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North by Northwest – Scaffolding at Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA

September 22, 2015

Well, as we scour the city trying to bring you the greatest and most interesting feats of construction (using scaffolding of course) we find this. And I must say, just when I think I’ve seen it all something comes along to tickle my fancy, stimulate my brain and restore my faith in creative construction techniques.Today we find ourselves on the roof of one of Center City’s premier apartment complexes. Park Towne Place premier apartment homes in the parkway museum district. Yes, just a stone’s throw from where Rocky ran up the steps at the art museum. I’m feeling rather nostalgic...

Jacob’s Ladder – Superior Scaffold’s material moving hoist system.

September 10, 2015

in Canopy, Hoist, System

by superiorscaffold

Now, we all know that the biblical version of Jacob’s Ladder is the bridge between earth and heaven as dreamt by Jacob and described in the Book of Genesis. The significance of that ladder was obviously greater than our version of Jacobs Ladder. But our ladder, if you will, or hoist at Jacobs Music (in Center City, Philadelphia, PA) moves heavy material from the earth skyward to its position on the façade of this structure and even to the roof of the building.Using a Patriot 1000 material hoist rigged atop of system scaffold at the top of our canopy and...

Shoring for Willow Grove Sears massive remodel

August 27, 2015

in Shoring

by superiorscaffold

Superior Scaffold is providing the shoring for this massive 3 story renovation of the Sears store at the Willow Grove Park Mall. This enormous remodel is being done to open up the store, change the current layout and split it into two separate businesses. But in order to do so they must move escalators, elevators and staircases. And because they have to cut through the concrete slabs on all 3 levels they are also having to beef up and add new structural steel, new footers and support columns to carry the weight. And that's where Superior comes in. (this is a view...

Scaffolding is our baby – 500 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA

August 20, 2015

in Canopy

by superiorscaffold

We don’t just broadcast the giant jobs around here. They all have a very important place in our heart, like our children. We’ve designed them, traveled with them, built them, and then put them out into the world where they must stand alone.I thought I’d put this up because we normally show you a canopy or overhead protection system that is at the base of a building protecting pedestrians from the work going on overhead.But this is a little different. It’s a canopy at a new construction site. And it’s not on the sidewalk but in the street. And because...

Emergency Services to the rescue at 1805 Walnut St.

August 11, 2015

in Canopy

by superiorscaffold

Crews were renovating the Alison Building, in Rittenhouse Square, and discovered a piece of the parapet was falling off. The building was built in 1924 and is being revamped for 19 super high-end luxury apartments. Superior Scaffold got the call Friday afternoon and had a crew on the scene within hours. The decision was made to install a 40’ long, double-wide canopy (sidewalk overhead protection system) the next day. The sidewalk shed was completed using our 767 Philly frames, steel and aluminum beams, and 3 foot high debris panels. Barneys placed their placards on the panels to let customers know they were...

Construction Today Magazine features Superior Scaffold Job

August 5, 2015

in Canopy, News & Updates, Rentals, System

by superiorscaffold

A big shout out to the GBCA (General Building Contractors Association) who featured Superior Scaffold and our work at the Amtrak 30th Street station in their latest issue. Click on any of the images to read the entire article. It details many of the challenges faced when putting up a scaffold canopy (overhead protection) that will have to stand the test of time for up to 10 years.Call Superior Scaffold today at (215) 743-2200 or visit www.superiorscaffold.com today. #scaffolding#scaffold#rental#rent#superiorscaffold#restoration#inspection#contstruction#facade#masonry#canopy#protection#howto#erection#install#emergencyservices#masonry#suspendedscaffold#mastclimber#workplatform#canopy#philly#philadelphia#pa#electrical#2157432200#pa#de#nj#ny#md#rents#sales#design#erection#dismantle#deliver#swingstaging#swings#stages#shoring#USA#nationwide#national#top10#electric#electrical#painter#amtrak...

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Article in ALH Magazine features Superior Scaffold’s Amtrak 30th Street Station job

July 28, 2015

in News & Updates, System

by superiorscaffold

The latest issue of Access, Lift and Handlers magazine features an article on the scaffolding at Philadelphia’s Amtrak 30th Street station. Lindsey Anderson does a wonderful job covering the challenges involved with this large scaffold project. This is a long term project with many phases to come. We will keep you updated as things unfold.Click the Magazine cover to read the article.And again, thanks to Lindsey for featuring Superior Scaffold in ALH.Read about all of our scaffold, scaffolding jobs at www.superiorscaffold.comor call (215) 743-2200 to see what we can do for you. #scaffolding#scaffold#rental#rent#superiorscaffold#restoration#inspection#contstruction#facade#masonry#canopy#protection#howto#erection#install#emergencyservices#masonry#suspendedscaffold#mastclimber#workplatform#canopy#philly#philadelphia#pa#electrical#2157432200#pa#de#nj#ny#md#rents#sales#design#erection#dismantle#deliver#swingstaging#swings#stages#shoring#USA#nationwide#national#top10#electric#electrical#painter...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

July 15, 2015

in Canopy, Suspended

by superiorscaffold

Superior brings the Swings and Overhead Protection to 401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA.The $70 Million dollar renovation at 401 North Broad continues. This time we provided 1100 lineal feet of canopy (overhead protection) all the way around the building and suspended scaffold everywhere to assist in the façade restoration. We were here on another job - you can read all about it on our blog. Our “King of Swing”, Bob Sarkisian, has swing stages all around the exterior of this gigantic building.Let’s look at the suspended scaffold first. It’s pretty cool to see the different sized platforms on just...

Emergency Canopy & Scaffolding, 1503 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA

July 9, 2015

in Canopy, System

by superiorscaffold

Superior Scaffold's emergency service team was called late Thursday afternoon.We had a crew on the job within 2 hours and a complete overhead protection system in place within 24 hours!Clemens Construction was demoing the building next door and when L&I (Licenses and Inspections) went out to examine they spotted a damaged parapet on the building next door.The canopy went up immediately to protect pedestrians and traffic below. The four story scaffolding went up 2 days later. Inspectors were not in any hurry to get to the façade so they gave us a few extra days to erect the scaffold.One of...

Look closely – Park Towne Place Apartment Homes, PA

May 29, 2015

in Containment, Rentals, System

by superiorscaffold

In a world where even the smallest details get blow up on the interwebs it seems harder and harder to get someone’s attention or interest. But this was one of those cool jobs that seemed much less attention-getting from the outset but further digging proved just how creative our designers and crew had to be.What do you see when you look the picture of the debris chute sticking out from the side of the building? A plain debris chute? Look again.It’s a 200 foot high debris chute with access on ALL 20 floors! And in order to have a hopper...