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Bleacher Maintenance and Repair Checklist

GT Grandstands builds high quality stadium bleachers and grandstands. We build facilities used by hundreds of thousands of people in their lifetime. To ensure the highest level of safety and to allow our grandstands and bleachers to last, we recommend regularly repairing and maintaining them. Annually, your staff should perform a periodic inspection and tightening of bolts. We also encourage our customers to have a professional engineer or registered architect perform a biannual inspection. 

Below is a bleacher maintenance checklist you can download.

Bleacher Maintenance Checklist

Bleacher Understructure Inspection

  • Check for proper anchor/ground sill attachment
  • Check frame and cross brace location
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check all weld connections

Plank Inspection

  • Check for straightness
  • Check for splices/rivets
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check end caps

Guardrail Inspection

  • Check for proper location of the rail post
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check pipe connections and related fittings
  • Check splices and rivets
  • Check chainlink fabric for neatness at ends and corners
  • Check for adequate wire tie attachment

Aisles

  • Check for proper width and location
  • Check all stiffeners for proper location
  • Check end caps and rivets
  • Check aisle handrail for proper location
  • Check all bolt connections

Entry Stairs

  • Check for proper attachment to the bleacher
  • Check for proper location
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check rail pipe connections and related fittings

*If Your bleachers have a ramp, platform, or wheelchair seating areas, consider checking the following items.

Ramp and Platform

  • Check for proper attachment to bleachers
  • Check for proper location
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check pipe connections and related fittings
  • Check chainlink fabric for neatness at ends
  • Check for adequate wire tie attachments

Wheelchair Seating Areas

  • Check for proper location
  • Check all bolt connections
  • Check frame and brace location
  • Check companion seat brace location
  • Check pipe connections and related fittings
  • Check riser end caps and rivets


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