I wasn't sure I was going to post this but after the Craigslist frustration thread I thought I would.
My shop is really tall inside (17 1/2' to the peak) and I need to run gas supply lines, electric power and some other stuff in support of the heater. I've tried balancing on a ladder to do this stuff and maybe I'm just old but it's a PITA. When I built the shop I rented a scaffold which worked well but that ran into a bunch of money quickly.
I looked into buying a scaffold system at Lowes - they had 'em for $110/unit but they are too narrow to stack and I need it two decks high. And I'd need two of them IF they would stack. So that wasn't gonna work.
On a whim I decided to check Craigslist. Sure enough, there's a guy selling scaffold. Industrial grade scaffold, just like the pros use. By the time I had everything for two layers I was quoted $220 - but I was too late for wheels as they had been sold. So off to Myrtle Beach I go. The stuff was EXACTLY as advertised, the guy was home, he helped me load it and it's sitting in the back of the truck as I type (I'll unload tomorrow as it's dark now). Find some wheels and I'm in business. I brought him the right amount IN CASH so I was a good buyer, too.
Sometimes everything works correctly on Craigslist so I'm willing to stick with it - but I know it CAN go bad on ya.
Dan
My shop is really tall inside (17 1/2' to the peak) and I need to run gas supply lines, electric power and some other stuff in support of the heater. I've tried balancing on a ladder to do this stuff and maybe I'm just old but it's a PITA. When I built the shop I rented a scaffold which worked well but that ran into a bunch of money quickly.
I looked into buying a scaffold system at Lowes - they had 'em for $110/unit but they are too narrow to stack and I need it two decks high. And I'd need two of them IF they would stack. So that wasn't gonna work.
On a whim I decided to check Craigslist. Sure enough, there's a guy selling scaffold. Industrial grade scaffold, just like the pros use. By the time I had everything for two layers I was quoted $220 - but I was too late for wheels as they had been sold. So off to Myrtle Beach I go. The stuff was EXACTLY as advertised, the guy was home, he helped me load it and it's sitting in the back of the truck as I type (I'll unload tomorrow as it's dark now). Find some wheels and I'm in business. I brought him the right amount IN CASH so I was a good buyer, too.
Sometimes everything works correctly on Craigslist so I'm willing to stick with it - but I know it CAN go bad on ya.
Dan
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