Anyone know of something I can rent or buy that will level out on a roof and act as scaffolding. I will need to get up about 16′. I was thinking about using pumpjacks. Not sure how i would set them up; the shingles will be on the roof. I have quite a bit of siding to do off of this shedt roof. Anyone? JackObelly
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if there is a raked eave above I have heard of something that would hang there,and on sofa pads, but I can't get a handle on it,maybe someone else will chime in with the exact thing...
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might want to try a set of these Bronco Horses - they call them sawhorses, but they are really more of a scaffolding system
I have wanted a pair for a while, haven't used them, but have checked them out at a store - seem very well made
I know Amazon sells them
here is a link for you
http://www.reechcraft.com/bronco/
"here is a link for youhttp://www.reechcraft.com/bronco/"I like the pic on the page of General Information about the MonoJack. Vinyl siding going up over bare sheathing.Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
Pump jacks or tube scaffold with levelers will work. Not trying to be a smartass, but you sure you got any business up there?
Like the Tucson, I shall rise again from the ashes.
Thought about pumpjacks . Dont like the idea of setting them up on a roof that is finished. Somehow you have to keep them from sloiding. Yeah, Im younger and my balance is probably better than yours. Siding is cake work. Im just lacking some tools and being a situation I hve not delt with before, thought maybe some one would know something. Bobby
Edited 2/18/2005 3:22 am ET by JB
If you have access, seriously consider a boom lift as someone noted above, especially if you're working alone. The rental cost might be offputting at first, but when you see how much more you can accomplish in a day, it makes good sense. Unfortunately, you can't access everything with them. Good luck.Like the Tucson, I shall rise again from the ashes.
Do you mean this thing is 16' abov e the ground or that you need to put siding on a wall for a total of 16' higher than the shed roof pitched at 4/12?
What kind of staging do you have?
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Yeah, about 16' above the shed roof that Ill be setting up on. Right now I have some Ladders and ladder jacks. The shingles will be on the roof.Bobby
How much is "quite a bit of siding"? I can work faster off a lift... so much so, that I can more than make up the cost of the lift.
Never could get used to the pump jacks... and I hate to lift up roofing to secure the pump jacks (although I do it because of the speed... not because of the roofing). By the time I get the jacks set up and crawl my way up on them... I can have a lift in, have the job done.. and be drinkin a pop at the local pub.
Not to mention that a lift is much safer than pump jacks, IMO.
If you need to get over the roof-line, just get an articulating lift. If not... a straight boom is much easier to operate and maneuver for the novice.
A bunch of people think I am nuts for bringing in a lift to do these things... but in the end... it's all about how much $$ I have left over when the job is done.. and the number of hours I spent to make that $$.
And while they are taking the time to call me nuts.. I am on my way back from making the deposit at the bank.. to load in on the next job!