Scaffold Set

[formek]

I have wanted one for 3 or 4 years. but my wife will always talk me out of it. Her thought is it is a lot of money to sit when I would only use it once in a wile. But I have a new shop that needs the inside to be finished and with a 20 foot sealing I would need new ladders (16 foot is the largest I have)

Who has it and is it worth the money? I also want to know what is a good price? Wich way should I go new or used? got photos?

 

[dclassical]

My dad made his own about 20 years ago and it has seen a lot of use around my parents 2-story house (to paint it, working on roof tiles near the edge, working on gutters, trimming high hedges, replacing lanterns, ...). We use it at least once a year.
No picture of it.

 

[UncleJoe]

I have this little guy from Lowes

I just finished my garage and I love this thing. It is too small for a garage like you are talking about but I highly recommend that you get the scaffold you need. It is safer and makes your work much easier. Get one that collapses for storage. I bet you will find a lot of uses for it. I love mine. Just tell your wife that one fall from a ladder will easily cost more than the scaffold.

 

[RivennHewn]

The are available at your local rental yard.

cheap, and you don't have to store them.

 

[darkk]

you can buy them reasonable on craigslist and they are worth their weight in gold when you need them. They don't take much room to store.

 

[banzaitoyota]

The rental shop near me wants $25 section/day. I have 3 sets I bought new with aluminum walkboards for 2 of the sets

 

[noggin]

I have bought 2 six foot rolling scaffold in the last 2 months. Very handy and I could stack them to reach 20 ft if I had the outriggers. I found both on Craigslist. One for $50. and another for $75.
Good luck getting yours.
Nog

 

[HotShoe]

Harbor Freight has them on sale for $199. I know you can stack them two high. I'm trying to decide between these and a 12" A frame ladder for my 16" ceilings.

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-scaffold-98979.html

Doesn't show $199 on the site but I just got a flyer with them in it for that price.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I have a friend that uses them for his business. I borrowed a couple sections to work on my pole barn and they are indispensable. He also has half height guardrail section that I put on top that make it feel really safe when on top. He buys them used.

This is what is looks like.

Chris

 

[Northstar9126]

Scaffold was something I always wanted to own when younger but could never afford. A couple of years ago while wandering through Menards I saw that they had scaffold on sale. I bought four sets along with three planks, leveling jacks, casters and safety rails for the top. I used the stuff once. It has been up in the racking in my pole barn since. Better off renting, at least in my case.

 

[sevensandeights]

Tractor Supply has one similar to the HF unit for $199. It goes on sale for $150 quite regularly.

 

[Racecarl]

Scaffoldmart.com looks like the best place to buy new. I found some used scaffolding on Craigslist. I got 10 sets last Labor Day weekend and have had at least 7 sets up most all the last winter. As slow as I am, rental rates would have KILLED me.

 

[brewchief]

We have a 3 section 5x7 setup at my work that works very nice, think it was around $800 6-7 years ago when we bought it. Before we bought we would rent as needed often paying 50$ a day, we started calling around to buy and found the scaffold company would rent what we needed for under $150 a month. Look for a scaffold company and either rent from them or see if they sell used(many do).

 

[stevefasano]

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[ixlr8]

To put up my shop, that was 16' at the peak I needed some scaffolding. It was going to cost me $300/week to rent and I needed it for several weeks. I bought what I needed, new, delivered, for $750. Buying it also releaved the time crunch of getting the job done quickly. It was overall cheaper for me that way and now I have something I can use to paint my house with so I don't need to be fighting with ladders.
If you are not in a hurry, I would search out Craigslist and buy used. It will take up little space to store and will be very handy the few times you will use it. Or resell it on Craigslist and get your money back.

 

[shopnut]

formek,

It is absolutely worth it for me. I bought 3 baker-style scaffolds to stack up and reach my 21' ceiling. Also bought the optional outriggers for stability. Paid about $500 for all of it about 5 years ago. I considered renting, but that would have been a terrible idea considering how long I've been using it. I've even used sections of it to do some work on the house from time to time.

But what makes it the handiest is the addition of an extension ladder to the side. It really makes it easy to carry things up there (and safe). I built a little caster cart at the bottom for it to travel on, and on the top, a pipe extends out for it to rest on. It simply rolls around with the scaffold. The ladder pops off of there easy so I can use it for other jobs.

A scaffold makes the job SOOOOO much easier!

 

[NUTTSGT]

I wouldn't buy them new unless you were planning some serious building projects. i'd search on Craigslist or Ebay, maybe check out Govdeals too. If you can pick them up for a good price, you should be able to get your money back out of them if you decide to sell them off.

 

[formek]

I wouldn't buy them new unless you were planning some serious building projects. i'd search on Craigslist or Ebay, maybe check out Govdeals too. If you can pick them up for a good price, you should be able to get your money back out of them if you decide to sell them off.

I was thinking the same thing but the used ones I am seeing are not much cheeper than some place like Lows.

 

[dirttracker18]

I was thinking the same thing but the used ones I am seeing are not much cheeper than some place like Lows.

Likely a big difference between the ones on Craigslist and the Lowes (etc) versions. Those big box and HF types are more narrow and not as long. This means you cannot go as high with the same safety.

Those Craiglist ones are likely commercial versions and you can buy more and stack better and higher. Plus they are better built.

I have two sections or commercial grade and am looking for another section as well as some aluminum plank sections (using home made wood, heavy to heave up two sections high).

Certainly worth owning and can be stored outdoors with no problems.

 

[Lugnut64052]

I have a big pile of 5X5 frames, braces, walkboards and wheels. For me, they're almost worth their weight in gold. I've rehabbed/painted the outside of several two-story houses, drywalled high ceilings and repeatedly loaned some of it out to several of my do-it-yourselfer relatives.

Like you, I wanted some for years but never could pull the trigger and just outright buy new stuff. I eventually happened onto a couple of different piles of used stuff, which I worked on and fixed up (some new pins and brace locks on some of the frames, etc). I have seven complete sections, three walkboards and two sets of wheels. Best 500 bucks I ever spent.

If you can find some used stuff, get it. Scaffolding doesn't really "wear out," but it may get a little banged up over time. You can get new pins and locks for cheap. I had one battered old frame which I cut up for a couple of sections of pipe to repair my other, better stuff.

 

[formek]

I will keep looking then

 

[DoyleDee]

I used a 12ft and my 10ft step ladders... my father has a small scaffold, but nowhere near what you need.

 

[snorky18]

i just rented 3 6' bucks (18' total) and one walkboard for a week for ~$34.

Figure how long it will take you to finish your ceiling, find out your rental rates, see if its worth it to buy. Then get an estimate for someone else to finish your ceiling, then you don't have to buy OR rent scaffolding (I do most things myself, but hate drywall finishing, especially ceiling)

 

[mrobins297aaa]

when you get over about 8' nothing compares to having a scaffold. it just makes the job so much easier. if your lucky enough to have some help you can just stay up there and have someone push you around. Even if you don't have help you can pull yourself around by grabing on to the truss bottom and pulling yourself.
Stay away from those baker scaffolds if your going more than 1 section they are just to dangerous. you said 20' i couldn't imagine getting on a baker at 20'.

 

[Fordfixer]

My dad and I split the cost of four sections, planks, and safety rails that we got from someone selling used scaffolding on Craigslist. I used it to put the gutters on the shop, hang the lights, install the door openers, paint the trim on the house and paint my dads house. It has paid for it self after about the third use compared to buying new. You can always sell it on CL when done with it.

 

[Iron-Iceberg]

I got 6 frames and two alum. planks from the local plaster co. I was going to sell them when I was done with the house. 5 years later there is no way Im giving them up. Using them right now in fact.

 

[formek]

I got 6 frames and two alum. planks from the local plaster co. I was going to sell them when I was done with the house. 5 years later there is no way Im giving them up. Using them right now in fact.

yea that is what I am thinking That once I have them I will not want to get rid of them.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Have you checked out CL lately ?



It's like a smorgasbord of scaffolding in your area.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=21&subAreaID=&query=scaffolding&catAbb=sss

some highlights. . . .

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tls/2473366620.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/2414546986.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tls/2447676299.html

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Scaffolding is very handy, I used a borrowed set from a neighbor for a while. I finally decided I needed something and bought an electric scissor lift in 2008. Got it from United Rental, it was the oldest one they had, and they were not sure why it had not been sold a couple of years previous, but it was cheaper being older. It was rented out and they had to do a swap and bring it in for me to see it. They put in a new joystick control head ($500 or more!) and changed the filter and load tested the batteries. It still works good and I've got lots of use out of it, installing lighting, ceiling fans, waste oil fired heater and chimney, all kinds of stuff.

If you have 20 ft ceilings, you need something on hand, sitting in the corner, ready to go, just to change light bulbs and such. You will always find a use for the scaffold if you get good stuff and keep it in good condition.

Charles

 

[Steevo]

I picked up an older set that was probably made in the 1970's or older. Very sturdy, very heavy, and nearly 4' wide by 7' long. Only paid $65 for them, including the scaffold planks.

It was indispensable when painting the ceiling and installing the lights in my shop, and I only have 12' ceilings. Ladders would be a pain with 20' ceilings, since every trip up and down adds up to a lot of climbing. I think I'd rent or buy a scissor lift for a place that size.

Now I just gotta figure out where to keep them when I am done with them.

 

[formek]

Have you checked out CL lately ?



It's like a smorgasbord of scaffolding in your area.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=21&subAreaID=&query=scaffolding&catAbb=sss

some highlights. . . .

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tls/2473366620.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/2414546986.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tls/2447676299.html

Azel I think is to far with gas prices. But I did email Rockwall listing. Thanks

 

[Crusty Nut]

I don't EVER participate in the significant other bashing or ranting that sometimes goes on here. But your problem is letting her guide your tool purchases. If I need or want something, I save up and buy it. So does she.
If you want scaffolding, get it. Flip when your done if you find it sitting unused one year later.

 

[Cryptic1911]

Scaffolding is awesome to have when you need it, but its a hassle to store when you don't. Thats why most of it you see is all rusted to ****.. it sits outside behind the garage. LOL. We got a couple sets for free, one is a 6hx4w setup, and the other is a 2?wx7h setup. We've used both so far, but I really hate storing it since its just always in the way

 

[NUTTSGT]

Azel I think is to far with gas prices. But I did email Rockwall listing. Thanks

No problem man.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I don't EVER participate in the significant other bashing or ranting that sometimes goes on here. But your problem is letting her guide your tool purchases. If I need or want something, I save up and buy it. So does she.
If you want scaffolding, get it. Flip when your done if you find it sitting unused one year later.

Mostly he needs to emphasize the importance for a safe way to do something, and hanging off a 20 foot ladder is NOT it. Anything over about ten feet requires something stable to work off of beyond what a step ladder can do.

Its a matter of whether his wife wants a dead, maimed, or paralyzed husband or one that is happy and healthy.

I recall that my parents years ago used to go to Dunkin Donuts in the mornings. There was another couple there that they became acquainted with. One morning the other couple didn't show. A few days later they found out that the husband had been working in his church (alone) on a rather tall step ladder (15 ft or so), and had fallen. He ended up paralyzed in a wheel chair.

Charles

 

[Rickstir]

I bought two sets off Craig'slist to work on changing out my pole barn door to a slider to accomdate my new tractor with sun screen. Worked like a champ. I used it to put up gutter on my shop and chicken house. Next use will be painting the inside of the house when I retire in Oct. Our cathedral ceilings in the kitchen and family room are 16 feet high. It will be a snap for the detail work to use the scaffolding. One of my better buys. We are going to use one as a deer stand in an area where we can't put up a tree stand. Camo scaffolding! You gotta love it.

 

[denis4x4]

We had a stone mason doing our fireplace and he said that he replaces his scaffolds at least once a year. I bought the two sets he had on the job for a $100. 8" locking casters cost more than the scaffolds!

 

[formek]

I just want to curs I have try to get a hold of a few different adds on Craigslist, no one responds Why put up an add if you are not going to respond!!!!!!!

The one guy I have called no less than 4 X and email the same guy 2X not one responce. Not one word like sold out go F*&^ your self NOTHING !!!(F*&%^&*(&*^*%(&*^$%((&^*(^%(())))) I hate Craigslist.

 

[stevefasano]

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