any ideas how to get a steel put up...

[dirtydog]

....without a crane. (too expensive!)
we have 2 to put up, the biggest one is about 5m long.

[BUSHWHACKER]

....without a crane. (too expensive!)
we have 2 to put up, the biggest one is about 5m long.

Do you mean a steel lintel?

I put a 8" X 5.5" X 5 metre one up on my own, just gradually lift one end up at a time on ever increasing piles of blocks until you get it up to the required height. How high do you need to lift yours?

[joker??]

....without a crane. (too expensive!)
we have 2 to put up, the biggest one is about 5m long.

have you thought about hiring some hoisting equipment from speedy hire etc ??

[BUSHWHACKER]

have you thought about hiring some hoisting equipment from speedy hire etc ??

Do they hire out sky hooks too?

[joker??]

Do they hire out sky hooks too?

your showing your age with them jokes vince

[TonyN]

High lift jacks and lots of blocks of wood.

[BUSHWHACKER]

your showing your age with them jokes vince

Can you still buy sparks for the grinder? and what about striped paint?

[Sancho]

You should use a couple of chain hoists if you've got a couple of fixing points and some slings. A couple of frottoes would be perfect if you could get hold of them, or maybe a big floor crane.

If it's just a Catnic you should be able to lift it between two of you, but I didn't tell you to do that.....

[colin timney]

get a genie lift they cost about £60 a day from tool hire shops.
colin

[BUSHWHACKER]

get a genie lift they cost about £60 a day from tool hire shops.
colin

You can get them in bottles too!



just rub the sides and they pop out in a puff of pink smoke, then you tell them to put the steel up and it's done in a blink of an eye.

[pops]

when i ever had problem like that a few mates and a crate of beer in background works everytime

[POPEYE]

See your getting plenty of good advice, load of mate's and a few beers as pops says is about the cheapest way, Joker's not too far from you, he'll do it

[dirtydog]

hehehe - cheers for the advice guys, its Dads job I think he has people to ask...
the steel needs to go up to gutter height!

[jaky cakes]

could you not wangle it up the stairs??

or stand it upright and secure the top end, then using a pulley arrangment, lift / swing the bottom end up.

[Slugsie]

Sounds like the ideal time to justify buying a winch for the Surf, then using a block and tackle you could winch it up.