We finished the 2nd platform today with a paint of exterior shed treatment which will help repel the rain water.
The wooden safety hand rails were made using 50mm square timber, planed down into an eight sided form, screwed with metal “hoops” made using 37mm wide by 3mm thick steel strips, started yesterday and finished off this afternoon.
Painted-platforms-and-hand-rail
The 1st platform was checked over and we improved the kickboards, the narrow end ones, by adding a rotating anchoring arm to grip the metal tube of the scaffold, to hold them upright and not shake loose and flop down.
Kickboard-fixing
As soon as the wood treatment is dry, hopefully tomorrow, we can then start the next job of moving the steel I beams around inside the house and get them approximately in the correct places. They are very heavy so will need careful handling and loads of leverage!