I need to repair a ceiling above an indoor swimming pool ( 16′ x 32 ‘) , 17 ‘ high. Draining the pool is not an option . Does anyone have a suggestion for rigging a scaffold system ? I need to bridge the pool and go up, but have no idea how ? Any ideas would be of great help.
Thank you.
Add a strap for easy carrying and pouring when working with 5-gal. buckets.
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you can set pipe staging on each side of the pool & (about a 5x7 footprint )
the staging can have locking wheels or not..
then span the pipe staging with a 24' pic .. this assumes the walls are more than 26' apart
a 16' span is not a big deal as long as you have room to set your staging
Just a few thoughts...
If there is enough flat bottom on the pool - how about just pipe framing up from the bottom of the pool. Sure the frames get wet - but hey sometimes it rains outside right?
The biggest issues I could think of would be:
Just thinking of providing suitable weight carrying capability on that kind of span (unless it's a very small pool) makes me think that it could end up being comparable to an entire first floor deck package to build a suitable work platform.
Other possibilities would include renting a towable electric boom lift. This is providing that there is clearance along at least one side of the pool to set up the outriggers, etc. as well as get it in to the pool area in the first place.
set rolling scaffold each side, if space tight use 24" wide stuff, pics across 2x and ply as base.
warehouse pallet racks, I think they have a 24' beam size. you could even park a car up there!!! the stuff is not that expensive used and is a nice way to store stuff in your shop when you are finished.
james
U wont find used 24' pallet rack beams, or new for that matter. frames but not beams. been in business over 30 yrs. Rolling scaffold with pics, used this putting shelving up over 30' in air.
flip floped the height and width, 16' is about the biggest beam to be had.... still a good idea though... rock solid platform.... is the pool really over 16' wide??
james
Moving frames and beams would be a pain. Handled many! but another idea would be to pout 4-4 wheel dollies along edge accross from each other span pool with small 6-8" I-beams use 2x6/8 as joists and deck with Plywood move dollies as required.
I saw this technique posted here in the past.
Notice the goggles? This guy obviously believed in safety first!
absolutely Huck !
Personally I got to give the guy credit-------- why he even respected the customers property enough to take of his shoes so he wouldn't track mud in!
AND---he is clearly using some of that " waterproof electricity" on that aluminum ladder!
I think we have this years " Darwin Award" winner.
Stephen
I like how his friend seems busy counting booze bottles and - making toast?!
I bet he has hearing protection on too.
You can't be too careful these days.
Call these guys Aegis, but don't let them hang the planks over more than one foot.
blue
I didn't know you were in the stucco business... :-)
No problem. We just had to do a similar set-up to repair some roof areas which had a bridge from a deck to second floor entry door, on some resort rental units. If you're renting the scaffold, just contact Safeway or other big scaffold co. and they can fix you up with everything you need, or even come and set it up for you , and all you have to do is put down some 1/2" cdx to protect pool decking. This might be the easy way out, we as a rule just rent the scaffolding for jobs and add it on to the job ticket.
Roger
How much ceiling area do you need to repair? Do you just need to reach a 1'sq. area (like a hole or light fixture) or do you need to have mobility at that 17' ceiling height?
Also, is that pool... or the spot under your work area at least... deep, shallow, or sloped?
My thought is that depending on the situation, a platform made out of NEW wood on site, with the vertical members resting on padding (like moving blankets), then sunk with sandbags to sit securely on the bottom instead of floating. If it is simple, a 4' high platform sheated with two 3/4" sheets of plywood could give you a quick 8'x8' work platform that you could use your existing equipment on top of.
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
I'm surprised no one suggest the obvious.
Tie some of those blue plastic barrels to the 4 legs of a 16' step ladder. Quick, cheap, and moveable to boot!
Jon Blakemore
RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA