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Scaffolding in the Rain: Safety, Risks, and Best Practices

When it comes to starting a construction project, scaffold hire is an expected necessity. Scaffolding Petone ensures that you can complete work of all kinds at height, without worrying about your employees’ safety and that of the building itself. But, what happens when the weather is not as favourable? Construction doesn’t just pause when rain starts to fall, although this increases the health and safety risk. If you must work on scaffolding in the rain, here’s what you should know ab...

How to Stop Scaffold Wrap from Flapping & Detaching

As regular readers of the King Kong Scaffold blog will already be aware, we enthusiastically advocate using scaffolding wrap for construction projects. The potential benefits of using scaffold wrap include improving the appearance of a building site, better protecting workers from the elements, and boosting safety and security. However, you might be concerned about the potential for high winds to cause the scaffold wrap at your site to flap about or even detach altogether. This could erode ...

Best Practice Guidelines For Scaffolding Hire & Use

Scaffold hire is a popular service for helping contractors and DIY’ers carry out tasks at height. At King Kong Scaffold, our scaffolding specialists can help with erecting and dismantling temporary scaffolding, no matter the size or scope of the project. However, it is important to keep scaffolding requirements in NZ in mind. There are risks and responsibilities involved when it comes to scaffolding hire and use, which we will outline below.Safe Installation and Dis mantling With sca...

Benefits of Scaffolding Wrap: Enhancing Safety

On a construction site, scaffolding Petone can be crucial for ensuring that builders can routinely carry out their work safely. However, in the past, scaffolding has often been unsightly due to being concealed by a little more than netting.Fortunately, these days, there’s a much better alternative type of protection: scaffolding wrap in the form of shrink wrapping. Here are several benefits it could bring to your construction site…Enhanced Aesthetics It’s an issue we have already touc...

Evolution of Scaffolding: A Historical Overview

At King Kong Scaffold, we can safely and reliably erect and dismantle a scaffold in Wellington for your construction project. Scaffolding wrap has played a crucial role in the history of civilisations throughout the years. If you are interested in the evolution of scaffolding, then you have come to the right place.Here is a historical overview of scaffolding throughout the centuries - don’t stop reading!OriginsScaffolding can be traced back to the times of the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians wher...

Safety First: Why Hiring Professional Scaffolding Services Matters

If you require scaffolding, no matter if you are working on a new building or renovating one, it is always a good idea to invest in professional scaffolding services. In fact, for scaffolding hire in Wellington, King Kong Scaffold has got you covered. There are many benefits to a professional scaffolding hire company for your scaffolding needs. In this blog, we will explore why professional scaffolding services are crucial to your construction project. Let’s get started. Cost-Ef...

Factors to Consider When Renting Scaffolding: Cost, Durability, and Accessibility

If you are set to oversee a construction project that demands scaffolding, it might not be long before you decide whether to buy or rent it. If the job is a short-term one and your budget and storage space are both relatively small, the scaffold hire route could be the only viable one for you.However, you should still tread carefully if you do go down that route, as scaffold hire companies can differ markedly in the quality of what they offer. Here are some factors to weigh up as you endeavour t...

The Top Uses For Scaffolding Outside Of Construction

When most people think of scaffolding, they automatically think of construction sites. And who could blame them? Scaffolding is present on almost every construction or renovation site, providing a steel frame around soon-to-be-finished buildings. But the thing is, because of scaffolding's durability and innovative design, it does have a wide variety of other uses. We simply don’t talk about them all that often, as scaffolding’s most popular use does lie in construction. Outside of constructi...

The Benefits Of Using Scaffolding Wrap

Have been debating whether or not to use scaffolding wrap for your next construction project? Yes, it can be an additional upfront cost, but before coming to a conclusion, you should consider all the benefits that you could be experiencing by using scaffolding wrap. Let’s have a look at some of the potential advantages. Work In All Weather Conditions Investing in scaffolding wrap, you can actually increase your profit margins as you’ll be able to work in all weather conditions. Your ...

Three Essentials To Consider When Choosing Where To Hire Scaffolding For Your Next Construction Job

A construction project is a significant job that requires proper planning, preparation and equipment. Scaffolding is a necessary component of the project and one of the things where safety matters most. Scaffolding keeps the builders and equipment safe when working on more significant buildings. Here are three essentials to investigate before choosing a company to hire scaffolding in Lower Hutt. Is The Equipment Safe To Use? Is There A Safety Tag Present? Scaffolding can make or break the...