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Has anyone ever attempted this?

 

The weather forecast is all over the place at the moment and they say it will be a wet autumn. 

 

What I have in mind isn’t the type that go over existing scaffolds. I want a independent structure that I could build off the top of my retaining wall.

 

Any advice on the layout of bars would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanks

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38 minutes ago, K78 said:

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I want a independent structure that I could build off the top of my retaining wall.

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I went into this question in detail. Conclusion? It's one for the professionals

Cost for a 10m by 10m house: £5000 flat. No rental for a year.

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14 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said:

 

I went into this question in detail. Conclusion? It's one for the professionals

Cost for a 10m by 10m house: £5000 flat. No rental for a year.

 

‘I’ll be giving that a miss then. 

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When I considered building a straw bale house some years ago I planned to build a scaffold around and over it before starting, corrugated roof and tarp sides, plan was to keep wet out and be able to work during rain. I went to a scaffold merchant in Bristol and he quoted me about £7k fir the scaffold and told me as long as I kept it clean and oiled it would keep most of its price and he would probably buy it back after a couple of years. 

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6 hours ago, joe90 said:

When I considered building a straw bale house some years ago I planned to build a scaffold around and over it before starting, corrugated roof and tarp sides, plan was to keep wet out and be able to work during rain. I went to a scaffold merchant in Bristol and he quoted me about £7k fir the scaffold and told me as long as I kept it clean and oiled it would keep most of its price and he would probably buy it back after a couple of years. 

 

I have the a 4m retaining wall that will be behind my house that I could build some thing off and the house is only 6m wide. 

 

Buying seems to make more sense than renting with scaffolding. 

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6 hours ago, K78 said:

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Buying seems to make more sense than renting with scaffolding. 

 

In a self-build, there is a strong business case for purchase. Provided you take great care in the scaffold build phase, and then make safety almost an obsession, I see little down side.

 

Well, maybe this is a down side ....

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