sway brace

[outward bound]

is a sway brace fixed every 5 bays when fixed in one bay ,or every 6th bay when fixed over 2 bays or is both of these correct ?

 

[aom]

No greater than 6 over 2 bays. As far as I am aware it's the same for single but you have to use plan as well.

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Another thing about that I've always been a bit curious as to the trend of going across 2 bays one lift. Looks poor to my eye but I am seeing more and more do it like that.

 

[Zotsey]

Yeah sway over 1 or 2 bays every 6th bay but if over 1 bay then plan bracing.
Aom, I agree mate 100%, it looks ***** but saves on the plan which is why it's being seen more and more I reckon

 

[aom]

Is that how your firm does it Zotsey?

 

[Zotsey]

Single bay Aom, 2 bays looks ****
You?

 

[aom]

Single for me as well, just an old dinosaur at heart.

 

[Zotsey]

Snap
Maybe we can get out of Europe and go back to good old BS5973 !! lol

 

[aom]

Not a chance, we my friend are consigned to installing plan brace for the rest of our natural.

 

[Zotsey]

Bollox !
No biggie, rather wack in plan brace than put sway over 2 bays and have job look shyte

 

[allan666]

i think it got changed to 6th bay because the sway should meet a tie .2 bays 1 lift is wrong . the middle swivei is in the middle of the lift and the angle is nowhere near 45

 

[aom]

You are right about the tie and between braced frames hence the plan brace for single sways but I also think the angle can be between 35 and 55 degrees, not clever enough to know if that suits a single lift double bay brace.

 

[Mr.B]

i just do 1 bay
am i right in saying you you only have to put the plans in on scaffolds going higher than 8m?

 

[aom]

That's how we do it. Yes that's right.

 

[marra watson]

am gonna have ot read this tg thingy lol didnt know ya didnt need dog legs untill u go to 8 m . and sways over 1 bay in 6 never seen them goign over 2 in on lift. a pet h8 of mine is a 20 used as a sway over 2/3 bays over 2/3 lift i think that looks naff nice 10ft sway 1 bay every lift looks tidy you never get a 20 too meet at the node nicely

 

[southernpoofter]

would luv to go back to every corner return or 100' lolo
thought plan was from 5th lift only throught the swayed bay- gonna av to chk tg now

 

[Flinty]

Not a chance, we my friend are consigned to installing plan brace for the rest of our natural.

I'm 99% sure you only have to install plan bracing with single bay sways over a certain height, not for every job. Seeing a lot of double bay sways though to over-comply with new TG stuff...

 

[aom]

Once over 8m high, we build plenty smaller jobs without plans but we also put them in to even system jobs on first pavement lifts.

I agree there are over engineered jobs on the go and we maybe have a couple with both over and under it just depends on how we view the risk.

 

[Flinty]

I agree there are over engineered jobs on the go and we maybe have a couple with both over and under it just depends on how we view the risk.

You know best mate :blink1: nothing wrong with being certain the job will be good!

 

[frederik]

Seen a few jobs around here,sways single lift 2 bays. Looks alright,now ive got use to them.

 

[Zotsey]

Single bay sway, plan bracing at 8m is right
Have seen a few double bay sways on single lift but am sure Allan is right should be over 2 lifts