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Contractors Access Equipment's Chicago branch is an expert in furnishing pedestrian sidewalk protection canopy scaffolding. Canopies are required per City of Chicago code to protect the sidewalk under any overhead construction project. This could be as light duty as window washing or caulking and as heavy duty as a parapet wall rebuild or a tear-off stone facade replacement. CAE offers three levels of sidewalk canopies so we can provide the most affordable and most appropriate protection for each job.
The lightest duty and lowest cost sidewalk protection is Light Duty Rolling Canopy. These are usually 20 ft in length but can be as small a single 10 ft section or a longer one up to 40 ft. Because these canopies are installed on caster wheels they are convenient for a fast project that takes place in multiple elevations of the building.
Medium Duty Canopy is a general purpose sidewalk protection scaffold that is built with 7 ft wide frames. Steel header beams are attached on top of the frames and then a double layer of metal decking and 3/4 inch plywood creates a solid protective deck. Medium duty canopies are engineered to withstand 150 pounds per foot of falling debris. This strength of canopy is the most widely used and can protect most standard construction and renovation projects.
For demolition jobs and other high weight projects Heavy Duty Canopy is the solution for maximum sidewalk protection. Heavy canopy is built using shoring grade posts with an extra lattice of steel up top. Thick gauge guard rails stiffen the canopy against twisting forces. HD Canopy can support falling force of 250 pounds per foot. These canopies are also engineered to support structures built on top such as 100 feet high of scaffold frames or even a mast climber unit.
Contractors Access Equipment is Chicago's foremost expert in sidewalk protection. Call us today at (312) 733-3497 for help with a canopy at your job site.
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