The trouble is the bottom two are going to be heavy and unwieldy, and will need holding in place whilst I mark them for drilling and whilst I fix them with Rawl Bolts, hopefully using the original holes. I really don't think I can do that on my own from a ladder. If it was possible it will take 10 times as long whilst I'm constantly moving the ladder. With scaffolding I should be able to persuade Lady Nasher up there to help a little and do some painting. And yes, I'm going to feel a lot safer.
Walked to Looe from our lodge, fed and watered on another pastie plus a very nice crab sandwich, short boat trip around Looe island and didn’t fancy the walk back so got a taxi which was a bit like death race 2000 down the lanes.
I rode to Hexham then to Corbridge via a wiggly route. Stopped in Corbridge, met a friend and had a cold drink in the beer garden.
Started preparing for euro bike trip starting Saturday. Bought some motorbike specific travel insurance. Checked the breakdown cover on the new multi. Sorted out an extension lead and and a euro travel plug. Put some Euros on a money travel card . Dug out a small wash bag . I will get some euros tomorrow from the travel agent. Hoping it cools down in the SoF
Unfortunately yours is a very small job for a scaffolder, only one and a half lifts. If something bigger comes along you go to the back of the queue. They're sods for it. I get it all the time as a sole trader brickie. Used to do a lot of chimney rebuilds but got fed up with losing time when scaffolders didn't turn up when agreed. I also like to be there when they start so they give me exactly what I've asked for as the bloke who surveys the job and prices it is rarely the one who erects it and often they don't talk to each other. At least they told you beforehand they wouldn't be coming I suppose. They often just don't show and leave you chasing them. Getting them back to take it down afterwards is another fun game. They'll usually want paying for it once it's erected if you're a one-off private customer and they'll be in no hurry to take it down again if they've got a lot of other work on. Good luck. I know what a pita it is.
Yep, I've had trouble in those respects in the past, but thought I'd found some good guys this time. I've now got a promise from another company that they'll put it up on Wednesday next week. They are only a very small company who don't do any commercial work, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. As for taking it down, I don't think some companies have enough storage for all the scaffolding they own, so effectively use their customers premises for storage.
Agree with the last bit, I had to push for a month to get the scaffolding down around my house, and even then they only did it piecemeal
After a short ride on the turbo trainer last night, i got off the bike looking like a pool noodle... so just ordered myself an sgs air mover as they're on sale for £60
Collected my surrogate daughter and her mum from the hospital after she had a minor surgical operation this morning followed by 2 hours sat in Wagamama’s drinking Ashai and tasting some of the dishes off the new menu Home now and contemplating what to do next Andy
A couple of years ago I had a chimney scaffold up for nearly a year. The customer was fine with it at first but got fed up after six months. I arranged the scaffolding but the customer paid them direct once it was up. I often do that. Chimney scaffolds can be 2 grand. If the customer pays the scaffolder themselves it spreads the bill a bit for them and helps keep me under the VAT threshold. But it's always my phone that rings when they they want it taking down and me who has to chase up the scaffolders. It's a pita, especially when they don't tell when they're coming as very often when they've taken the platform off the roof and stripped it to gutter level there's some broken slates/tiles I have to replace. It usually only takes them an hour or so to get it down to that level and ideally while they're having a tea break I nip up and prop a ladder up the roof while I can still get to it and fix any broken tiles. It shouldn't be that hard to cooperate on such a minor operation but apparently it is...
