06.07.2018

Homemade tower

Spotted in Coleshill, Birmingham in the UK last month a man who has built his own scaffold to carry out work on the outside of a restaurant.

While it clearly isn’t the safest form of access equipment, he does appear to have done a reasonable job so far. A lot will depend on how the platform is finally set up – it is clearly a dangerous affair as it presently stands, but it does look as though he has at least allowed for a rear guardrail. While leaning the ladder against it to reach the platform is also not best practice.
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Not the worst example, but far from kosher

Add to that the fact that it is set up on the pavement/sidewalk and close to the road. Obviously, time is not something in short supply, otherwise this would be an expensive solution compare to renting in a tower for a day.

In the words of our correspondent: “Why hire expensive scaffolding when you can just knock your own death trap up? ‘LOL’ but seriously what a moron.”

Perhaps a tad harsh, but while it is not the worst example we have seen, it goes into our Death Wish Series.

Have a safe weekend.