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Right Chaps....

In my never ending peruit to try and find a way to do lids the easiest way for my extremely feckd back ive already discarded....

stilts....appreciate there good but I just hate em
hop-ups...always seem to be wrong height for me and a pain to bend down to move and get on/off
steps...easy to move around more height options but restrictive on how much area can cover

so as I see it theres only 2 more options

1) totally scaff board the room out I don't think I would have the will to live to carry assemble and dissemble all that gear through peoples houses for domestic also trying to see if I can work out of a smaller van when current 1 is ready for going...

2) Which im going to try this week a 2.4m single scaff board balanced across 2 steps...

im thinking with that I could probabley do the width of a room @ 3.6m wide all the way along and probabley only have to move 3 times to cross over each pull ie type writer method whilst having the range of heights of each different step and can put the bucket on the board to save constantly getting down....

so 2 questions anyone else work like this and any tips?....

and secondly will a batton take 16stone stood in the middle at that span??? gulp:RpS_blushing:

zombie
 
I weigh nearly 17 stone and one baton with no support in the centre is quite flimsy,over stair wells etc I have to double them up so you may have to do that.why not try the baton on two crates instead of steps?would be easyer to move if you screwed the baton on temporary.
 
zombie said:
Right Chaps....

In my never ending peruit to try and find a way to do lids the easiest way for my extremely feckd back ive already discarded....

stilts....appreciate there good but I just hate em
hop-ups...always seem to be wrong height for me and a pain to bend down to move and get on/off
steps...easy to move around more height options but restrictive on how much area can cover

so as I see it theres only 2 more options

1) totally scaff board the room out I don't think I would have the will to live to carry assemble and dissemble all that gear through peoples houses for domestic also trying to see if I can work out of a smaller van when current 1 is ready for going...

2) Which im going to try this week a 2.4m single scaff board balanced across 2 steps...

im thinking with that I could probabley do the width of a room @ 3.6m wide all the way along and probabley only have to move 3 times to cross over each pull ie type writer method whilst having the range of heights of each different step and can put the bucket on the board to save constantly getting down....

so 2 questions anyone else work like this and any tips?....

and secondly will a batton take 16stone stood in the middle at that span??? gulp:RpS_blushing:

zombie
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8x2 mate , just a joist really ..... Stronger than a baton which is designed to have bars every metre or so .... A dont no the width cos a aint a scaff! Lol
 
kgreigh said:
I weigh nearly 17 stone and one baton with no support in the centre is quite flimsy,over stair wells etc I have to double them up so you may have to do that.why not try the baton on two crates instead of steps?would be easyer to move if you screwed the baton on temporary.
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Crates are good , squares of kingspan to lift it up 4 inches etc for different heights . Use some thing in each corner with a baton along both sides , and have a board between them u can just slide along , saves moving the hop ups etc just slide the baton along . I would just take a few batons up to go between not fully board it ....
 
if the ceiling height is right for them we use those long black plastic type of crate that are used for soakaways.
you can not carry on plastering with a bad back either get some treatment or change jobs.
 
Thats why i scaff out jobs , some ppl think theres no point . There will be when they are ****** and am still working . Just make sure your time is in your price .
 
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try the necprotech @zombie. its really for pains in the neck but Im sure it will work for a bad back as well:RpS_thumbup:




i have mentioned it a few times but i used to have chronic back pain about ten years ago. i couldnt even band down to tie my laces or put my socks on sometimes, would get sudden spasms and couldnt move with the pain. after spending hundreds on osteopaths i eventually went to a acupuncturist as a last resort and it worked. a hundred quid it cost me. never had a problem since. i swore at the time that i would dedicate the rest of my life to the alleviation of back pain in others
 
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Priceplastering said:
Make yourself an old school hop up out of scaff board. And use a crate to get up and down on it.
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Mines 2 metres long made out of 8x2. Made to my height my backs been fine ever since. The metal hop ups where always too high for me and I can pull out much further on mine.
It's great for coving too
 
you need to address the underlying problem. try some yoga exercises. 8.36 :razz:

 
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Thanks for all the reply lads...I know it gets a bit tedious me and my ceiling threads...going to see a specialist at the hospital over next few days and hopefully will get referred for an mri...

in pain every single day and would dearly love to just rest but with 2 young kids to feed and bills to pay im afraid im just getting drugged up and trying to push through every day at mo...

ceilings are defo the worse for me so anything that helps is a bonus...could realy do with a break but sods law phones manic and chocker for at least 10wks at mo...

if im honest im expecting to have to pack in when I eventualy get an mri...but till then just trying to keep going...

thanks lads
 
The scaff board benches are great. Except they cant fold down so take up loads of room in the van. Also every ceiling height is different and you still have to move it about. Seems like you're looking for something that doesn't exist zombie. You want something that varies on height. Doesnt take ages setting up and doesnt need moving constantly. Only option is to do what I used to do when I was doing ceilings everyday on the insurance. Have a lab with you who moves a hop up whilst your using the other. Used to work for us but then again i wasn't paying his wages
 
your probabley right @beddy...

all im thinking s with x2 3 tread height steps with a long plank those heights should suit most lids from standard new build heights to high Victorian style...

with a stretch of say 1m to each side of a 2.4m plank working in rows I recon for most lids would only need to get down and move 3/4 times on an average pull being 1m...

anyhows lucky me has a full house with each lid to board and skim starting this wk so will give an update if I find it any better or a hinderous....

oh and if the scaff board snaps!!! gulp!!!:RpS_blushing:
 
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zombie said:
your probabley right @beddy...

all im thinking s with x2 3 tread height steps with a long plank those heights should suit most lids from standard new build heights to high Victorian style...

with a stretch of say 1m to each side of a 2.4m plank working in rows I recon for most lids would only need to get down and move 3/4 times on an average pull being 1m...

anyhows lucky me has a full house with each lid to board and skim starting this wk so will give an update if I find it any better or a hinderous....

oh and if the scaff board snaps!!! gulp!!!:RpS_blushing:
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U could try hop up or bandstands like u say wiv say 3no 8 ft scaffolding boards then bridge them with some 8x2 chipboard flooring,that way most of the room would be decked out without lugging loads of scaff boards thru ,and you'll be working comfortable,well iknow what I mean:RpS_confused:
 
zombie said:
Right Chaps....

In my never ending peruit to try and find a way to do lids the easiest way for my extremely feckd back ive already discarded....

stilts....appreciate there good but I just hate em
hop-ups...always seem to be wrong height for me and a pain to bend down to move and get on/off
steps...easy to move around more height options but restrictive on how much area can cover

so as I see it theres only 2 more options

1) totally scaff board the room out I don't think I would have the will to live to carry assemble and dissemble all that gear through peoples houses for domestic also trying to see if I can work out of a smaller van when current 1 is ready for going...

2) Which im going to try this week a 2.4m single scaff board balanced across 2 steps...

im thinking with that I could probabley do the width of a room @ 3.6m wide all the way along and probabley only have to move 3 times to cross over each pull ie type writer method whilst having the range of heights of each different step and can put the bucket on the board to save constantly getting down....

so 2 questions anyone else work like this and any tips?....

and secondly will a batton take 16stone stood in the middle at that span??? gulp:RpS_blushing:

zombie
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Depending on the job zonbie...height,space,awkwardness, etc batten it out, use joists..8x2s...hop ups, stepsetc as carl said..better than scaff boards..even 10 x2s depends how you aquire them:RpS_wink:...many variations in jobs...decisions?? Whats the prob with stilts?....I had a cheap shite heavy pair ...hurt my back, but have a pair of matshaltown now....much much lighter:RpS_thumbup:
use them on most domestics without probs.could do with a new set now tho..
Also have a alloy tower on wheels , really handy on certain jobs....anyway I digress.:RpS_blushing:...
every.job has to be sussed and priced accordingly.:RpS_wink:...

Regards ...fatarm.....
 
Ive got an ally tower. They're good for bigger ceilings but even then its climbing up and down. Putting the brakes on and off etc.
 
Said it before say it again

MINIMAX scaffold

2 sections to carry, the board and the frame, Folds down really manageable in size to carry and store.
option to add extra sections to increase height.
on wheels so ca just wheel about the job with ease.


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beddy said:
Ive got an ally tower. They're good for bigger ceilings but even then its climbing up and down. Putting the brakes on and off etc.
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Aye steve...up.an down...dont often fuckk about with the brakes lol
Handy if you have a lab tho? Or an o.a.p customer? They love the exercise:RpS_thumbsup:
 
mikeadams1985 said:
Said it before say it again

MINIMAX scaffold

2 sections to carry, the board and the frame, Folds down really manageable in size to carry and store.
option to add extra sections to increase height.
on wheels so ca just wheel about the job with ease.


youngman_minimax_386.jpg
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I have an odd hatred of working on towers and even podiums or steps, a hop up or crate suits me fine for 90% of the work we do but i've used one of these and i have to be honest it was alot easier. Almost enjoyed it.
 
zombie said:
your probabley right @beddy...

all im thinking s with x2 3 tread height steps with a long plank those heights should suit most lids from standard new build heights to high Victorian style...

with a stretch of say 1m to each side of a 2.4m plank working in rows I recon for most lids would only need to get down and move 3/4 times on an average pull being 1m...

anyhows lucky me has a full house with each lid to board and skim starting this wk so will give an update if I find it any better or a hinderous....

oh and if the scaff board snaps!!! gulp!!!:RpS_blushing:
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scaff them out with 2 10 foots and some 8 foots , after each ceiling just shift it straight to the next room. Once its in the house its just going ceiling to ceiling ....
 
For bigger ceilings always used to use the small hop ups can get away with 3 and 2 planks. Bit of adjustment on them and don't take up masses of room.
 
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