School and campus crane services

Crane service for schools and campuses

Schools and college campuses need cranes for new buildings, additions and rooftop equipment.

Lifts we take on include:

• Setting rooftop HVAC units
• Steel and precast for new buildings
• Setting portable classrooms
• Lifts during school breaks

School HVAC change-outs and campus building lifts

Most school crane work lands on breaks. Rooftop unit change-outs and big equipment deliveries are usually stacked into summer, with smaller lifts on spring break, holidays and weekends. On a change-out the mechanical crew disconnects the old unit, the crane picks it off the curb, and the new unit goes down on the same curb or an adapter curb. Then the crane moves to the next roof.

New buildings and additions follow the normal construction sequence: steel or precast for the structure, joists and deck, then mechanical equipment on the roof. On a campus that work happens next to occupied buildings, so the crane is usually set in a fenced area away from doors, walkways and bus loops. Portable classrooms may be set by crane when a truck can't get them into position.

1. Set the lift date around the school calendar with campus facilities.
2. Fence off the crane, the swing area and the truck route.
3. Check pavement and buried lines at the setup spot, then lay mats.
4. In summer, start at first light, before heat and wind build.
5. Mechanical crew disconnects, the crane picks old units and sets new ones.
6. Rig down and reopen the lot before staff and students return.

Crane and operator for schools and campuses

Every job goes out with the right crane for the lift, an NCCCO-certified operator and a rigger.

School lifts live on a calendar, so have the dates and the campus layout in hand when you call dispatch.

• Open dates: breaks, weekends or after-hours windows
• Unit weights and roof locations from the mechanical plans
• Site plan showing parking lots, fire lanes and drives
• Buried utilities, storm drains or tunnels near the setup
• Who on campus approves the lift and closures
• Building height and the distance to each unit

Rigging plans and safety plans for schools and campuses

The main planning point on a campus is people. Even on a break there are custodians, summer programs and staff in the buildings, so the swing area is fenced, entrances under the pick path are closed, and loads never travel over occupied space. When school is in session, lifts are usually kept to early mornings, weekends or a fully separated work zone.

The second is what the crane sits on. School parking lots and sidewalks aren't built for concentrated outrigger loads, and older campuses can have basements, vaults or utility runs under the pavement. We write rigging plans that place the crane and size the mats, and safety plans built around the exclusion zone, the closures and the sign-off from campus facilities.

Book a crane

Call dispatch or send a lift request. Tell us the load, the location and the date.