narrow scaffolding options

[nereo]

I have to replace some siding along the backside of my apartment, but due to the quirky space normal scaffolding simply won't work, because...
a) there's a 4' chainlink fence that's 6" from by building
b) my neighbor built his shed 3' from the side of the building.

this presents two problems.  Normal scaffolding (4') is too wide to fit in the given space and the chain-link fence means I can't push most normal scaffolding against my building.

To do the work I need my working platform to be ~8' off the ground.  Not terribly high but too much for a step ladder or stilts.

Right now I"m leaning towards just building my own scaffolding out of 10' 2x4s; two 30" 'ladder' sections connected with cross-bracing and a walking surface made out of 3/4" stock on top of some bracing. 
Other options out there? 

Alternatives?
I'll include photos done in SketchUp which all to size.  I've made the section I need to replace in pink (though I'll probably just redo all the siding given the size of the job.

[lthenderson]

Buy a couple of two rung ladder jacks for your ladder sections and a plank to put between them.

https://www.amazon.com/Qualcraft-2420-Aluminum-Two-Rung-Ladder/dp/B0002YP3AG/

[nereo]

Buy a couple of two rung ladder jacks for your ladder sections and a plank to put between them.

https://www.amazon.com/Qualcraft-2420-Aluminum-Two-Rung-Ladder/dp/B0002YP3AG/

Excellent - exactly the sort of 'solution' i was looking for here.
Now to see if I can find a place that rents ladder jacks, as I don't really want to fork out $130 for something I'll use once.

[HipGnosis]

Excellent - exactly the sort of 'solution' i was looking for here.
Now to see if I can find a place that rents ladder jacks, as I don't really want to fork out $130 for something I'll use once.

See if there are any on craigslist (use searchtempest.com to search), offerup or Ebay.  Or see what you can sell slightly used ones for.

[lthenderson]

Buy a couple of two rung ladder jacks for your ladder sections and a plank to put between them.

https://www.amazon.com/Qualcraft-2420-Aluminum-Two-Rung-Ladder/dp/B0002YP3AG/

Excellent - exactly the sort of 'solution' i was looking for here.
Now to see if I can find a place that rents ladder jacks, as I don't really want to fork out $130 for something I'll use once.

If you can't find a place to rent them, consider buying and then selling them. If you pay $260 for them new and then sell them for less, sometimes that difference is less than the cost of renting them in the first place.  I've done that in the past with a few things.

[nereo]

Buy a couple of two rung ladder jacks for your ladder sections and a plank to put between them.

https://www.amazon.com/Qualcraft-2420-Aluminum-Two-Rung-Ladder/dp/B0002YP3AG/

Excellent - exactly the sort of 'solution' i was looking for here.
Now to see if I can find a place that rents ladder jacks, as I don't really want to fork out $130 for something I'll use once.

If you can't find a place to rent them, consider buying and then selling them. If you pay $260 for them new and then sell them for less, sometimes that difference is less than the cost of renting them in the first place.  I've done that in the past with a few things.

Both good suggestions.  There's two places that do rentals for construction companies - i'll check there first.  If not it's buy-and-sell. Sadly I found no used ones in my area as of right now (course now is the time when everyone's doing these sorts of projects).
All told $150ish isn't an enormous amount to spend for a safe & efficient working platform.  Just did a double-take when I saw the price on what appears to be some heavy-duty aluminium pieces wielded together.  Costs about as much as the actual ladder... shrug.

[lthenderson]

Both good suggestions.  There's two places that do rentals for construction companies - i'll check there first.  If not it's buy-and-sell. Sadly I found no used ones in my area as of right now (course now is the time when everyone's doing these sorts of projects).
All told $150ish isn't an enormous amount to spend for a safe & efficient working platform.  Just did a double-take when I saw the price on what appears to be some heavy-duty aluminium pieces wielded together.  Costs about as much as the actual ladder... shrug.

Look around online. I just linked to the first one I saw for show and tell purposes but there were others priced around $50.