Verge Tiles on Hipped roof
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how do you get a cherry picker into someones back garden smart ass?
You go over the top.....silly ******.
I have to agree with Noseall on this one........a cherrypicker isnt always the easiest option.Having worked from a few in my time i would rather work from a scaffold as i tend to find that you are restricted in the basket from things like lack of space and the harness getting in the way to name but a few.I can think of certain jobs where i think being suspended from a crane would have been easier than working from the picker(cue H&S recommendations) 
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At which point noseall wrote;
Now, originally, the OP was looking for alternative means to access the works, can you run a scaffold up the hip? No, but will arrest his fall down the hip.
The picker in the picture was for idea purposes only, to dismiss it out of hand is wrong. I have carried out surveys/work on the smallest to the largest pickers. A cost comparison for the original OP's situation needs exploration do you not think?
Most decent picker companies will come and have a look, to make sure the correct machine is used, and a truck mounted picker is about £250 for half a day, while understanding some don't trust pickers because of fear of instability, i do trust them, hence the original recommendation.
I Wrote
At which point noseall wrote;
Now, originally, the OP was looking for alternative means to access the works, can you run a scaffold up the hip? No, but will arrest his fall down the hip.
The picker in the picture was for idea purposes only, to dismiss it out of hand is wrong. I have carried out surveys/work on the smallest to the largest pickers. A cost comparison for the original OP's situation needs exploration do you not think?
Most decent picker companies will come and have a look, to make sure the correct machine is used, and a truck mounted picker is about £250 for half a day, while understanding some don't trust pickers because of fear of instability, i do trust them, hence the original recommendation.
that's great. but how does he do the ones from the back garden?
scaffold?
great, pay twice!
result.
scaffold?
great, pay twice!
result.
that's great. but how does he do the ones from the back garden?
scaffold?
great, pay twice!
result.
I wrote
Cherry pickers have their uses.. but are not suitible for all jobs, to slip a few tiles in maybe but striping of and rebeding hips they would be crap.
1 you have limited room in the basket.
2 you need to get on your hands and knees to reach the hip
3 what happens to falling debris?
4 as previous said by others they can not reach everywhere even by going over the top..
etc etc
I have used them and recognise where they can be used.
1 you have limited room in the basket.
2 you need to get on your hands and knees to reach the hip
3 what happens to falling debris?
4 as previous said by others they can not reach everywhere even by going over the top..
etc etc
I have used them and recognise where they can be used.
if God had meant for us to use cherry pickers he would have given us wings.
please explain?
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