffolding

In general it is necessary to understand that drawing up scaffolding with own hands the drawings can significantly alleviate the task. Acting in accordance with the existing scheme, you will quickly cope with the installation. The only thing that needs to be learned is that any forest consists of such elements as:

  • main racks;
  • horizontal and diagonal struts required for structural strength;
  • flooring lintels;
  • planking( support) on which a person should stand;
  • reliable stops;
  • mandatory fencing to avoid falling from height;
  • stepladder for lifting to the desired height.

As you can see, it's not that difficult to master and collect the scaffolding with your own hands. But is this expedient? After all, in most cases, these structures are not some sort of gantry, but serious structures designed to perform heavy work at a certain height.

Assembly instruction for scaffolding

In this case, the scaffolding involves the use of wooden materials, since few will come to the head in the countryside to engage in the assembly of metal scaffolds, unless they are already ready-to-assembly elements that are small in size.

A wooden scaffolding, made by hand, can be useful only for work at a level not exceeding the second floor and mainly for repair and facade work. Their use in more severe conditions and under heavy loads may not only be impossible, but also dangerous. Nevertheless, so that you do not get confused in the assembly stages, we suggest you use the assembly instruction for the simplest construction.

First of all, you should remember the indicative values. Namely:

  1. The distance between the posts should not exceed two or two and a half meters.
  2. The width of the floor for work should be at least a meter.
  3. The overall height of the structure should not be more than six meters.

And now - for work! In order to begin the assembly, it is necessary to prepare all necessary materials in advance. These will be:

  • Planks, the thickness of which is not less than fifty millimeters, and the width is not less than one hundred mm. You can replace them with a bar 10x10 or round timber for stops and racks.
  • Boards for fencing and struts. Their thickness should be at least thirty millimeters.
  • Planks for flooring and lintels - 50 mm thick.
  • Nails. But do not try to replace them with self-tapping screws - in this case they are not reliable comrades.

1. Observing all distances that were indicated a little higher, on all four sides, fasten the four racks using the existing diagonal struts.

2. Secure the jumpers at the height you want.

3. On the installed jumpers, secure the floorboards.

4. Provide a secure fence, nailing a specially prepared for this board.

5. Install the stops.

Now you can start direct repair and construction work on your site!

Video for making scaffolding by your own hands

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