Help me buy some scaffolding

[Joemctag]

The "Baker" style scaffolding is fairly narrow. If you are going to work to reach twelve feet you will need two sections and outriggers are a must on soft ground. On level concrete, not so much.

Can you get the Werner for $169" I think it is out of stock.

Going that high I might consider the more commercial scaffolding, although the baker style works better inside.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/MetalTe...ces-9920-lbs-Capacity-M-MFS606084-A/203504573

https://www.homedepot.com/p/MetalTe...-Scaffolding-Work-3-Pack-M-MPA719K3/300077856

Old post, but I wanna say tat from vast experience, this is the stuff to get. You get a built in ladder, but most important, you have all the different levels, so you can usually find a good level for standing on one side and have a scaffold plank on the other side at a good height for you tools and stuff. Having to bend over plus walking all over your tools ; we’ll, I sure don’t like it. Some brands have sections with corresponding X-braces that are less than the standard 5’ high. All that I know of are 5x7’ I plan view, center-to-center of upright tubes. Pin holes and diagonal brace attachment points vary with brand, but you can make your own diagonal braces with 3/4 EMT conduit if you need to.

 

[Odd-job]

Finally pulled the trigger on some Baker scaffolding. I might miss the excitement of some of the sketchy ladder situations of the past. Was originally planning on using this for glorified shelf storage when not in use, but after using this lifting things high in the garage I think I am going to try hard to keep this clean. It will come in handy for washing the roof of the pickup truck and RV, low gutter cleaning, etc.

 

[mmb617]

Scaffolding is nice when you have a solid, level floor. But for more versatility on the multitude of jobs a long time homeowner gets into I prefer ladders with jacks and planks. They can be adapted for both big jobs and smaller jobs. Everything from a new roof on my house to siding on my shop.

 

[Odd-job]

Scaffolding is nice when you have a solid, level floor. But for more versatility on the multitude of jobs a long time homeowner gets into I prefer ladders with jacks and planks. They can be adapted for both big jobs and smaller jobs. Everything from a new roof on my house to siding on my shop.

Nice ladder selection.

This thread caused me to buy ladder jacks and an extendable plank first for gutter work, but the roll able baker style scaffolding is much nicer on flat surfaces within its height range. The wider platform is very comfortable to work on and assuming I keep it assembled is easier to setup as I just roll it over to what I am working on. That being said it is really limited to the garage, flat driveway and sidewalk areas around my house. In some ways scaffolding might be a misnomer as the baker style with casters is really more of a glorified mobile work platform as opposed to scaffold attached to the exterior of a building in the traditional sense.

 

[mmb617]

Nice ladder selection.

My dad was a painter and he left me all his equipment when he died 25 years ago. I'm no painter but I've gotten an awful lot of use out of those ladders over the years. He also left me his '91 F150 which I still have and drive.

So thanks again dad!