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southwood3

Post subject: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:20 pm

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Spotted this last week on the Aran Island of Inisheer. At first I thought it was shoring for the gable end but was told it was erected for access to the roof. ''That's the way we do it....to be sure to be sure''

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Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:24 pm

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Bet its quite sturdy. :thumbright:

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ultimatehandyman

Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:13 pm

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I have seen wooden scaffolding abroad, but nothing quite like that :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:44 pm

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That looks fairly proficient to me!

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Colour Republic

Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:49 pm

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not sure what thats achieved :scratch:

Seeing how it's set up surely a ladder would have surficed :scratch:

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dave.m

Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:16 pm

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Colour Republic wrote:

not sure what thats achieved :scratch:

Seeing how it's set up surely a ladder would have surficed :scratch:

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It is Irish Scaffolding, so probably not meant to achieve anything. :lol:

There again, I have seen worse 'modern art'.

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Hitch

Post subject: Re: Scaffolding the Irish way

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:24 am

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Looks like they need a refresher on their cisrs cards :shock:

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