Dan Mauser
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I need a method to get up to the eve of a 2 story building to wash the roof. You can see the pics in the thread 'Roof and Patio Disaster'. It's about 16-20' from ground level to edge of roof.
I decided to go with the Pitch Witch and 32' extension sold by Glenn. Should arrive in a few days. The ground around the house is pretty flat. About half the area I can get right next to the wall with concrete on the ground for support. The rest of the area has dirt (flower bed) below the eve. One area has access via a 3' gate, so getting anything wider in there would be impossible.
I've been told that it would be too dangerous with a ladder and stabilizer. I also don't really want to try repelling again since it would take too much time to tie off in different places.
Two things come to mind: a lift or scaffolding.
The lift would work okay except for maybe the areas that it can't get to - one through the narrow gate, the other over 6 ft wide flower beds.
Shooting from the hip, it seems like scaffolding might do the job best. I could get it through the gate and also over the flower beds.
So what all would be involved in these or other methods? How high are each scaffolding sections, how long does it take to set them up, etc.
Take care,
Dan
I need a method to get up to the eve of a 2 story building to wash the roof. You can see the pics in the thread 'Roof and Patio Disaster'. It's about 16-20' from ground level to edge of roof.
I decided to go with the Pitch Witch and 32' extension sold by Glenn. Should arrive in a few days. The ground around the house is pretty flat. About half the area I can get right next to the wall with concrete on the ground for support. The rest of the area has dirt (flower bed) below the eve. One area has access via a 3' gate, so getting anything wider in there would be impossible.
I've been told that it would be too dangerous with a ladder and stabilizer. I also don't really want to try repelling again since it would take too much time to tie off in different places.
Two things come to mind: a lift or scaffolding.
The lift would work okay except for maybe the areas that it can't get to - one through the narrow gate, the other over 6 ft wide flower beds.
Shooting from the hip, it seems like scaffolding might do the job best. I could get it through the gate and also over the flower beds.
So what all would be involved in these or other methods? How high are each scaffolding sections, how long does it take to set them up, etc.
Take care,
Dan