Working at height - cladding removal

[@cknorris3644]

Not only the height but also in the rain while you're using friction based safety items. Insane!

[@FluePeak]

Dosen't really make a difference, if you fall it will catch you no matter the conditions.

[@skitzkellz9091]

@@FluePeak I agree with you. but that rope starts acting like a rubber band when it’s wet and starts messing with people.

[@Grasscutter69]

Descending in the rain always makes your tummy feel funny

[@wr8196]

@@skitzkellz9091 wrong, it acts more like a brake rotor which will work great in the rain. there is nothing to disagree with

[@skitzkellz9091]

@@wr8196 I said I agree brother. You might have misread my comment, or replied to the wrong person.

[@juniorferrante7999]

Don’t know how this awesome video got on my feed, but THANKS!! Guys are skilled and fearless!

[@Grasscutter69]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hylive]

I appreciate how raw this video is! I am waiting another few weeks to start my first rope job and this was a great exposure. Cheers

[@dylanmoss5662]

Just passed my level 1 two weeks ago just waiting on a company getting back hope your new job goes well

[@Grasscutter69]

Good luck

[@MyScotty7]

​@@dylanmoss5662 do your offshore survival because rope access jobs offshore are plenty even level 1

[@dylanmoss5662]

@@MyScotty7do you not need to build hours on the ropes first before they let you work on the rigs

[@norrisbonson3795]

How’d it go?

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

I can honestly say one thing about you guys: you're very skilled and incredibly brave. WOW, look how high you guys are. Your mastery of this job is nothing short of terrific. Just so bloody high guys and doing a job as well, not just hanging about but removing cladding as well. Well I'm speechless, I would not do that for any money. Whatever they are paying you is not enough, just soooooo high guys. I'm scared witless and I'm just watching you. Geez man I wish you would stop switching those lines around to me a complete lacking in knowledge person it looks like nothing is holding you up. And you do this every day????? Honestly it's going to take you forever to complete this job, bit by bit.

[@polianarodrigues9918]

Fyfyfyfyyfvjr72w5rru

[@Munter1]

Every time you pointed the camera down my stomach went lmao, whatever you boys earn it's not enough.

[@Grasscutter69]

Wait you can get paid for this ?

[@SpiceCoUK]

@@Grasscutter69was that a joke or?!!?!

[@gameaddictgonewild777]

@@SpiceCoUK Bruh :I

[@jonahjarrald836]

@@Grasscutter69 yo what trade do you have alongside IRATA to do work like this?

[@Grasscutter69]

@@jonahjarrald836 to do this work you need a CSCS card. I’m a mechanical engineer also

[@MrSSSamuelll]

Lol the dogs be like: DUDE have you seen this crazy bird at the window?

[@Jbarnes1]

Lmao

[@Julietkilo1992]

my arse is collapsing watching this .... well done lads

[@RobertoProctor]

It takes real guts and determination to go upto that height with only safety items to keep you from falling props to you guys very skilled.

[@peteb3365]

love to hear bit more about what your doing, problems, show bit riggin etc. also kit your using and why. dare devil stuff, keep it going 😁

[@worker.at.heights]

I recommend throwing a second back up device on the other set of ropes before moving between anchor points. I personally like to throw my hand ascender with footloop on the new main-line after I have it in the chest ascender. Great video and great work!

[@Grasscutter69]

Yes there are ways to improve that rope transfer

[@worker.at.heights]

@ heard that, I could count a million ways I need to improve. Stay safe out there brother

[@Good_human_diary]

Wonderful job professionally done. there is so much better than I can learn from this one singular video

[@Grasscutter69]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dzllz]

kudos sir. impressive work! we must be grateful for people like you, heroes of soceity

[@Grasscutter69]

So nice of you

[@MagMagik_]

oh hell no... i mean respect to you guys doing this, i have vertigo and even watching i feel uneasy but the view is so beautiful

[@alexkaidi9955]

Great team work! I used to clean windows. I miss it.

[@SpiceCoUK]

I almost passed out when I saw the edge like wtf I would have a heart attack before I could even get up there 😂😂 Nice work!

[@blowduke]

Used to do windows in the 80s ropes and hanging ladders how safety equipment has come on lovely kit to work with

[@Stevea1982]

“Hun, hows there a footprint on the outside of the window?”

[@ghost.9995]

love watching Can lads posting videos and doing rope transfers wrong, surprised you didn't get a bollocking for that.

[@Grasscutter69]

Can Lads do much worse than this

[@ghost.9995]

@@Grasscutter69 I know I'm one of them

[@airspeed_alive]

Horrific but fascinating at the same time!

[@VintageAmmoTim]

They needed all that rigging to support the weight of their gigantic balls! Well done fellas.

[@Mike_5]

Do you work for the SAS on the side? 🙃

[@Grasscutter69]

There are a lot of rope companies called SAS something, but I don’t work for them and my military service stopped a long time ago

[@Mike_5]

@@Grasscutter69 good lad I served my country too

[@ElectricityTaster]

Has anyone ever opened a window and offered you a cuppa tea?

[@Grasscutter69]

No! Worlds gone mad

[@polyesterdreamboat]

Keep posting videos like this, and I think you'll do just fine

[@htdtr]

Why were you taking off the cladding? And what was the guy doing at the end?

[@Grasscutter69]

We were identifying where the expansion gaps were. Most of them were in the wrong place

[@gavinstuart6704]

what do you do if you drop one of the screws?

[@Grasscutter69]

Hope it doesn’t hit someone or a car in the road. The site manager should of set up A suitable exclusion zone

[@mykswappedescortmk2]

No 2nd backup during rope to rope transfer?

[@mykswappedescortmk2]

@@VanadiuM140291 I watched it again and it’s not a big transfer so the chance of a big pendulum is pretty low. With hindsight it’s just like a re anchor rather than a big rope to rope transfer. Costs nowt to throw an alpine butterfly in and chuck a cows tail in though if you don’t have another backup device 😅

[@Эйяфьядлайёкюдль-в3е]

Я тоже обратил на это внимание!

[@Grasscutter69]

Was being a little bit naughty- should of had 4 points during that rope transfer

[@telimarkskierman]

I'd be more worried about hanging in the croll without a hand ascender above it. That is only allowed when stationary and plumb, i.e NOT mid transfer. No reason not to put it on first, you need it to change over anyway.

[@matthunter983]

may sound like a dumb question to you guys but why not just perform the job from the inside of the condo?

[@Grasscutter69]

There is no access, would have to take out floors and walls which would be one hell of a mess

[@matthias7534]

6:10 HAHAHA the dogs staring 👀🤣

[@MyScotty7]

Choke hitch on a sling reduces swl by 20% not 50%, double it over increases swl by double eg 1t =2t. I worked with rope access on oil rigs (dope on a rope) as we call them 😂 anyway fantastic work. Also a good tip is to wear thin gloves when fitting because them lvl 5 impact gloves is like wearing oven gloves when fitting screws ect.

[@skitzkellz9091]

Thin glove and I cut my index tip of the glove off and the tip of my thumb glove off for easier handling.

[@Grasscutter69]

Impact gloves were a dream when removing the slip bricks and you accidentally hit your knuckles on the walls

[@skitzkellz9091]

@@Grasscutter69 I also use thicker gloves and still cutting the fingers of. I’m a tower climber so different strokes for different folks but cut gloves are what I go with, thick or thin. Try it out.

[@giovanni8530]

What’s the purpose of removing cladding?

[@marc8673]

Nicely done, what was the issue with the cladding?

[@Grasscutter69]

The cladding needs to be removed to access the issues behind

[@Neeksperts]

@@Grasscutter69 Issues with insulation or something else?

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

@@Neeksperts looks like compromised horizontal fire stopping maybe

[@Epicko555]

@@cliveramsbotty6077 slab edge cavity barrier seems fucked, my oppinion if they are trying to compartment the floors which is standard practice nowa days, Should be Z-clips spit gunned into slab, and then rockwool SP60 cavity barrier installed nice and tight, then taped correctly.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

@@Epicko555 very informative, thanks

[@matthias7534]

That makes me want to get a certificate and start doing some side quests like that

[@Grasscutter69]

It’s a good ticket to have if you live near a city or cliff

[@jonahjarrald836]

@@Grasscutter69 What skill/license do you need besides IRATA to do jobs like this one?

[@deathninja16]

i feel like the softener for the rope could stand to be a little longer/wider just cause ya know... variables. also, i bet dogs and cats cannot believe what they're indeed seeing when you stroll past their windows.

[@jackbingley5483]

What’s the pay like mate , an nice work

[@Grasscutter69]

£40k a year - Lv1 £50k a year - Lv2 £60k a year - Lv3

[@steve318k]

​@@Grasscutter69Not nearly enough. Not enough money in the world for this job

[@awildgengxr9021]

imo. dropping something from that height is far scarier than anything when it comes to this kind of work lmao

[@Grasscutter69]

Personally I’m more worried about falling to my death than dropping tools but yes you are right

[@awildgengxr9021]

@@Grasscutter69 fair enough. i trust my gear and respect the height

[@nameismetatoo4591]

That looks like an awesome job. With a good safety culture I would really enjoy doing something like this, though I'm sure it's pretty exhausting work.

[@Grasscutter69]

So jobs are more physically demanding than others

[@lordpickle8424]

I friggin' shat myself just watching you climb over the ledge then shat myself again when you actually started to go down the side of the building.

[@Setttle]

why am I watching this I need to get my life together

[@Ryan2426-d7o]

Could you not do this from inside the window?

[@janetbailey6727]

What descender are you using in this?

[@Grasscutter69]

Pretzl I.D

[@janetbailey6727]

Nice Thank you for the reply!@@Grasscutter69

[@Saeglopur89]

N O P E Thank you for doing that my heroes! I don't even want to live in buildings like that :O I had to climb on top of my roof last summer and that is enough for me 👻

[@LTphilly]

6:31 those dogs definitely thought the aliens were invading

[@dieselek3938]

Love the video man! Mind if I ask what qualifications you have to do this kind of work? 🙏

[@Grasscutter69]

Construction safety (CSCS) and a rope ticket (irata)

[@zebracherub]

So weird how almost all of these apartments were arranged exactly the same lol. Same TV and TV stand furniture, even the same color lol

[@steve318k]

There is not enough money in the world that could get me to do that.

[@declanlover246]

Are you guys more afraid at the top of the building or when you're closer to the ground? I hope this line of work pays 6 figures. Mad props to you guys btw, it takes a certain and special type of person to do a job where your life or the quality of your life is at risk the whole time.

[@PaulDean-y5o]

Would high reach machines be quicker? 210ft they can go now. Or scaffolding? It is a great video, so scary.

[@Grasscutter69]

Expensive

[@wolfgotya8601]

So i think ive just found a job i want to do, thanks youtube algorithm!

[@meska001]

Correct me if i am wrong , but transitions from rope to rope has to be 4 points of attachment 😉

[@Grasscutter69]

If you want to pass your IRATA course yes ;)

[@meska001]

If you were in army you could use only one rope 😉

[@meska001]

If you were in army you could use only one rope 😉

[@Grasscutter69]

@ just wrap it around my body and lower myself down

[@commonsense31]

I'm so scared of heights. That I actually look away sometimes in the video.

[@steve318k]

Sometimes ?!?! Most of the time for me. And hanging on to my chair for dear life !!

[@roberthenderson4466]

ARE THEY GETTING PAID TO DO THIS....

[@jackwood1142]

of course they are you plonker

[@Tank-Battles]

Important work! The video showcasing cladding removal at height underscores the skill and dedication required for tasks at elevated levels. Safety measures and precision are clearly paramount in such operations.

[@SaturnineXTS]

How does one even train to do a job like this? Maan also, great thing you get to rappel all the way down, it would have been way more stressful if you had do pull yourselves back up I reckon

[@Grasscutter69]

A 5 day course gets you on the ropes + standard construction skills

[@thiesenf]

I get vertigo if I step on a rug... The dogs be like: Why is that hooman on the outside? Isn't they supposed to be on the inside or something? And now I will be constipated for the rest of the week... my sphincster just shut itself close and will not relax for a week or so... The thing you don't want to hear from your rigging session; "crap, we didn't bring the long ropes" Another thing you don't want to hear; "did anywone put an arm and a leg in here?"

[@lilcrowe9576]

tbh if i was put up there magically id pass out over and over from fear until they took me to hospital

[@Grasscutter69]

Luckily we are trained in rescue

[@GordiansKnotHere]

Are those red bags cushions just in case you fall? Great work man -Godspeed, stay safe out there.

[@Grasscutter69]

Nope, I don’t plan on falling

[@Nathandawe3]

where about is this

[@Grasscutter69]

This is London

[@badeadrian]

I can see Canary Wharf behind....​@@Grasscutter69

[@robfer5370]

Omg this job is gonna take forever!! On average how long to remove and replace one panel ?

[@Grasscutter69]

It took 1 hour to remove cladding - but the repairs take up to 8 hours

[@robfer5370]

​@@Grasscutter69 😬 damn! How much cladding do you guys need to remove and replace on that building ?

[@VapeTime79]

6:13 them two dogs were wondering what the fuck a human being was doing outside of the window

[@ElohorObukowho-c5w]

Love this skill am interested

[@halfbreed02]

Knowing how cheap my boss is when needing to buy new equipment. i would never be able to trust these ropes and clips unless they were mine and i knew when they were bought.. lol

[@Grasscutter69]

There are lots of self employed abseiler out there

[@justincase1448]

i feel like i aged 10 years watching this. This is stressing me the f out

[@Owarikun]

I'm not particularly afraid of hights... but this video's first minute or two already makes me feel slightly sick.

[@wrap13579]

Why was this even necessary? I didnt see anything wrong with the cladding?

[@jackwood1142]

its most likely cheap shit that was used to cut corners but since the grenfel incident its all being replaced

[@wingmantools]

Nice job guys, would be easier with a Wingman bag! 🤠

[@Grasscutter69]

Looks like a good product but I’ve never seen one before

[@LanceGelden-sd9wz]

No surprise. We're a small company based in Australia, but starting to grow globally. Designed and built by an experienced ropie to improve gear handling at height. Let me know if interested. I have a distributor in the UK. Cheers, Lance

[@FoTwentyVlogs]

i can do anything constriction wise but you wont catch me on the roof

[@PseudonymDB]

How do those ropes hold up those enormous brass balls O.o

[@MoveFaster]

Great job respect

[@Runefrag]

Isn't this building non-compliant? AFAIK insulation needs at least 1 water resistant barrier and here it's just mushed up directly against the window cladding.

[@Grasscutter69]

I didn’t building it , just doing the repair

[@Runefrag]

@@Grasscutter69 I'm aware but i'm still asking you since you're doing work to the building in that area specifically and it seems like something that should be reported.

[@qutodiamum]

Nice work ❤

[@daleanderson88]

Sketchy rope to rope transfer with only that croll and no ascender. A bit nervous and green. Stay safe man

[@Grasscutter69]

I understand now that you need more points but that’s the journey towards level 3

[@patrickrevins9519]

Absolute men men men men menly men menn menn mennnnnn.. Thats a propper way to deliver takeaway..

[@SwingOfThingsDetecting]

Men 🤤🤤💦

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

I got dizzy just watching this.

[@szi8465]

i would feel so cool doing this, also scared

[@bmragna]

Congratulations!Awsome

[@gavinnicholl9814]

Is this the same guy that restored the canal boat? 😂

[@Grasscutter69]

Yes that is me. I’m working on the restoration video but I have 3 months of footage to sieve through

[@gavinnicholl9814]

@@Grasscutter69 fair enough! You certainly have a range of interests 😁

[@arthursinkala5324]

I hope well paid

[@Grasscutter69]

Peanuts

[@grzybobranie7765]

I should get paid just for being brave enough to watch it.

[@marski-vv4qb]

This is madness

[@Grasscutter69]

This is everyday life

[@digitalradiohacker]

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready I do radio antenna work, and quite a lot of it in London. I don't go over the edge like you absolute mad-lads though! Was this a "good parking" site or was it one of the snooty places that claims they don't even have a loading bay, and then when you get there, they have enough internal parking to run a truckstop?

[@Grasscutter69]

We are blessed , management let us park personal vehicles in the underground garage while work vans are allowed on the hard standing

[@Nikoyes]

i like when the dogs came to the window like what is happening at 6:14

[@Oboar]

Crazy well done

[@mrmysterious]

Doesn't seem very efficient. Two guys go over, drop down and do one window and then drop to the bottom.

[@FORTNITEDAD97]

I'd be absolutely terrified of dropping something 😮

[@Grasscutter69]

It’s not a job for butter fingers

[@FORTNITEDAD97]

@GrasscutterTV great job mate 👍🏻 👏🏻

[@Lorijenken]

I love heights I would be way more scared to drop something 😬

[@Grasscutter69]

You don’t want to drop anything, drop 1 thing that’s 1 strike, 3 strikes and you have to buy the team a bag of sweets

[@JohanBart1]

We always had the rule if you drop something go home and never come back. Unfortunately that doesn’t always work that way anymore.

[@JankyBoost]

You must be a level 1 with how timid you look on those ropes lmfao

[@Grasscutter69]

lol yes, it got me sweating

[@luismiguelruizpenalver8004]

No hagais un cambio de cuerda asi de malo, si te fijas se queda a 1.5 puntos cuando siempre tienes que estar a 2

[@IndianaJones6]

I watched 18 minutes thinking this was a heist video

[@WillFrom613]

everyone's apartment looked exactly the same like npc's live there lol

[@Grasscutter69]

Sadly they are all owned by the same people

[@garryedwards8451]

And they say being an Astronaut is Dangerous.

[@badeadrian]

Apollo 11

[@ajs1584]

Warehouse job not looking so bad anymore.

helal olsun işin stresi arasında birde video çekmişsin

[@kokhant-l1v]

take care bros👏👏

[@mikelCold]

Seems like you could have done that from inside :)

[@hewlett6839]

Just imagine that taco bell hittin' while up there

[@barbarasmith3881]

Don't know what their paying you mate, but it should be double UK den

[@Grasscutter69]

Not even time and a half on Sundays

[@kamilkol95]

zdażyło sie ze ktos sie bzykał w mieszkaniu a ty na linie sie zjeżdzałeś ? :D

[@Grasscutter69]

No but I’ve seen my share of women in underwear

[@MikeMason1]

Hell and no. I hope you guys are earning good money doing this.

[@Blakeliveslively]

thats a long way down buddy

[@Peanut_buteer]

reminds me of operation federation day from COD ghosts