OT 17'9" and rising OT

[Plymouthy Adams]

hotter than hang today..decided to build the scaffold for working the front gable..sturdy and level but I still don't have a warm fuzzy when standing at the top...accepting volunteer work..get fed real good and bragging rights..

you may have guessed the knee is so much better today..iced it about 4 times throughout yesterday...after doing all this without help..can't say much for tonight...just hoping it will be ok..was careful not to twist while climbing up and down..

Edited July 1, 2011 by Tim Adams

[knighthawk]

that's one way to get up in the world, be careful ! remember your gettin kinda old now !....PS. I got a BIG extension ladder if you need it , working height 47 1/2 feet ! Got it to fix my barn roof. THAT was kinda scary !

[Plymouthy Adams]

thanks Larry...don't bounce like I used to...I am not near as home on scafforld and ladders as I used to be...and this is a guy who walked the yard-arms to remove/install stovepine antennea..dangle at the top of a mast to work IFF, change out radar, all in dead heat of summer in the Persian Gulf..so I work a bit slower and try to remember where I am at at all times..as I get older my comfort threshold for heights gets lower...

[oldmopar]

My previous house 2 floors basement and attic I guess 30+ feet on the ladder while painting it. Sold that one 20 years ago this house is a ranch paint it it short ladder you have to plan for old age ;it happens to anyone who lives long enough to retire

[greg g]

Figured you would have made your own scaffolding out of Bamboo and squirrel o5 armadillo sinew....

[LAKOTA169]

Word of advice. When your done, DON"T step back to admire your work.

[Richie Hodge]

You are a lot braver than me Tim. I give you a lot of credit !! Richie.

[55 Fargo]

Tim, my oldest Son does a lot of work up high in scaffolds , ladders etc. He does a lot of siding ,metal roofs, and general building construction. He can climb up on very high buildings, and does so all the time, but he is 28, and in His prime...... Hats off to you doing this work, in the Hot Georgia Heat, I was thinking of Guys like you today, when I was working outside in our hot humid summer weather....

Here is a pic of my Son doing high end work in early spring

Edited July 2, 2011 by Rockwood

[knighthawk]

here's one of me on the barn roof, just a couple years ago... And Tim, my balance ain't quite what it used to be either...... things seem to change a little when your in your 60's !!!!!!!!! I can still do it, but i got to remember to move SLOW !

[Greenbomb]

Tim, if you can get up there at all, you're way ahead of me!! I used to climb the mast on an aircraft carrier and now (40 years later!) an 8' foot ladder is as big a thrill as Disneyland! At least, I don't have to remember to move slowly- it just comes naturally!!

Be careful!

[greg g]

Hey knighthawk I gotta barn looks alot like yours and it's needing a metal roof. Can I coax you over to New York not that you have some recent practice???

[Don Coatney]

Be careful! At my age I have a thing about not working at much of anything that is high or low. My brother in law who died a few years back once fell off a scaffolding. Messed his back up for the duration of his life. So be careful!

[knighthawk]

this past year or so, things are getting harder to do, seems like. New York ? I don't think so !!!!! Next door, maybe !

[Plymouthy Adams]

Survived day one on the scaffold...will do lawn work today..

[Plymouthy Adams]

I cannot recall the number of times I climbed up and down this scaffold yesterday..once I got the gingerbread off and the purlines cut..Sally was able to hand most stuff I needed through the window opening...I will admit that I took a siesta during the hottest part of the day..by 1 PM the sun had come over the peak of the roof and beaming right in my face..

little paint work and I then can put my new siding on..

[Merle Coggins]

That's a lot of work to be a Peeping Tom.

[Big_John]

I gotta say I've never had any desire to work up on scaffolding. Being a bit clumsy (OK... real clumsy) and having a respect (OK... fear) of heights has managed to keep me from doing a lot of work on scaffolding or ladders.

While I still do all my plumbing and electrical, I've reached a point in my life where if something like that needs to be done, I point and ask "how much?"

[Don Coatney]

That's a lot of work to be a Peeping Tom.

In this case I think it is a peeping Tim:eek:

[pflaming]

Had a gabled house in Omaha, in the '60's. Hail storm so had to paint. Neighbors where using ladders, I rented a scaffold like yours. I didn't have to return it, it went up and down the street from neighbor to neighbor. I hate ladders, too much like changing the oil on 40' windmills in the sandhills of Nebraska, I didn't like to do that either. Nice work, will look great when finished.

108 today in Central California, will be around that all week! 30% humidity helps but it's still hot. As a rule we get a 30 degree change from sunup to about sundown, so mornings can be fairly nice. Desert weather.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Any time I do major work about the place as I am doing now..traffic slows down real good in front of the house as folks like to see what is going on..I thought about renting scaffolding but as I never know from one day to the next if and when I will be working any given project..I shopped about and purchased the set up you see...I have one frame end left over from this set up and wheels..I did not install the wheels as the ground is unlevel..did not get adjustable feet..would have been nice..but digging footers, lining with brick and placing my wood on this made leveling a doable job..I figure maintaining this place they will come in handy quite often down the road...I have a section of scaffolding at my dad's house..he sets it up now and then when working outside and I used it as a work platform last winter insualting his out building..it will come home one day along with the 24 foot ladder I have there..

[greg g]

Our first house was a 2 story with a full attic so about 30 feet tot he peak. when it needed painting I did the lower half with a ladder, then I rented a pickup truck with an articulated lift, like a small version of a utility bucket truck. These days they mount them on self propelled platforms. This was back in mid 70's so I think it cost me 75 bucks for 2 days. Best 75 bucks I ever spent in the home repair column of the ledger.

[james curl]

About $200.00 a day now but if you have a lean to porch that prevents you from putting the scaffold anywhere close to the gable then that is the only way to go. My house is basically a cross roof design and both the front and rear have porches that extend out about 8' in back and 12' in front and both have a 8/12 pitch to them so a ladder is out. The self contained bucket machine is the only way you are going to get me up there. I made 12' A frames much like saw horses to do the other two gables, then used an 8' ladder that I screwed to the running boards and the wall to scrape, sand and paint the barge rafters. Those two gables are only about 21' high while the other two are about 30' high.