Scaffolding

[dfc99]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

It might be that the bridge (they're called 'sidewalk bridges') is still in place because there's something dangerous to the public below that hasn't been fixed on the building.

Scaffold complaints - https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02291

[Kefir King]

It is expensive to put up, so often the building judges it cheaper to pay continuing rent for the "bridge" to be ready for the next needed repair, rather than pay to remove it and reconstruct it.

A building at 93rd and Second has had such a block long scaffolding up for more than 5 years. It comes in handy in bad weather for my picking up a Chinese takeaway from A-Jiao Szechuan on 94th and Second which I do fairly often. Several homeless people have set up semi-permanent housing behind grocery carts and under layers of blankets, comforters, and parkas, forming lean-to's against the building (formerly Chase bank.)

[begoso]

I have a question on the bonding of sidewalk sheds the local authority is asking us (the electrical contractor) to drive ground rods for every section of the sidewalk shed. I believe if we drive ground rods for every section this would be a secondary grounding system for an existing electrical system where the power is coming from for the lighting of these sidewalk sheds.

any comments please feel free
didn't get any response to this.

[Kefir King]

Or additional lightning protection?

[Aeran]

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...sts_po-organic

Local lawmakers look to reduce scaffolding across the city.

Good. I see some of them up for years with no construction being done. But they do come in handy when it rains.

[Fredn25]

this short video explains why they are constant :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lphK...fasInteresting

[Gantz]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

It is expensive to put up, so often the building judges it cheaper to pay continuing rent for the "bridge" to be ready for the next needed repair, rather than pay to remove it and reconstruct it.

A building at 93rd and Second has had such a block long scaffolding up for more than 5 years. It comes in handy in bad weather for my picking up a Chinese takeaway from A-Jiao Szechuan on 94th and Second which I do fairly often. Several homeless people have set up semi-permanent housing behind grocery carts and under layers of blankets, comforters, and parkas, forming lean-to's against the building (formerly Chase bank.)

Even if there are no repairs, NYC requires them for mandatory facade inspections. That is why NYC is the only city in the world perpetually covered in these sheds. While people complain about tall buildings blocking the sunlight, they do not seem to complain about these sheds making Manhattan sidewalks just a giant rat tunnel.

[Fredn25]

yup, in short its cheaper to pay the fines of having the scaffolds than the repairs themselves