Steel walkways and transport frames
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:19 pm
Work has been unreal as of late, incredibly busy, so making hay while the sun shines as they say.
Heres a few of my jobs for the last 2/3 months. Done many other inbetween too.
Been out on site for best part of 2 weeks, installing some walkways.
Phase 1, outside walkways and stairs to give a suitable access to the roof void.
Phase 2, internal walkways, above a fancy curved and sort of coffered ceiling plaster ceiling...Army officers mess dining room.
Walkways to give safe maintenance access as well as access for some remedial works to the ceiling.
Stairs up onto roof. Had an issue with this, and this bit has to be taken down and moved 300mm to the right, and 500mm forward in a few weeks.
Walkways across the roof, ours is the galvanised stuff.
Everything you see in the roof space, has been carried between 3 of us, from the material storage area (to the right of the site cabins) up the 3 sets of new steps, plus an existing staircase (black painted)
Space restrictions at the top meant the longer bits had to be carried up the last stairs vertically, steel channels, weighing approx 80kg, 4.2m long.
Total weight of the internal walkway is around 5 tonnes, and 600 odd bolts.
Sloped section raises the floor height above all the ceiling joists, cables etc.
And continuos walkway right round the roof space to access the chandelier winches, lighting, heating, alarms etc.
Not great pics, but gives an idea.
Had a few issues with some bits not fitting, so some modifications made on site. Far from ideal, but needs must....all modifications had to be made in the storage area, so back down with anything that didnt fit, modify, and carry back up.
How someone can be a metre out when measuring up is beyond me
2 bits of kickplate to be remade too, and fitted in a week or two.
Few aches and pains this week, but finished today!
And these, 4 big ones and 9 small ones (of may have been 5 and 8, cant remember)
For transporting some fancy bits to go on a submarine I believe.
Quite heavy and chunky little frames, they are about 2mx1m and 2mx2m. Feet are 20mm thick, lifting points are 30mm thick.
We sent these out for painting, due to the paint specs required.
Just in the corner of a dusty ol shed for storage prior to delivery.
And this one, I did just before Christmas.
Customer wanted some heavy duty toolboxes made up, to go under a heavy plant trailer. Chains and straps stored in them mainly.
Fabricated from 3mm thick sheet, cut/folded/welded.
Front faces folded back into itsself and up for a rubber seal to fit on. The tapered ones took some thinking about, but turned out well. Hot dip galvanised so they will last being out in the elements.
Heres a few of my jobs for the last 2/3 months. Done many other inbetween too.
Been out on site for best part of 2 weeks, installing some walkways.
Phase 1, outside walkways and stairs to give a suitable access to the roof void.
Phase 2, internal walkways, above a fancy curved and sort of coffered ceiling plaster ceiling...Army officers mess dining room.
Walkways to give safe maintenance access as well as access for some remedial works to the ceiling.
Stairs up onto roof. Had an issue with this, and this bit has to be taken down and moved 300mm to the right, and 500mm forward in a few weeks.
Walkways across the roof, ours is the galvanised stuff.
Everything you see in the roof space, has been carried between 3 of us, from the material storage area (to the right of the site cabins) up the 3 sets of new steps, plus an existing staircase (black painted)
Space restrictions at the top meant the longer bits had to be carried up the last stairs vertically, steel channels, weighing approx 80kg, 4.2m long.
Total weight of the internal walkway is around 5 tonnes, and 600 odd bolts.
Sloped section raises the floor height above all the ceiling joists, cables etc.
And continuos walkway right round the roof space to access the chandelier winches, lighting, heating, alarms etc.
Not great pics, but gives an idea.
Had a few issues with some bits not fitting, so some modifications made on site. Far from ideal, but needs must....all modifications had to be made in the storage area, so back down with anything that didnt fit, modify, and carry back up.
How someone can be a metre out when measuring up is beyond me
2 bits of kickplate to be remade too, and fitted in a week or two.
Few aches and pains this week, but finished today!
And these, 4 big ones and 9 small ones (of may have been 5 and 8, cant remember)
For transporting some fancy bits to go on a submarine I believe.
Quite heavy and chunky little frames, they are about 2mx1m and 2mx2m. Feet are 20mm thick, lifting points are 30mm thick.
We sent these out for painting, due to the paint specs required.
Just in the corner of a dusty ol shed for storage prior to delivery.
And this one, I did just before Christmas.
Customer wanted some heavy duty toolboxes made up, to go under a heavy plant trailer. Chains and straps stored in them mainly.
Fabricated from 3mm thick sheet, cut/folded/welded.
Front faces folded back into itsself and up for a rubber seal to fit on. The tapered ones took some thinking about, but turned out well. Hot dip galvanised so they will last being out in the elements.