How the job went.
- The job
Facade repairs and maintenance of the 260 ft chimney at the historic Domino Sugar Refinery, where a modern glass office building sits inside the 19th-century structure.
- The problem
Pipe scaffolding was too costly, and suspended scaffolding would not work with the way the brick facade is tied to the building inside. Strong riverfront winds ruled out a crane basket at the chimney.
- What we sent
Two 250 ft lifts on the facade, working in tandem, with work lights in the 12 ft baskets for late evenings. For the chimney, our A-300 with 106 ft of side reach.
- How it went
Technicians worked on every side of the chimney and inside its opening, and installed a net to keep out birds and snow. The A-300 stayed steady in the wind.
