First Time Renting a Crane? Follow These Tips for a Successful Project
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27 February 2020
Cranes are indispensable equipment in most construction projects. They lift, lower and move materials from one location to another with the use of pulleys and cables. While they are essential pieces of machinery, cranes are incredibly costly to procure. It doesn't make sense to buy them if you're working on a short-term project. Therefore, the only financially sound option is to rent them throughout the project period.
As a first-time renter, you need to know various issues that can affect your project and determine the hiring cost.
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Three Great Reasons to Hire Your Excavator Equipment
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27 February 2020
Whether you are landscaping a garden, building a tower block or levelling land prior to building an extension to your home, you will certainly need to do some digging work at some point. In most cases, you will need access to excavator equipment to enable that digging work to be completed to a high standard and in a timely manner. There aren't many building projects where you can realistically expect to be able to do all the earthworks by hand, so having an excavator do the work will help to keep your project on track.
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How To Examine A Crane Hire Contract
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24 February 2020
One of your primary concerns when hiring a crane should be the company's terms of hire. As such, you must read the contract to understand how the company expects you to use the crane. Below are a few tips to help you examine the hire contract when renting a crane.
Operation and Usage
Typically, clients are advised to observe safe working conditions at the site. For example, the crane should not be used in windy and rainy conditions.
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Have you thought about adding a hoist to your construction project?
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21 February 2020
If you manage a building site then you know that your initial construction will start with the building foundations. From the foundations, your workers will start to build upwards. That works well as long as you are working at a height that your team can easily reach, but it won't be long before you will need to find an easy way of transporting workers and materials to a higher level. As the height of your building grows, it will become increasingly impractical for workers to safely carry materials up scaffolding or ladders, and you will need to find another way to get your workers and their tools where they need to be.
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