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This topic has come up and I keep meaning to show what I use. I have had back problems and have strived to eliminate as much bending and over reaching (usually caused by skimming ceilings too high ) as possible. We get in the habit of one crate reaches all and if the ceiling is a little too high then just stretch a little.

I have had two sets of these for about 10 years and use them most days, lightweight and fold away. Get yourself a pair made up to suit your height, the bottom level is bang on for 2.4-2.5 and can reach 3.4m off the top.
Keep a piece of celotex the same size as platform and hold it down with a pair of G-clamps for a little booster if needed. :RpS_thumbsup:





 
Looks good, handier than stretching as u say. Might get me mate to knock up something like that for 3m ceilings. Usually use stilts for lower ceilings but starting to get panic attacks on them as I'm getting older :RpS_crying:
 
Being a builder aswell we have 30/40 planks and our own scaffold tower, also have about 30 tesco food crates which are brilliant.

So 9 times out of 10 now when doing a ceiling I usually spend half hour knocking up a platform, it's worth as saves all the getting up and down.
 
@Olican How do you get on if the whole floor is sheeted out mate, is it heavy ? could you get some castors for the legs so you could push it around.
 
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Airborne said:
@Olican How do you get on if the whole floor is sheeted out mate, is it heavy ? could you get some castors for the legs so you could push it around.
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They are very lightweight bud so can move them around without having to put hawk and trowel down. Castors would work but provably snap off after a while.
 
There is no way I would do a ceiling having to get up and down all the time. Board it out or use stilts.
 
Jesus he'd dab a room out with one bag of adhesive!! :-0 And would you dab straight on tiles ?? :RpS_confused:
 
not a fan of stilts either. I rarely put a ceiling on its own, usually nick a wall or some reveals or at least bead up. Dont fancy stopping to take my stilts off every 10 mins. I bought a pair , put them on, stood up, sat down. never used them again. Think im too tall for stilts anyway
 
Hop ups ok for small ceilings but anything over 25 metres stilits are better or plank out as all that up and down wears your knees out
 
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I bought this beast of a tower from a well known company that charges the earth for delivery. It folds up into one bit once you take the 2 boards off. You can have it at crate height right through to the top height, as you can see the height of a set of steps. Its 2.6m by 1.2m and I bought it just because it was going cheapish and thought it would be great for boarding ceilings for lazy folk like myself. Its on casters and I can shift it about without getting off it. Its pretty handy for pitch because you can have each board on a different level to suit. It cost me 250 sheets but was under half price apparently. The main reason I love this tower is everything about it is built to last except one vital thing. The alloy welding was shocking and broke in many places within 6 months. I called ref in a about this issue. It was picked up and was told once they received it, that it was no more than scrap and I can have a full refund. I then asked if I could pay the carriage to have it back which they agreed to. basically I got my money back, paid 20 quid carriage and 60 to have it repaired properly and since never had a problem at all. Best 80 notes I ever spent
 
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not a fan of stilts either. I rarely put a ceiling on its own, usually nick a wall or some reveals or at least bead up. Dont fancy stopping to take my stilts off every 10 mins. I bought a pair , put them on, stood up, sat down. never used them again. Think im too tall for stilts anyway
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Your too tall for stilts?? I'm not as tall as you and manage off a crate or my steps?? Those hop up thingys looked good but I kept stepping off them when doing ceilings :RpS_blushing: too clumsy me
 
As opposed to being allowed to work of a milk crate on a site that wants pasma???

If they want pasma then u ain't using a milk crate are ya lol.

Some do some don't. It's funny. I've got me pasma but I always get the contractor to sign off the scaff. I'm not being responsible for some idiot falling off a scaffold they shouldn't be on
 
irish_spread said:
Looks good, handier than stretching as u say. Might get me mate to knock up something like that for 3m ceilings. Usually use stilts for lower ceilings but starting to get panic attacks on them as I'm getting older :RpS_crying:
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Back when I was an apprentice we were on a commercial job that had miles of ceilings. We had a gang of plasters on stilts going like hell. The bosses' son was also an apprentice and had not been on stilts all that much. He got wound up in a light cord and went over backwards & cracked his head on the concrete floor - knocked himself out pretty bad lucky he only had a concussion (which isn't good). Been wary of stilts ever since watching him go down like that, I'd rather walk on a scaffold of some type now days.
 
Using stilts up the full size def not worth the risk. But when lowered they are easy and slim chance of falling.
 
mikeadams1985 said:
As opposed to being allowed to work of a milk crate on a site that wants pasma???

If they want pasma then u ain't using a milk crate are ya lol.

Some do some don't. It's funny. I've got me pasma but I always get the contractor to sign off the scaff. I'm not being responsible for some idiot falling off a scaffold they shouldn't be on
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I used to have a 50" pasma and was ace watching porn on !! :RpS_thumbup:
 
mikeadams1985 said:
As opposed to being allowed to work of a milk crate on a site that wants pasma???

If they want pasma then u ain't using a milk crate are ya lol.

Some do some don't. It's funny. I've got me pasma but I always get the contractor to sign off the scaff. I'm not being responsible for some idiot falling off a scaffold they shouldn't be on
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I use beercrates but always forget to put them in the van so I'm forced to buy more beer in crates to make sure I have a hop up for next job!?? :RpS_laugh:
 
Olican said:
This topic has come up and I keep meaning to show what I use. I have had back problems and have strived to eliminate as much bending and over reaching (usually caused by skimming ceilings too high ) as possible. We get in the habit of one crate reaches all and if the ceiling is a little too high then just stretch a little.

I have had two sets of these for about 10 years and use them most days, lightweight and fold away. Get yourself a pair made up to suit your height, the bottom level is bang on for 2.4-2.5 and can reach 3.4m off the top.
Keep a piece of celotex the same size as platform and hold it down with a pair of G-clamps for a little booster if needed. :RpS_thumbsup:





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Each to their own but If they banned stilts I would chuck it in. I couldnt do without them anymore plus prices the way they are,you need to bang all the lids on in one hit. I used to kick a crate around but found it hard work.
 
Olican said:
This topic has come up and I keep meaning to show what I use. I have had back problems and have strived to eliminate as much bending and over reaching (usually caused by skimming ceilings too high ) as possible. We get in the habit of one crate reaches all and if the ceiling is a little too high then just stretch a little.

I have had two sets of these for about 10 years and use them most days, lightweight and fold away. Get yourself a pair made up to suit your height, the bottom level is bang on for 2.4-2.5 and can reach 3.4m off the top.
Keep a piece of celotex the same size as platform and hold it down with a pair of G-clamps for a little booster if needed. :RpS_thumbsup:





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That 's okay in that you get the two standard heights in one piece of equipment. Where did you get it? The only thing I don't like is the actual work platform doesn't look too big. I've got two 60 cm high 120 cm long hop ups for 8ft ceilings. Can put scaffold between them if needed. For anything higher I've got a lightweight access tower. Don't know if you've seen them. Not the heavy Youngman ones mentioned above. Got if from B and Q about ten years ago. Splits into three sections. So I can either just lift one around or set all three up and just step from each to each. Probably one of the best things I ever bought.
 
I think stilts are ideal for lower ceilings (2.4-2.8) But I myself prefer some sort of scaffolding over that. I think it because I'm a bit bow legged and and struggle on stilts any higher than that. Lol
 
I bought a large set of stilts years ago from eBay, opened them, strapped them on and tried to walk along my kitchen while holding onto my kitchen wall units for dear life. Safe to say they never saw a day of work, ended up giving them away. Think I should have started on smaller ones first.
 
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