Masonry Magazine February 1978 Page. 2
MORGEN Scaffolding Saves $14,200 in Mason Wages Alone
Cuts 20 Working Days from a 90-day Job
Chas, Shutrump & Sons Co., Youngstown, Ohio, completely surrounded an addition to the St. Elizabeth Hospital with Morgen Scaffolding. They have used Morgen Scaffolding for five years and never considered using tubular frame scaffolding on this job, because they have learned it is much more economical to use Morgen. They figure they get at least 20% more production per mason per day than they could get from conventional tubular frames.
By surrounding the job with Morgen there was no need to move the scaffolding, but they did shift the crew of ten bricklayers, four laborers and one operator from side to side because on each floor they had to erect a continuous 6 x 4 relieving angle at the window head, which also carried a stone lintel.
The $9.2-million 8-story addition, 174' long and 84' wide, required 320,000 face brick on the exterior, most of which were backed up with block. In addition there was 50,000 interior block and glazed tile and 10,000 interior face brick.
Shutrump stocked Morgen scaffolding with a Lull which reached 421%. Then they used their 50-ton Lorain crane to stock the balance of the job.
The job started January 20, Exterior bricklaying started the first week of September and finished by December 30, "We were very pleased with the production that we got from our bricklayers by the use of Morgen Scaffolding and we feel that any other method would have taken us much longer and cost more money. As we did not finish pouring the last concrete on the roof until December 1, we would not have been able to economically use a swing scaffold until after that date."
Shutrump used a total of 58 towers 108' high. Two carpenters were assigned for the erection, and bracing of the scaffolding. The scaffolding was tied into the building through the windows to an angle clamp that was bolted to the concrete spandrel beam.
The current rate for masons was $9.05 per hour ($9.88 with fringe benefits). If Morgen Scaffolding increased production only twenty percent, the savings for a crew of ten during the 90 working days on exterior masonry represented $14,220, plus the elimination of laborers needed to move planks and material on tubular scaffolding. And Morgen let the whole job reach completion at least a month earlier than would have been possible with tubular scaffolding or swing scaffolding.
For full information on the extra profit available from Morgen Scaffolding, write today to
MORGEN MANUFACTURING CO.
Box 160 Yankton, SD 57078
Masonry job was well along when last concrete was poured in early December.
Masonry was completed by December 30.