Contactless Façade Repairs
How to Repair a Brick Wall 30 Feet Up and Over a Roof Without Standing on the Roof
What was the challenge?
In the past, this second-generation masonry restoration and repairs business used standard JLG lifts, other assorted lift rentals, and swing stage scaffolding to access job sites at various heights.
This project involved reparations of a brick wall on the Land Title Building. The challenge was that the 50-foot-high by 30-foot-wide brick wall did not face the street.
What was the solution?
What was the outcome?
Two masons placed all their bricks, mortar, tools, and equipment into Alpha’s 12-foot wide, 1,320-pound load capacity basket. To access hard-to-reach places, Alpha’s professional operator maneuvered the 150-foot lift up and over the roof and along the wall, allowing the bricklayers to focus just on the needed repairs.
The crew was impressed by the truck's versatility and its lifting and maneuvering capabilities. Having a full-time operator and the extra-wide basket proved extremely valuable to the work crew, allowing them to load everything at once and finish the job quickly.
- 12-foot extra large cage
- 1,322 lbs lifting capacity for crew, equipment, and materials
- Side reach up to 95 feet
- Parking on a slope up to 10°
- Jib length 31’ 6’
- Parking in tight spaces 8’6’’ wide
- Cage rotation 2 x 80°
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Customer Testimonials
from Case Studies
We wanted to give it a try and see what this boom truck could do. We loved the idea of a wide basket that could reach up to 30 feet and get to the brick wall over the roof. The main reason we loved the truck was how it maneuvered the boom to lower the bricks inside a dumpster, which was located behind the truck. It saved us at least one extra day of work. It all went great.
The project was performed successfully, and we were really glad to have contactless means of reaching the building, as we all know that pipe scaffold might damage the structure, in this case, very very sensitive.
Alpha has the most efficient and leanest site setup time I’ve ever seen. My brother, who is the top climber of our group, first struggled to understand how this cage could go around the tower better than the crane - and when it did the whole 360°, he became a believer. Also, each laborer said how incredibly safe they felt - very different from the small crane basket. We were able to secure and push back the panels in place without the basket ever moving.
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