Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE (Phase 2 & 3)

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PROJECT DETAILS

Phase 2 and 3 of the Winterthur Museum, garden & Library renovations are in full swing and Pinnacle Scaffold is proud once again to be providing the scaffolding and access to make them a reality.

The real story here isn’t the massive scaffold job, that took 8 semi-truck loads of equipment, and allowed crews 100% access all around the Exhibition Building for renovations but it’s the agility and creativity of our scaffolders to erect this on such crazy and uneven terrain that includes a stream traveling right through the middle.

So how did crews stabilize this giant scaffold system on the edge and over a stream? Take 14 foot trusses and tie them into the back leg and then secure both sides of the stream by shoring up the footers. Bam! Problem solved and scaffold steady as a rock. If you look carefully, it’s really jus just a backup system in case that back leg starts to shift a bit.

Crews needed to get at every inch of the giant structure so we decked in every level, and gave them 360 degree access. Renovations included stucco repair around the exterior, roof and gutter repair, window repair and replacement and paint and metal work. You can see we also provided scaffold around each entrance of this structure. We also installed stair towers – and a special walkway on one side to give crews access over the landscape.

The third phase is over at the Dorrance Gallery building where we had to install a material hoist because crews needed to get to windows, siding, gutters, chimneys and more and lift heavy things. You can read the entire story here on our blog.