If you manage a strata building or commercial property on the Sunshine Coast, you have probably been quoted scaffold for a job at some point and wondered whether there is a better way. There usually is.
The real cost of scaffold
Scaffold hire is only part of the cost. A typical mid rise building on the Coast can take two to three days to fully scaffold, plus another day to strike it all back down. That is the better part of a week where car parks stay blocked and residents need to work around it, before any real work begins on the building itself.
- Two to three days to erect, plus one day to strike, so at least four lost days before any real work begins
- Car park blockages that often trigger strata disputes
- Council permits required for street side scaffold in most areas
- Minimum hire periods that apply regardless of how long the job actually takes
What rope access changes
Our IRATA certified technicians can be on ropes and working within hours of arriving on site. There are no permits, no footprint and no disruption to ground level traffic. For buildings over four storeys, rope access typically saves 40 to 60 percent on access costs compared with a full scaffold.
When scaffold is still the right call
Rope access is not always the answer. For large volume work at a fixed height, a full render replacement on a podium level for example, scaffold provides a stable working platform that is genuinely faster for that specific scope. We will always tell you honestly which method makes the most sense for your job.
