Roof Equipment Davit

These davit bases are exposed and support window washing equipment with an additional set of sockets and davits.

Roof equipment davit.

Davits are typically used to mount a motorized platform and contain two primary components a base and an arm. Tpr roof davits are top rotating davits suitable for ground or roof launching of a platform. Dvt trg x xx is a low profile suspension point for ground rigged platforms or rds dvt trr x xx is a high profile taller suspension point for roof launched platforms. Available in both ground and roof rigged varieties they are used to support suspension equipment over the edge of the building façade.

They can be short or tall depending on the parapet wall conditions or may even allow the scaffold to raise high enough to clear the wall and swing the unit onto the roof. Davit arms are traditionally associated with suspending powered platforms from buildings but they are also useful for rope descent systems by creating a suspension point outboard of architectural elements like louvers eyebrows sun shades awnings glass railing and non loading bearing parapets. Roof davit systems support equipment suspended from a building s roof or edge such as platforms used for window washing or other façade operations. They are held together by galvanized steel sockets and are anchored to the building.

The davits themselves break down into mast and boom sections each with a set of wheels for easy transport. For starters they provide fixed permanent access to a unique environment there is no need to store equipment in a separate location or spending extra time setting up and rigging it which cuts into work productivity. Davit arms the main function of a davit arm is support for suspended scaffold systems. A davit base which is permanently installed to building structure.

They provide support and stability to roof rigged or ground rigged suspension platforms over the edge of the building s façade which allows workers to perform cleaning repair and maintenance operations on the building safely. Sky climber provided another set of davit bases for a separate section of roof at this location. Roof davit systems bring with them a wide range of benefits that can t be ignored.