Equipment to get up high

[sikeward]

I have a 25' vaulted ceiling and I need to work on a ceiling fan. Any ideas what I could rent to get that high inside the house? I could come in through a sliding glass door. I'm in Mercer, WI. Thanks

 

[aandpdan]

Scaffolding is probably the cheapest solution. Power scissor lifts are an option.

 

[snorky18]

Scaffolding is probably the cheapest solution. Power scissor lifts are an option.

Our ceiling fan was 25' high, and I rented 7'x2' scaffolding, 3 bucks made it 18' high, and I worked off a walkboard at the very top. I was tied off. Not fun.

If my house was slab on grade, I would have gone with a scissor lift.

If I did it again, I would go with 5'x7' scaffolding.

 

[ddawg16]

Buy the scaffolding.....I spent about $900 to suround my 2-story addition (wood was free).

These are 6.5' walk unders....you can get either 7' or 10' cross braces....

When I'm done...I'll sell all but 2 sections....they take up little space when stored.

 

[sikeward]

I really just need to work on this fan one time. I called and there is a rental place that can rent me a bucket lift and it will through a normal door. However it weighs 2,000 lbs. Not sure how that will do going over the door jamb and the tile floor.

 

[aandpdan]

It may be cheaper, and easier, to just pay someone to fix the fan.

I know, it *****.

 

[pmason0]

I have a set of scaffolding, when you start getting that high you need the outriggers.

 

[Dustball]

See if you can find someone local that rents Genie aerial work platforms-

http://www.genielift.com/en/products/new-equipment/aerial-work-platforms/awp-super-series/index.htm

 

[snorky18]

I really just need to work on this fan one time. I called and there is a rental place that can rent me a bucket lift and it will through a normal door. However it weighs 2,000 lbs. Not sure how that will do going over the door jamb and the tile floor.

is the floor on slab or over a crawlspace/basement?

the 7'x2' or 6'x30" scaffold that pmason showed a picture of really needs outriggers if you go over 2 bucks (12' high)

 

[brewchief]

scaffold is pretty cheap to rent, I can get a 5x7 3 section tall tower with walkboards for a month for 159$ from a place semi local to me, the home depot near me also rents it but they get more like 50-60$ a day

 

[Aceman]

I'd use the genie lift dustball mentioned. We have one, way easier going up and down then setting up scaffolding and climbing up/down anytime you need something.

They are heavy though, so we always use two guys when loading/unloading out of the pickup.

 

[Highbeam]

That's really high. You'll be working overhead and concentrating on that. One step in the wrong place and you're dead.

That scaffolding with the boards hanging over the ends spooks me out too. You step on that board past the scaffolding support and the whole board flops over and you die.

I like scaffolding and use it but mine is steel grates, 5x7, and only two sections tall to work on my 14' ceiling.

 

[50cal]

genie lift

 

[bad_idea]

Sell the house. During the winter so they don't think to turn on the fan. I HATE heights.