ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area 14' vs 16' A-frame

Scaffolding rental is great.... Some jobs I can just swap it off to the framers, to the rockers/mudders, to the painters via back charges and not pay a dime for it.

A double sides A frame at 16' is in the very least a two man handling job. Most types of scaffolding can go up easy with one guy, and much more comfortable to do a lot of work on once it's up. Some of the places available for rent here will deliver, and one will even set up for you.

>>>Some jobs I can just swap it off to the framers, to the rockers/mudders, to the painters via back charges and not pay a dime for it. <<<<


Gotta love that thinking

JPS, I'd say go with the 16'. Anything it's too big for should be workable with the 12'. A 2' difference is not enough to justify another ladder, while 4' is.

[This message has been edited by Larry Fine (edited 06-27-2006).]

great responses. I ended up renting. I went in to rent a 14' but it went out the night before so they gave me the 16' at the 14' rate $27 per day. Boy was I glad. I was swapping out a ceiling fan and when I saw the 1900 bracket box hanging from 4 half-nailed in, then bent over roofing nails, I knew I had to replace it. The extra 2' was definatley needed. The way I figure, my shop is 15 min from home, rental place is 15 min too. I'll store it there, not have to trip over it, and pay on time for $400+. The only thing I'd really be buying is flexibilty with timing of returning and picking up, which right now isn't worth the cost. I'll rent for now, but I agree with Larry when it comes time to buy. Definately a two man job, I will have to look into the single sided for price abd weight, but I liked the stability of the double-sided.

My current ladders are:

in truck:
4'
6'

top:
10'
24' extension (brother's)

shop/trailer:
8'
32' extension (pushing two man as far as I'm concerned)