Comments on: To Save Money On Painting, Build Your Own Scaffolding! http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/ Real Estate, Insight, Statistics, Gossip, & News...With a Twist and Some Flavor Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jamie http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-13326 Jamie Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:14:15 +0000 http://thefrontsteps.com/?p=5222#comment-13326 Can you use steal plumming pipe to make a scaffold? Can you use steal plumming pipe to make a scaffold?

]]> By: Ryan http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-12659 Ryan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:23:43 +0000 http://thefrontsteps.com/?p=5222#comment-12659 The engineer in me cannot resist the PVC comment. Metal has many properties that make it superior to pvc for an application such as scaffolding. PVC cracks and splinters, fails after repeated bending, ect. It also will give you no warning before failing. (Crack, bang, OUCH!) You do not see ladders made out of pvc for this reason. They can be made out of metal (steel preferably), wood or fiberglass. The engineer in me cannot resist the PVC comment.

Metal has many properties that make it superior to pvc for an application such as scaffolding. PVC cracks and splinters, fails after repeated bending, ect. It also will give you no warning before failing. (Crack, bang, OUCH!)

You do not see ladders made out of pvc for this reason. They can be made out of metal (steel preferably), wood or fiberglass.

]]> By: Kathleen Larkin http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-12652 Kathleen Larkin Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:22 +0000 http://thefrontsteps.com/?p=5222#comment-12652 Why couldn't you make scaffolding out of PVC? Would it be cheaper? More light weight than metal. Why couldn’t you make scaffolding out of PVC? Would it be cheaper? More light weight than metal.

]]> By: Anon http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-9636 Anon Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:55:34 +0000 http://thefrontsteps.com/?p=5222#comment-9636 I've done that, it is not as dangerous as it looks. It is actually a good idea if you have a balcony to work from. Also, don't be taken by the apparent safety of scaffolding, it is sometimes hard and dangerous to take down. I have also rented scaffolding and it is (or was) expensive, but so many people are going bust that you can sometimes buy it as scrap for what it used to cost to rent. I’ve done that, it is not as dangerous as it looks. It is actually a good idea if you have a balcony to work from. Also, don’t be taken by the apparent safety of scaffolding, it is sometimes hard and dangerous to take down. I have also rented scaffolding and it is (or was) expensive, but so many people are going bust that you can sometimes buy it as scrap for what it used to cost to rent.

]]> By: eddy http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/07/14/to-save-money-on-painting-build-your-own-scaffolding/comment-page-1/#comment-9623 eddy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:39:54 +0000 http://thefrontsteps.com/?p=5222#comment-9623 Crazy & Stupid. Crazy & Stupid.

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