Kwikstage scaffold help

[Vijay]

I'm redoing some of my scaffold at the moment and need some advice.

 

1. Do the lowest ledger and transom have to be on the bottom pegs or is it safe to have them on the second set of pegs? This is on the lowest standard, on the base plates.

 

2. I know the recommended lift height is 2m (4th peg), but is it totally safe to have a lift at 2.5m (5th peg)?

 

3. Do the ledgers and transoms have to be on the same height pegs?

 

My scaffold will be up to a third storey in places, so I don't want to do anything that isn't totally safe. But having an extra 1/2 metre when I do the next ICF pour would really help.

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

Edited December 7, 2020 by Vijay

[ProDave]

1: Yes fine,  If anything ledgers right on the bottom pegs can be hard to remove as not enough room to swing a hammer to knock the peg out.

 

2: Technically yes, I have done it, but hard to erect, you have to stand on something to reach.  2M lift can be done much easier.  If you have enough metalwork, put a set of metalwork at 2M, put the planks up, then another set of metalwork at the next lift and lift the planks up.

 

3 Yes they do.  Not only doe the transoms support the end of the planks, the ledgers stop them wandering off sideways.

[Russell griffiths]

I think your fine, just make sure as you go up higher it is tied back into something 

Now  that you have done a pour and it’s all set you can tie into your lower walls

either through the windows or with big rings that rawbolt into the walls. 

[Vijay]

24 minutes ago, ProDave said:

1: Yes fine,  If anything ledgers right on the bottom pegs can be hard to remove as not enough room to swing a hammer to knock the peg out.

 

2: Technically yes, I have done it, but hard to erect, you have to stand on something to reach.  2M lift can be done much easier.  If you have enough metalwork, put a set of metalwork at 2M, put the planks up, then another set of metalwork at the next lift and lift the planks up.

 

3 Yes they do.  Not only doe the transoms support the end of the planks, the ledgers stop them wandering off sideways.

 

Yep found that today, kneeling in clay to hammer them out was a pain   If I'm allowed to fix the first layer of ledgers/transoms on the second pegs, I can stick to 2m lifts

 

10 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

I think your fine, just make sure as you go up higher it is tied back into something 

Now  that you have done a pour and it’s all set you can tie into your lower walls

either through the windows or with big rings that rawbolt into the walls. 

 

Already got some standard scaffold pole and fixings and was planning on tying through the windows/doors

[ProDave]

3 minutes ago, Vijay said:

 

Already got some standard scaffold pole and fixings and was planning on tying through the windows/doors

For a tall lift, erect a "bracing tower" from the side:

 

[Vijay]

Not sure I will have enough left over to make the extra bracing towers, but I'll certainly take that on board if I have spare, especially on the larger gable I have