You price out 200' of caged ladder and installation on a 120 year old brick structure??? On Sep 28, 2015 7:40 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Get a mason to inspect it, have them install a caged ladder if its safe > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have the opportunity to go up on some of the tallest structures around, >> but they are smokestacks built in the late 1800s. They are probably 300' >> tall. I can find a ton of examples of where companies have done this by >> searching 'smokestack cell tower' on Google Image search, but I have some >> real concerns. One concern, the stacks in this area seem to have been >> grandfathered in, as they have no warning lights on top. Two, we live in >> an earthquake zone. It is not a matter of 'if', but 'when'. So, these >> will likely come tumbling down. When that happens, are people going to >> point fingers at the company who added weight to the structure when it >> crushes someone? >> >> There are some obvious engineering hurdles (renting a crane every time >> there is an issue, or mounting low enough to rent a man lift, adding backup >> equipment in case of failure, etc.), but those can be overcome. I am >> primarily concerned about liability, and the potential for having to update >> the structure to include lighting. Has anyone on this list ever attempted >> something on the scale of a 300' smokestack from the turn of the century? >> Any pointers, or specific law firms that I should contact? Seriously >> debating just scrapping the idea.... >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
