Two tips for those who will be using domestic scaffolding during their home renovations
Posted on: 8 February 2019
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Domestic scaffolding can be very useful for instances in which you need to perform renovation work on the roof, gutters or exterior walls of your home. If you intend to use this equipment when renovating your home, you might find the following tips to be quite helpful.
Keep any pet cats you have indoors whilst the scaffolding is in use
If you have a pet cat, it is important to ensure that they are kept indoors whilst you and your team are using the scaffolding that you have attached to your house.
The reason for this is as follows; cats are naturally adept at climbing and enjoy exploring new places. As such, if your cat is allowed outside whilst the scaffolding is in place, they may climb up it.
If this happens, your pet might end up knocking some tools, paint or other materials off the structure and onto the ground. If this results in these items being damaged, you might then have to spend some of your renovation money on replacing these things.
Additionally, if your cat ascends the scaffolding whilst you are standing on and it and using tools to renovate the exterior, they could make a noise or jump on you, which could result in you being startled and dropping the tool you were holding. If this falling tool hits someone who is standing near the scaffolding, they could be badly hurt.
Avoid storing construction equipment on the platform
One of the reasons why domestic scaffolding is so great is that its platforms are large enough to put construction equipment on. This means that you can keep most, if not all of the things that you need right by your feet whilst you do your work.
However, it is important not to get into the habit of using the floors of the scaffolding as a storage area for your equipment.
The reason for this is as follows; if you do this regularly, there is a chance that at some point, you will end up tripping over this equipment when you are walking from one side of the structure to the other. If you fall very forcefully, you may sustain lacerations and bruises.
There is also a small risk that you could trip and fall over the scaffolding's railing if you are quite tall (as the railing may not be high enough to stop your body from toppling over it). This would most likely result in you breaking one or more of your bones.