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Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding for renovation on the Virgin Mary statue, Santiago de Chile, Chile.. Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures.
A dog-leg staircase A quarter-landing, on a dog-leg staircase, is made into an architectural feature, by the use of arches, vaulting and stained glass. A dog-leg is a configuration of stairs between two floors of a building, often a domestic building, in which a flight of stairs ascends to a quarter-landing before turning at a right angle and continuing upwards. [1]
Temporary buildings on site during construction at Birmingham New Street station in 2011 North Isles Motel in Cunnister, Shetland. A portable, demountable or transportable building is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. Smaller version of portable buildings are also known as portable cabins.
An exterior stairway is a stair in a separate structure attached to the rest of the building body, [3] and can either be enclosed or exposed to the elements. Such temporary exposed stairways are sometimes used in conjunction with scaffolding on construction sites, or permanently as an emergency exit.
In the United Kingdom many stiles were built under legal compulsion (see Rights of way in the United Kingdom).Recent changes in UK government policy towards farming have encouraged upland landowners to make access more available to the public, and this has seen an increase in the number of stiles and an improvement in their overall condition.
Mobile safety steps: Can be used as temporary, safe replacements for many types of stairs Runner: Carpeting that runs down the middle of the stairs. Runners may be directly stapled or nailed to the stairs, or may be secured by a specialized bar, known as a stair rod , that holds the carpet in place where the tread meets the riser.
There are several reasons why a structure may be moved. For example, a redevelopment, such as urban regeneration, could cause a relocation.The buyer of a building may wish to move it to a new location, or the owner might sell the land that the building is on while keeping the building.
World Trade Center 1 and 2 under construction, seen circa 1970–73. In March 1965, the Port Authority began acquiring property at the World Trade Center site. [148] The Ajax Wrecking and Lumber Corporation was hired for the demolition work, which began on March 21, 1965, to clear the site for construction of the World Trade Center. [149]