Melbourne school construction
- Infrastructure
- 16m outreach
- Fits through a doorway
- Lower cost than a crane
Our equipment helped the contractor meet a tight school holiday timeline on this obstacle-ridden site.
Project overview
A Melbourne roofing contractor approached Skyreach for a project on a tight timeline that needed to be completed during the school holidays. A 2-hour site visit from our team revealed that access constraints limited the choice of equipment suitable for this project, which involved replacing damaged flashing on the roof that was causing water leakage indoors.
The equipment had to manoeuvre between tables, benches, trees, flagpoles, and garden beds, plus our customer needed to reach a height of 16m to conduct the prescribed works.
Skyreach's solution
Our sales representative's comprehensive site measurements called for a specialised height access unit that was small enough to fit through a doorway, yet could still achieve the necessary height. Craning access equipment up and over was initially tabled as a solution; however, one section of the accessway proved difficult.
Instead, Skyreach supplied a spider lift which could achieve 16 metres outreach and 15 metres high, safely positioning the maintenance crew around obstacles to replace the flashing and solve the water ingress problem.
Outcome
This long-term customer of Skyreach was once again pleased with our service and timelines, particularly on this school project with a fixed window for the works to be completed. Our expert team ensured that our customer, although unfamiliar with this machine, could confidently and safely use this unit to get the job done, ultimately delivering the project at a lower cost compared to a crane solution.
