Time, Money & Expertise, Hyatt Place Wilmington / Riverfront

This was a job that came down to time and money – and if you think about it – aren’t all jobs really, at their core, about that?  Of course you want the best crew in the business and the best customer centric company to work with on a project like this but it really comes down to time and money for that expertise.

So when GGA Construction calculated it would be faster to use scaffold rather than high reaches to complete the exterior of this large job at the Hyatt Place Wilmington / Riverfront, they called Wilmington’s scaffold leader, Pinnacle Scaffold, to do the work.

At first, they thought the expense of scaffolding the entire side of this six story building might be prohibitive but once they calculated the many moves, days and sections using other methods they realized that with Pinnacle they actually saved time and money.

They realized that with scaffolding they could rock multiple trades simultaneously to do the work quickly and efficiently as opposed to one trade at a time with high reaches.

Pinnacle and their main man, “the honorary Mayor of Delaware”, Tony Pini, also designed a way to tie into the windows using compression ties instead of the traditional method of tying directly into the exterior of the building. This allowed the entire side of the façade to be open and accessible for the different crews to work uninhibited to get the job done as quickly as possible.

And like I said above, isn’t that what it’s all about?  It just so happens that Pinnacle has the best leader and crews in the business as well – so double win for this Hyatt Place Wilmington / Riverfront Hotel!

Pinnacle Scaffold came in with system scaffold that was roughly 300’ long by 60’ high, decked in at every level to allow total access.  And once this side of the building was finished they dismantled and moved the scaffolding to the opposite side.  At the time of these photos we had scaffolding around the end as well – with a trash chute.

This is all part of the Wilmington Riverfront redevelopment that has brought several hotels and restaurants to the waterfront.  When it’s completed, the hotel will feature 114 guest rooms, a 12,000 SF banquet center with 4,000 SF of event space.  It also puts patrons just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Christina River and within walking distance of trendy shops and fine dining.

This hotel and other new developments are going to be a boon for the nearby Chase Convention Center.

Call Tony P today at (302) 766- 5322 today if you need the keys to the city or access for one of your projects or visit www.pinnaclescaffold.com for more information.

 

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Pinnacle Scaffold combines elements at the University of Delaware’s Colburn Laboratory

Great chemists know the correct elements to combine to build a perfect compound.  Well, Pinnacle Scaffold knows the perfect combination of scaffold, debris netting, stair towers, tie-ins and sprinkle in tremendous skill to create the best working platform in the business.

Pinnacle provided this super sturdy scaffolding for crews to get access to the entire façade of the Colburn Laboratory building on the University of Delaware’s campus in Newark, DE.

Masonry crews were doing a complete restoration project and needed decked in levels to get at every inch of the exterior.

These photos were taken while crews were erecting the scaffold but we did add debris netting to the entire project.

We are proud to be a part of this job on the UD campus.  The job went off on time and in budget.

If you need scaffolding or access of any kind call Pinnacle Scaffold at (302) 766-5332 today and ask for Tony P – he’ll take care of you.

You can also visist www.pinnaclescaffold.com to get more information.

 

 

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Scaffolding South Academy Street Residence Hall – University of Delaware

Pinnacle Scaffold erects a monster at the University of Delaware.

There’s really no other way to say it.  This job is big!  Look at the photos.  It’s over 1800 lineal feet of scaffolding encasing 143,000 gsf of new student residences at the University of Delaware in Newark.

Who was big enough to take this on?  Who was bold enough to create an access and working platform for multi-trades at every level at all times all around this structure?  Who could the GC rely on for constant changes, updates, and a moving target of issues from a multitude of vendors?

Only one man could pull this off – Mr. Anthony Pini!  Now, I have to say there were a ton of other people involved who helped make this a reality (his head tends to grow to Guy Smiley proportions when I pump him up).  But in all seriousness…

Pinnacle Scaffold was called in because they have the ability to move quickly, efficiently, and bring projects in on-time and under budget.

And truthfully, when there are multi-trades all over the scaffold each trying to get their time in to finish the job you want a man like Pini to handle the details and changes that all of these companies need to finish their parts.

But let’s stop blowing sunshine up the owner’s mighty derriere and focus on the incredible scaffolding all around this building.  Wow.

South Academy Street Residence Hall will provide 531 beds for first year students. Located directly north of Hartshorn Hall, the SARH will be the final component of the East Campus Housing Program and is scheduled to open in August 2017.

You can see the vast amount of system scaffold all around this job all to give a multitude of trades and craftsmen access to the entire façade at all times.

We’ve got stair towers, ladders, debris chutes, overhead protection you name it – it’s out there.

There is a lot going on!  This is a busy construction site and safety had to be of the utmost priority.  Each day over 200 workers descend upon this building to install windows, siding, brick, steel, run cranes, lifts, electrical, paint, and more.

Anthony Pini and Pinnacle were brought in because they knew how to design an intricate access plan around this huge building.  He knew how to get all of the clients just what they needed.  He kept everyone happy and kept the project on-time and within budget.

Alternate Design Solutions did a great job with the engineering drawings for this project.  We need to give them a shout out.

Some of the challenges that had to be over come included not just pleasing one client but 7-8 at all times from the GC to the subs, the window guys, the masons, the carpenters, electricians, everyone.

The chimney scaffold was also very difficult to layout and safely give crews access but PSC did it.

Even the building’s layout of a zig-zag pattern in the front was a challenge.

Pinnacle is proud to be a part of this prestigious project and proud to be working with so many quality people.  Together we can all make it a huge success.

When you need access solutions from scaffolding, mast climbers or suspended scaffold think Pinnacle Scaffold – Fast, great service, reliability, the right price, the right products, right now.  Simply put – better erections.

Call Pinnacle today at (302) 766-5322 and ask for Anthony Pini or visit www.pinnaclescaffold.com to see more work.

Here is a rendering of what the finished product will look like.

There was only one song that fit for the musical number today. I think you’ll agree.

 

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Scaffolding & Access at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA

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Pinnacle Scaffold was called to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA to provide masonry crews access all around this incredible house of worship.

Pinnacle is the go-to scaffold company when you have work with historic structures.  We pride ourselves in our ability to erect scaffolding without leaving a trace.

Crews are repointing and replacing stones in the exterior walls (and then anchoring them to the interior walls for stability), as well as replacing coping stones and doing parapet replacement.

Pinnacle is providing them the access necessary to get the job done!

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church was completed and consecrated on Easter Day 1890.  Over time, the mortar wears out and the stones shift and crack, necessitating their periodic so repair/replacement.

We needed to gain the masonry crews complete access to the façade and roof area.  The biggest challenge was erecting the scaffold like a Christmas tree with different levels at different points, following the profile of the building.  Take a look at some of the pictures.  I’m going to walk you around the building… A visual tour – if you will.

As with all of our historic jobs, we take great pride in getting in and getting out without a trace.  You can see how we carefully use pressure mounts to lean against the walls and roof areas of the church.  We are also very cognizant of where we place the scaffold on the grounds.

We used system scaffold with several stair towers for access around the property.

Father Joseph Smith took a couple of informative videos showing some of the work being done.  You can see them here.

Here is a link to the Church’s web page where you can get more information.

I need to give a shout out to uber talented Miss KT for the use of her camera for the photographs in this blog.

If you need access of any kind, especially on a historic building, call Pinnacle Scaffold today at (302) 766-5322 and ask for Tony.  He will take good care of you.

This appropriate song from the band The Calling (also appropriate) fits for today’s musical interlude.

 

 

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Scaffolding Delaware Landmarks

Pinnacle continues its march through the historic district and landmarks in Delaware. (see our post on the Josephine Fountain) We are proud to help our hometown renovate and refurbish these incredible statues and edifices. We pride ourselves in being the very best at getting crews access to historic structures without leaving a trace – and this statue is no different.

Located in the heart of downtown Wilmington, DE (Rodney Square) stands a statue to Caesar Rodney, an American lawyer, politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of Delaware during most of the American Revolution.  The monument commemorates Rodney’s ride from Dover to Philadelphia on July 1-2, 1776 to cast a tie-breaking vote for the Delaware delegation, and thus ensuring Delaware’s support of the Declaration of Independence.

And around that statue is scaffolding erected by Pinnacle Scaffold, also from Delaware, to help crews get access to the entire statue for renovations. The statue was created by James E. Kelly and stands in the front of the square.

Our crew took the utmost care to design, deliver, erect scaffolding that would allow renovation crews the ability to refurbish the base, (repointing, cleaning), shining and polishing the statue and bringing the monument back to its former glory.

We also added debris netting for containment while the guys did their work.

As I’ve said before, we love working on historic projects and are proud to lend our support to this prestigious one.  If you need access, scaffolding, or lifts call Tony P at Pinnacle Scaffold today (302) 766-5322 or visit www.pinnaclescaffold.com to see more of our work.

More on Rodney square: Rodney Square presently includes green space with landscaped borders, paved, perimeter walkways, cast stone walls, stairs and balustrades, and 12 bronze lanterns. Two concrete fountains flanking the west steps serve as a memorial to William Poole (1853-1918), a descendant of an early Quaker family and former head of the Wilmington Fountain Society.

http://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/photos/50-states-50-landmarks/page/2

 

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Holy Ghost Prep School – scaffolding, stairtower, trash chute, debris netting

Today’s challenge was to erect a scaffold, stair tower, trash chute and debris netting on the clock tower at the Holy Ghost Preparatory School, built in 1897, without disturbing the masonry or upsetting the landscaping.Luckily Pinnacle Scaffold specializes in working with historic structures. (see our webpage for examples)  We were honored to work with the good people at Holy Ghost Prep to help them repair the parapet and spires on the clock tower of the main building.  The school is a private Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was founded in 1897 by the Spiritan missionaries.Crews needed access to the roof to remove and repair spires and replace the damaged parapet wall.  We used system scaffold and decked in the top two levels to give them a solid work platform.Here you can see what the tower, spires, and parapet normally look like.
We built an intricate stair tower for crews to gain access and then fenced it in for added protection.

 
They also needed a trash chute from the top of the roof down to the dumpster on the ground level. Here you can see the access needed to get to the crumbling parapet walls.  It also shows where the spires used to be.  They will all be put back up again once everything is repaired.Crews are replacing and repairing the stones and masonry work around the parapet.
Time and the elements will take a toll on the masonry work.  Every decade or two they need some touch up. This is the base of one of the spires that is being repaired.

 
Here you can the access we provided all the around the parapet.  And in the second shot you can see the debris netting we installed for added protection.
This is the side of the building where we staged our gear and the masonry crews accessed the job site.  We wanted to limit the amount of wear on the landscaping and this access driveway was the perfect solution.  Our goal is to leave every job just as we found it.We were honored to have helped the Holy Ghost Prep School repair their parapet.  If you need access to hard to reach places or need scaffolding call (302) 766-5322 and ask for Tony P.  Or you can log on to www.pinnaclescaffold.com to see more of our work.

 

 

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Smart access and debris solution for Walgreens, Wilmington, DE

This Walgreens at 839 N. Market Street in Wilmington, DE is undergoing some renovations and re-roofing so they called Pinnacle Scaffold to design a scaffolding stair tower for access and then create a custom scaffold enclosure for the trash chute and dumpster beneath so crews could use it from several levels. We also wrapped the entire thing in debris netting to keep the detritus contained.

It’s not a huge job but another smart access and debris solution for a happy client.

Remember, no job is too large or small at Pinnacle Scaffold. Call us today at (302) 766-5322 or visit www.pinnaclescaffold.com.

This classic Walgreens building has quite a history. You can read more about it here:

 

 

 

 

 

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Shoring is like a good support bra

Now that’s what I call extra support! Shoring isn’t the most glamorous part of scaffolding or access but it sometimes can be the most important.  Just like a good support bra it needs to hold everything up in place – and that’s where Pinnacle Scaffold can help.  We can lift and support that sagging structure so work can commence.Pinnacle provided the shoring (support) for the entire inside of this old Pizzaria Uno (or Uno Pizzaria their official name) building in Smyrna, DE while crews pretty much removed the entire interior.If you look carefully at the wide shot you will see that our hi-load shoring frames are actually supporting the entire left side of the interior.  That’s because crews were not only gutting the whole interior but also remodeling the front or exterior as well!
So, our shoring frames (which there were many) had to support the main trusses and entire side of the structure.  Crews are remodeling this building at 1225 N DuPont Highway, to become 3 stores instead of one.
All indications show that a Panda Express as well as a Leslie’s Pool will be moving in. The third space hasn’t been announced yet but I will keep you posted.You can see several points in the building that required special attention. Steel beams, shoring frames, screw jacks, u shoring heads, cross-beams, Hi-Load Frames, Non-Load Bearing Ledgers, adjusting screws – were used throughout this entire job.
So when you need extra support for your project, and want your building to look perky and new – call Pinnacle Scaffold today at (302) 766-5322 today – or check out www.pinnaclescaffold.com.This video pretty much sums it up (just substitute old shoring/scaffold company for Bra)

And this is just for fun.  I’m sorry but I found this to be hysterical.

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Access, Lift & Handlers (ALH) Magazine shout out for Winterthur Job!

Pinnacle Scaffold is featured in the June issue of Access, Lift & Handlers Magazine for the work we did at the Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, DE.  It was a giant challenging job.  You can read all about it here.

A huge shout out to Lyndsey at ALH Magazine for writing such a great piece.

Click on the photo to read all about it at our website.

We will have more jobs coming so check back.

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Winterthur museum, garden and library renovation

Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont
(1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”) is the premier museum of American decorative arts, with an unparalleled collection of nearly 90,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the du Pont family lived here, as well as in permanent and changing exhibition galleries.

Winterthur Museum, garden & library is set amidst a 1,000-acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands. Designed by Henry Francis Du Pont, its 60-acre naturalistic garden is among America’s best, with magnificent specimen plantings and massed displays of color.

 

The exterior of the museum is undergoing a massive renovation. Crews needed to get to windows, siding, gutters, chimneys and more without disturbing a single part of it – and Pinnacle Scaffold was called in to provide access all the way up.

See the video for the real perspective on the size and scope of this job.

Courtesy, Winterthur Museum. Photo by Jim Schneck

Pinnacle was hired because of our experience working with historic structures. This project had several major challenges to overcome. The first was that this enormous job (Approximately 1300 lineal feet of scaffolding) had to be completely self-supported and not tied into the building at all. That’s why you see so many support towers all the way around.

Look closely at the photos and you will see the feet resting on top of wood then plastic leaning into the building. This design had to be completely engineered to support not only the weight of the scaffold but of the wind pressure added by the debris netting. We used compression ties where appropriate and push ties where needed, all to protect the integrity of this historic building.

The next challenge was how to span the 60’ gap over the top of the glass atrium.

The next challenge was how to span the 60’ gap over the top of the glass atrium. That was done by having two of the largest trusses ever built (by Etobicoke) locked together to create one giant 60’ span able to handle the weight load.

 

There are two levels of 2 X 60’ trusses over the atrium (again, see the photos). And Pinnacle smartly put debris netting beneath each level over the atrium just in case something were to slip off it would be stopped by the netting.

 

The next challenge was erecting the scaffold so not to disrupt the landscaping, gardens, or flowers. (See the photos of the base and of where the feet were placed.) That factor alone was an enormous challenge but put them all together and you get one tough scaffold job that Pinnacle was more than ready to take on.

This job will encase the entire building in scaffolding and debris netting and then jump to another adjoining building.

Courtesy, Winterthur Museum. Photo by Jim Schneck

Scaffolding was chosen over aerial work platforms because of the sheer amount of work needed to be done on the entire outside of the building. It was also the least invasive method to the grounds and the structure itself. The length of time was another factor. The first phase of the renovation will take at least 9 months to complete.

When you have an historic building or a delicate situation – call Pinnacle Scaffold today (302) 766-5322 or visit http://www.pinnaclescaffold.com.

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