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Temporary Scaffold Screen
When a new factory under construction needed to control both dust and internal temperatures whilst laying a new floor, the Rhino Shrink Wrap team covered a temporary scaffold screen.
Temporary Roof for Listed Building in Staffordshire
TEMPORARY ROOF FOR LISTED BUILDING IN STAFFORDSHIRE The Brief Tixall is a small village in Staffordshire located between Stafford and Great Haywood in the North West of England. It was originally built as mews and stables as part of the Aston Estate and is close to Tixall Gate House which has a heritage of over 400 years. The mews were an addition built in the early 19th century and were used as stables, coach houses and accommodation for grooms, coachmen and other servants. In the 1970’s the mews were converted for residential use and are currently a Grade II listed building. This means that they are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them and of course that any repairs have to blend in with the surrounding architecture. One of the two storied embattled towers needed repairs to the roof and it needed protection from the weather while the work was carried out. By setting up a temporary roof using Rhino Shrink Wrap, the repairs could be carried out quickly and efficiently. Thank you for taking the time to read this case study. Please do contact us with your questions or comments. We look forward to hearing from you. GET IN TOUCH We are happy to discuss your project requirements and answer any other questions you may have. If you send us your contact details by filling in this form, member of the team willl be in touch to find out more about your enquiry. We look forward to speaking to you! [contact-form-7 id="922" title="Get in touch"] [elementor-template id="30886"]
Covid 19 Partition Barrier – Manchester
CATEGORY Shrink Wrap Partitions TAGS Covid 19 Barrier, Covid 19 Partition, Shrink Wrap Screen ABOUT THIS PROJECT Covid 19 Partition For Canteen ‘Corridor’ Current government advice (May 2020), as the UK deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, is for everyone to work from home wherever possible and limit contact with other people. However, for jobs where working from home is not possible, employers have a ‘duty of care’ for staff and customers visiting the workplace. This means employers must do all they reasonably can to support health, safety and wellbeing. As employers around the UK carry out ‘Covid 19 risk assessments’, they are looking to implementing measures to mitigate identified risks. One of the ways to make workplaces safer is by using screens to ensure social or physical distancing. At Rhino Shrink Wrap we have completed a number of Covid 19 partitions in factories, distribution centres and construction sites around the UK using our heavy duty, flame retardant shrink wrap film. For our latest project, a team of 3 installers from Rhino, worked over 3 days for Bowmer & Kirkland to complete the installation of a 65m long x 2.9m high shrink wrap screen. The screen was requested to provide a physical barrier between a canteen / rest area in an office development and the walking routes that passed through it. The usual process for installing a shrink wrap screen is to fix a timber batten or aluminium track to the floor, ceiling and any uprights. However, on this project, the customer requested that no surfaces could be drilled so a new batten fixing method using heavy duty ties was devised. The 300 micron thickness, heavy duty shrink wrap sheeting was then fixed between the floor and ceiling track and heat shrink ‘drum tight’ using our hot air tool. The end result was a smart looking, smooth and tight shrink wrap screen. At some point in the future, (hopefully soon), when the Covid 19 screens are no longer required, it will be easy to to cut down the shrink wrap in sections using a Stanley knife and fold it for recycling before removing the batten and track. (All Rhino Shrink Wrap sheeting products are 100% recyclable.) If graphics or signage is required, it is easy to apply self adhesive vinyl signage and zipped access hatches can ensure emergency exit routes remain accessible. Compared to other Covid 19 barriers, such as solid hoarding, a shrink wrap screen offers more flexibility with regard to installation. Our standard product is available in sheets up to 7m wide x 15m long, and where joins are required, the sheets are heat welded so there is no limit to the size and shape of area that can be covered. As standard, our sheet is supplied in a white colour, but we can supply & install transparent screening also. If you prefer, we can provide ‘materials only’ and guidance to help you install the screens using your in-house teams. For more information about our internal building screens, contact our friendly team on 01477 532222 or e-mail info@rhinoshrinkwrap.com. We look forward to hearing from you. GET IN TOUCH We are happy to discuss your project requirements and answer any other questions you may have. If you send us your contact details by filling in this form, member of the team willl be in touch to find out more about your enquiry. We look forward to speaking to you! [contact-form-7 id="922" title="Get in touch"] [elementor-template id="30886"]
Temporary Scaffold Screen – Buckinghamshire
https://rhinoshrinkwrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Temporary-Scaffold-Screen-Buckinghamshire-Rhino-Shrink-Wrap.mp4 When a new factory under construction needed to control both dust and internal temperatures whilst laying a new floor, the Rhino Shrink Wrap team covered a temporary scaffold screen to create an internal partitions across the factory – each one 37 metres long x 9 metres high. GET IN TOUCH We are happy to discuss your project requirements and answer any other questions you may have. If you send us your contact details by filling in this form, member of the team willl be in touch to find out more about your enquiry. We look forward to speaking to you! [contact-form-7 id="922" title="Get in touch"] [elementor-template id="30886"]
Scaffold Encapsulation - Cambridge
The Brief Rhino Shrink Wrap were approached by TrueForm Scaffolding Ltd. to provide full encapsulation of a scaffolding over a bridge spanning the Lower River in Cambridge, UK. The entire structure of the footbridge required shot blasting and painting. Due to weigh restrictions on the bridge, the project was planned so that half of the footbridge would be scaffolded and shrink wrapped in two phases. We used our signature 300 micron scaffold shrink wrap film for this project. This wrap, which is flame retardant to the EN13501 standard and is supplied as a 7m wide x 15m long roll. Shrink wrap sheeting is particularly advantageous for shot blasting and painting applications because joints between individual sheets of shrink wrap are heat welded using a propane gas hot air gun to create a continuously bonded skin over & around the scaffolding structure. This seal makes creating environmental containment much easier whilst the ‘drum tight’ fit means that the shrink wrap sheeting does not tend to flap and self destruct like traditional sheeting products. This means the sheeting can be relied on to provide weather protection and temperature control during the painting phase of the project without requiring frequent maintenance visits. The Scaffold Encapsulation Process The Rhino installation team step began by hanging the shrink wrap sheeting around the side elevations of the scaffolding. This sheeting was battened around the perimeter of the roof and dropped 30-40cm past the lowest hand rail. The shrink film was wrapped around the hand rail and heat welded back on to itself to provide a lower anchor point for the sheeting. Where possible, joins between sheets were planned to occur at the point where protrusions, (such as the bridge structure) passed through the shrink wrap to minimise the amount of cutting and resealing required. The shrink wrap roof sheet was then fitted and overlapped and welded to the side sheets. Once the main part of the structure had been covered and heat shrunk drum tight the Rhino team were able to move on to creating the ‘final seal’. TrueForm scaffolding provided a boarded platform suspended beneath the footbridge. Rhino laid the shrink wrap sheeting over the boards and heat welded this floor sheet to the side sheets previously installed. TrueForm then laid another floor of scaffold boards on top of the shrink wrap so that the sheeting was protected. The final stage was to install a zipped access door which allowed workers to access the blasting and painting area whilst full encapsulation was maintained around the project. Key Challenges Cutting around the bridge structure whilst maintaining a seal for shot blasting work. Working around the weather. In the middle of installation, when a large storm was forecast, our teams went in early to complete the work and keep the project on schedule. Lessons Although a fairly small project, the success of this project was due in large part to TrueForm Scaffolding. By building the scaffolding structure flush and by provided a fully boarded floor and roof, our installers were able to easily install the shrink wrap sheeting and achieve full encapsulation ready for the shot blasting and painting teams.
Modular Buildings Transport Bags
Premier Manufacturing, established in 1990, are a leading UK ‘off site’ manufacturer of modular buildings and extensions for residential and commercial applications.
Large Custom Transport Cover
We were contacted by an offshore oil & gas manufacturer in The Netherlands. They were looking for a large custom transport cover for a huge piece of equipment to protect it during a 12,500 nautical mile journey.
TEMPORARY WEATHER PROTECTION
The Brief Herculaneum Quay is a development of 101 luxury apartments, situated on the bank of the River Mersey. This 15 storey residential tower by Primesites Developments is a significant size construction project for Liverpool. Because the construction site is located right on the banks of the Mersey, it is very exposed to everything the weather can throw at it. As the concrete is poured and floors are added, it will take some time before the permanent rain screen / glazing is installed. The main contractor, COREM, was looking for a temporary solution which would quickly make the building water-tight and enable them to proceed with the internal works in a dry & controlled environment. Your browser does not support our video. Temporary High Rise Weather Protection The solution was to use a shrink wrap screen, applied directly to the steel and concrete frame which would wrap the building and provide protection through the winter months. With a ceiling height of around 3m and with the supporting pillars set back from the edge of the concrete slab, Rhino Shrink Wrap were able to make a continuous 150m / 500′ run of shrink wrap around the perimeter of the building on a floor by floor basis. Rhino Shrink Wrap building screens are made from the same materials as our ‘signature’ scaffold wrap. It is an LDPE film that is easily joined by heat welding and which shrinks very powerfully when it is heated – (this is the secret of it’s ‘drum tight’ finish.) As standard, our screens are white in colour and allow almost all daylight through to the interior of the building. Our building wrap has flame retardant additives so that is meets the EN13501 fire retardant specifications and it has Ultra Violet inhibitors so it won’t become brittle when used outside. It is able to be used at a wide range of temperatures – we have used it in projects from Australia to Russia without any problems. Building Screen Installation Process The installation of our shrink wrap building screens is quite straightforward, whether fixing to concrete or steel framed building, the process is the same. The first step is to fix a run of wooden batten to the concrete or steel frame in the position where the shrink wrap screens are required. For a continuous run around the building, (where uprights are set back from the edge of the slab), this batten will be required along the ceiling and floor. Where the building uprights are directly adjacent to the edge of the slab, the shrink wrap will be installed on a ‘bay by bay’ basis and so batten will be required on the uprights also. Once this ‘picture frame’ of wooden batten has been installed, the shrink wrap sheeting is cut to size and hung in position. A second run of wooden batten is used to firmly secure the shrink wrap into position and is screwed firmly into the first batten. If there are no uprights / pillars at corners then the Rhino Shrink Wrap installation team install and tension an industrial grade strapping at the corners around which the shrink film is wrapped. Where a join is required between two sheets, this is achieved by overlapping two sections and using a hot air tool to created a bonded joint between the two sections. The final stage of the process is to use propane gas powered hot air tool to shrink the screens drum tight. This is achieved by passing hot air briefly over the surface of the shrink wrap sheeting. Shrink Wrap & Resistance to Wind Loading One thing that contractors often ask when they start to look at building screens is what wind speeds will they withstand. Now, exact wind speeds will vary from project to project because it depends on the size of the bays and the types of fixings we are using but let me give you an idea. A Force 10 wind, which is a wind speed of 55-63mph or over 100kph will extern a force of 0.77kn/m2. Now a typical bay of a concrete or steel frame building is often in the region of 3.5m high x 6m long which means that in a force 10, there is 17.5kn of Force on that sheet. Well, that is well within the capabilities of our shrink wrap sheeting which has a tensile strength at yield of around 26Kn. This means that sheeting can experience Force 10 winds and bounce back to it’s original taught state. Summary The Rhino Shrink Wrap team installed temporary weather protection around one floor of this high rise concrete and steel frame building each week. For the construction contractor, the ability to start the internal works before the external cladding and glazing is finished has brought a number of benefits – the projects are easier to manage, schedule, and the risk of delays and penalties is reduced. Thank you for taking the time to read this case study. Please do contact us with your questions or comments. We look forward to hearing from you.
Russell Square London
The Brief The spectacular Hotel Russell, situated on Russell Square in the heart of London was built in 1898 by the architect Charles Fitzroy Doll and was one of the first hotels in London to feature an innovative feature for it’s day – en-suite bathrooms! The hotel has some interesting historical links to the Titanic – the restaurant in this hotel is said to be almost identical to the one on the Titanic, which the architect also designed. Owned by the Principal Hayley Group, in the summer of 2016 a complete refurbishment of the hotel by S&T Interiors began and Rhino Shrink Wrap were contracted by MR Scaffolding to provide scaffold shrink wrapping to completely encapsulate the scaffolding around all four exterior elevations. Scaffold shrink wrapping was chosen to provide containment for the hydro blasting works, weather protection during the winter months and also to provide a smart & professional appearance to this construction project which will not be finished until 2017. However, scaffold shrink wrap is not the right solution for everybody and every job. Hopefully this example project will highlight why other scaffolders and contractors have used shrink wrap sheeting and help you advise your customers if shrink wrap sheeting will benefit them on their next project. What is scaffold shrink wrap? Scaffold shrink wrap is a type scaffold sheeting which is made from a low density polythene that has been engineered so that when heated, it is shrinks powerfully and moulds tightly (but does not stick to) whatever it covers. Scaffold shrink wrapping is also designed so that it can be heat welded together in such a way that any joints between sheets are strong and permanent. Because there is no limit to the number of sheets that can be welded together, there is no limit to the size of the project that can be shrink wrapped. The most common size of scaffold shrink wrap used is a 1.8m wide roll (which weighs 32Kg / 70lbs) which unfolds to a sheet that is 7m wide (23’) x 15m (50’) long. Because it is 7m wide, this means that it is normally used to cover up to three lifts of scaffolding, or around 6m (18’). However, the size of the ‘drop’ will change according to the job. For an indoor scaffolds, such as might be used for a factory partition, there is no limit to the drop, whilst for a very exposed outdoor job, it might be better to drop the sheeting less than 6m before tying it back to the scaffolding. A shrink wrap used for scaffold wrapping should be around 300 microns thick, which is sometimes referred to as 12 mil in the USA. Again, 300 microns or 12mil has become the standard thickness for scaffold shrink wrap films that are going to be used for weather protection or environmental containment outside. This gives you a wrap that is heavy duty enough to cover a scaffold but still flexible enough that it is still easy to heat weld together. How is shrink wrap different to ‘traditional’ scaffold sheeting? Fundamentally, it is the two unique characteristics of the shrink wrap scaffold sheeting (the heat shrinking and the welded joints between sheets) that make it different to traditional types of scaffold sheeting. For example, once it has been fixed to the scaffolding and heat shrunk, it creates a very tightly fitting sheet which will not flap and self destruct like some types of sheeting. This makes it really strong and robust. The second result is that it is possible to create a completely sealed skin around a construction project without any holes or gaps typical of most sheeting systems. This makes it really good for those projects where the containment of dust and debris or whatever is required. Why was shrink wrap sheeting for scaffolding chosen for the Hotel Russell, London? This construction project is a great example of why scaffolders and contractors choose shrink wrap sheeting. On this job we’re encapsulating all four sides of the scaffolding, which in effect a complete block of London. When finished we will have hung around 7000 square metres or 75,0000 square feet of scaffold shrink wrapping. So, why is shrink wrap sheeting being used on this project? Firstly, as part of the refurbishment process, the fantastic terracotta exterior of the building is going to be water blasted and as this site is located in a very busy part of London, it’s important to completely contain the water and dirt that is going to be created as the building is cleaned. Traditional scaffold sheeting, which has gaps between overlapping sheets, would not be particularly effective at containing the dirty water and spray. Also, as a fairly long term and high profile construction project, there is a need for the scaffold sheeting to look smart and professional over many months, whatever the weather is going to throw at it. A good quality shrink wrap will have a very high yield strength which in effect means that it has elasticity and it can ‘bounce back’ to it’s original taught & tight state. Unlike traditional scaffold sheeting, there are no elasticated bungees tying this sheeting to the scaffolding which can stretch over time and cause the sheeting to become baggy. Instead the sheeting is wrapped around a scaffolding sheet and heat welded back on to itself. So, in summary, scaffold shrink wrapping was chosen by the scaffolder and contractor on this project because; They required a sheeting that will not detach. Shrink wrap is often used for projects where the sheeting detaching would cause problems. They need to create a completely ‘completely sealed skin’ around the building to provide the best containment of dust and debris. They needed a sheeting that looks smart & professional and will keep looking smart & professional for up to 12 months. Shrink Wrapping of The Hotel Russell – The Challenges With traditional style scaffold sheeting products, which are generally installed on a ‘lift by lift’ basis around the scaffolding, protruding transoms, ledgers and standards do not cause much of an issue for the installation of sheeting, because the scaffold tubes stick through the sheeting at the point the strips of scaffold sheeting overlap. For shrink wrap scaffold sheeting, which is normally supplied on a roll which opens out to 7 metre wide sheet, having to cut around protruding tubes, whilst not impossible, can affect both the appearance and performance of the finished job. System scaffolds are the easiest to shrink wrap but in the UK at least, these are still the minority of scaffolds on which we work day to day. As the appearance of the sheeting was considered to be of great importance to this project, the team at Rhino worked closely with the team at MR Scaffolding, and it was decided to install sheeting rails on the outside of the scaffolding structure which would hold the sheeting away from the scaffold fittings. Planning a scaffold structure for shrink wrapping? Key points to remember are; Keep the scaffold structure flush Ensure the scaffold is fully boarded to create safe access to all parts of the scaffold structure that require sheeting For a really great looking job, install a ‘sheeting rail’, mounted on a single, around the scaffolding lift by lift, this will hold the sheeting off scaffold fittings and prevent any sharp bolts sticking through the sheeting.