Masonry Magazine January 2007 Page. 30
ADJUSTABLE
SCAFFOLDING
The Working Advantages
The main advantage of adjustable scaffolding when compared with conventional frame scaffolding is that users can winch the working platform up the towers of the scaffold every couple of courses to keep the bricklayers working continuously at a comfortable, waist-high level. This process has been proven in a government study to increase productivity by more than 20 percent compared to fixed-frame scaffolding. The system also provides a larger workspace than traditional tubular scaffolds. With adjustable scaffolding, work decks have two distinct levels: a mason's deck and a laborer's deck. Further, adjustable scaffolding is advantageous when working on hard-to-scaffold projects, such as radius walls or cut-up work, where a fixed-frame system is not as easily manageable. Lastly, erection and dismantle time normally is less than other scaffold systems. Workers do not have to set up and tear down frames repeatedly, rehandling materials or resetting guardrails.
The Manufacturers
NON-STOP SCAFFOLDING of Shreveport, La., and EZ Scaffold Corporation of Columbia, Tenn., are two of the most recognized names in the adjustable scaffolding business, having designed and manufactured their elevating scaffold systems for 30 years and 16 years, respectively.
Justin Breithaupt Jr., owner of Non-Stop Scaffolding, said his father - a mason contractor-built the company's
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