Installation Over Water

[AGinVT]

I'm sure you'd be able to find a rental, construction companies rent them more often than buying, so there's usually a rental option not too far away from anywhere. They come in various sizes, and most the roof units are on wheels, and can roll sideways on the roof, so you can move them and do multiple drops pretty easy. Safest, most efficient way to do that insanity.

At least you're not doing a water tower, the ones you use for those are really small, and really sketchy. Our installers have always been a little hardcore

That is some pretty crazy stuff.

 

[AGinVT]

Tugboat with sizzor lift and make sure you film it

So, I was just spit balling when I suggested using a drone.... Then this came up in my news feed....

It's already a thing.

So, I was just spit balling when I suggested using a drone.... Then this came up in my news feed....

It's already a thing.

That's some next level sign making!

 

[Ron at Forest Litho]

Painters might have some rig similar to the window washers, maybe?

Yes, my first thought. Window Washers / Painters Rig from the Roof and go down the side. Pretty stable if you know what you are doing. They do it on 60 story buildings. so a few floors should work.

 

[Boudica]

Hi all. I am hoping someone out there can give me some advice on how to plan a removal/installation of posted letters over a very active river. I contacted the window washing company that has rigs setup to see if we could contract them, but no luck.

We have done a total rebrand of all exterior signage, except for this graphic. The guys didn't like the idea of being lowered by ropes around their ankles, so I'm at a loss of how to get this done, short of a MASSIVE crane on the other side of the river.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Question... We can see what needs to be removed, what are you installing? You said total rebrand... What's the new thing they want to put up?
The removal is what it is... Can you suggest something that would be easier to get to and/or install?

 

[MikePro]

just cut a hole in the floor for access

 

[Dale D]

Pier/ Pile driver type of barge for installing piers with a boom lift on it. We see them all over the Chesapeake bay.

 

[White Haus]

So, I was just spit balling when I suggested using a drone.... Then this came up in my news feed....

It's already a thing.

Yeesh. That was exhausting to watch. That guy is way too intense, looks like he's gonna pop a blood vessel.

 

[AGinVT]

Question... We can see what needs to be removed, what are you installing? You said total rebrand... What's the new thing they want to put up?
The removal is what it is... Can you suggest something that would be easier to get to and/or install?

The replacements will have a slightly wider footprint, but basically the same. Just formed plastic Gemini letters with threaded posts.

 

[JBurton]

At least you're not doing a water tower, the ones you use for those are really small, and really sketchy.

Dude, bring the dolly back now! This sign isn't going to roll out of the booth all by itself. And if you welded it into another baby swing stage, I'm going to use it to kick yer ass up and down this shop...

But really, swing stage and a couple of steel balls if its your first time setting one up. Also make note of the max capacity of the elevator if you have one to move the weights to the roof. Nothing like getting stuck for an hour and a half cause nobody bothered to note how many plates were on the dolly.

 

[BigNate]