Jordan Springs

Scope

The client engaged us to design and install public stair access, with a roof cover, for their primary school project.

Challenge

Scaffold is usually a temporary solution, but sometimes a job needs a long-term one. Here the roof had to stand up to Australian weather for a year, and most likely longer.

Performance

After some trial runs in the yard, our crew fine-tuned the roofing and built a Colorbond roof over the scaffold. Our in-house fabricator made spigots that sit inside the tops of the standards, with metal plates that let us bolt timber beams across the scaffold, and the roof went on better than we had expected. Being public stair access in a Class B building, the stairs also needed a second handrail for children, no higher than 750mm from the middle of the step; Layher's quick attachment to its guard rails made those handrails simple to install. Because the scaffold stays up for so long, we inspect it every month to make sure it still meets the Australian Standards and that no parts have been removed. Once it meets our strict requirements, we tag it and tell the client it is still safe to use.