debris netting

I've always put mine on the outside. Can't remember why must have been taught that way.
 
allan66 said:
should it be fixed to inside or out of scaffold . iv always put it on the inside but the drawings i been getting have it on the outside .
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It always looks better on the inside of a fully boarded scaffold but I think that a lot of people underestimate the wind loadings it creates. 60% less than monarflex I think - but still very significant.

I would suggest fixing netting to the outer face as standard practise.
 
yeah on the out m8 its so if wind dose pick up the zip ties give and netting with it but it dose look better on the inside
 
If wind is not a factor then I would think on the inside would be fine . It`s easier from a manual handling aspect on the inside .
 
I have always fixed netting to the inside mono out. Did have one customer ask me to fix mono to the inside. Said you can but I wont awkward as s**t & looks s**t.
 
was allways told outside , but easier inside !!!!
 
Inside always looks better
But it should be fixed to the outside, as in high winds it should be designed to fail first, with the ties breaking under strain, rather than pulling over the whole scaffold
 
Heard about a job in Bristol and the debris netting was on the inside and a gang of scaffolders went to dismantle it over the christmas period and got down so far but had not noticed that some of the ties had been removed from the scaffold by the builders any way they finished the day and left but overnightthe wind got up and blew the job over because of missing ties and also the debris netting was acting like a sail which in turn took the scaffold over , was all over the local news and was not good advertising for the scaffold company .
 
If the debris netting is on the outside what crap is it stopping from falling down. your never going to get it drumskin tight between the back of the toeboard and the net. if its inside then it contains the debris on the boarded lift. Monoflex is different, on the outside if outside due to the wind factor thats why you use bungees on monoflex and cable ties on netting.:notrust:
 
All the habitats off shore were all done from the inside as well with no problems and I reckon the wind factor would be pretty high out there compared with any high street. Rolling out mono flex on the outside of the job is just a pain in the ass.
 
Read Page 20 TG20:08 3rd paragraph down. Outside for both is the recommendation. Arse about face for debris netting if you ask me.
 
Outside is recommended, but not sure why :confused: If the wind is strong enough, the cable ties, bungee ties or anchor and straps are going to break, whether inside or out. Also, from a design point of view, the scaffold ties are calculated to withstand the wind load when sheeted, taking no account of inside or out.

Depends on the particular circumstances but sheeting / netting on the inside offers a number of benefits, being easier to fix and offering better dust containment. Also, if the ties do break in the wind, at least you have chance to refix the sheeting rather than watch it blowing down the road :laugh:
 
Debris netting

The problem with putting debris netting on the inside is that it can put the suction forces onto the standards and handrails and so will not break ties and pull away from the scaffold under severe wind conditions.

Better to see a bit of sheeting flapping in the wind or going down the road, than the whole scaffold coming over.

I do not use the reduction factor for the permeability of debris netting if it is on the inside and take the solid wind loads as for monarflex. This may then increase the number of ties.

All the best

Chris Eng
 
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