Scaffold Surfing

No, scaffold surfing is not a new sport.  It is a term I coined to describe how you move a set of scaffolding with wheels, from one area to another without getting off the scaffold.

After purchasing four fifty foot rolls of rolled insulation several weeks ago, they needed to be installed in the ceiling of my 30 x 30 building.  The bottom of the trusses and the cross members were twelve feet up, so scaffolding had to be rented.

Overhead in the building.

 I failed to take a before picture so this old picture shows what the overhead looked like.  Before the insulation could be put in place overhead, steel banding had to be installed.  

This was hot and sweaty.  My wife said this should be done in October.  I said you do it when it hot so you can appreciate the comfort the installed insulation will give you.

This was the first portion installed.  It was a twelve foot long by ten foot wide section that had to be rolled out and wrapped down the top of the wall section.  Each section had to be cut to length, rolled up and held together with a bungee cord, placed on top of the scaffolding, then lifted up between the steel bands and then unrolled across the bands.  It did take a little bit to get it to fit just right, but practice makes perfect.

My wife pushed the scaffolding around for a couple of days.  I think she got a kick out of being able to push me where she wanted me.
 

 This is the final product.  I can already tell the difference temperature inside the building.  When it was in the upper 80's outside the other day, it was in the upper 70's in the building.  

For an older guy, I can still do physical labor.   I give thanks each day for my health.