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Painting and decorating : industrial rope access vs. scaffolding
Debenham's, Oxford Street, London, UK                             View next case study



The brief was as follows:
 
Full preparation of all
  painted areas
Repairs to masonry and
  render where necessary
Application of an undercoat and
  topcoat to client's specification
Inspection and repair to all
  brickwork, guttering and slates
Preparation, primer and top coat
  to all metal surfaces (railings,etc.)
Works to be completed at night -   shop open during the day

 
Options: Scaffolding or Rope Access
TASK
Scaffolding
  Erection 30 hours
  Task 90 hours
  Dismantle 18 hours
Capaxis
  Set up 2 hours
  Task 116 hours
  Clear 1 hour

TOTAL
138 hours
119 hours

This is a saving of 16% in time, plus all the usual advantages of industrial rope access.
 
Value
The works progressed as planned, a number of additional problems discovered and remedied without extra charge. The store functioned completely normally throughout the works with zero downtime.
 

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