Work it out.
Calculators tailored for scaffolding: find the load class, size, check and tally up the materials. Enter your own values — the result updates live.
Step V — Directory
New to scaffolding? The guided wizard compiles the entire specification – area, load class, wind, anchors and components – based on your answers in four steps.
Step A — Find requirement
Start here: which load class must the scaffold meet, and how much may the platform carry?
Step B — Size it
Establish the geometry, bays and lifts — and how many ties the wind demands.
Facade & deck area
How many bays, lifts and m²?
Anchoring & wind load
How many ties — and how much force?
Width class W
How wide should the deck be?
Sail area from net/tarpaulin
Flat facade → sail area with wind reduction factor
Bracket & cantilever deck
How wide can an internal deck rise from the column?
Scaffolding on sloping ground
Levelling frames and spindle extension under each frame line
Anchoring grid
Number of anchors and the force on each anchor
Step C — Check
Check the stability: will the substrate hold, and how high may the mobile scaffold be built?
Mobile access tower height
How high may the tower be built?
Base-plate pressure & bearing capacity
Will the ground bear the load?
Guardrail check
Which guardrail does the deck require?
Green sign — lookup check
Does the scaffold need signage — and with what?
Inspection — interval & log
When must the scaffolding be inspected again?
Load limit check
May this stand on site?
Step D — Quantities
Count up components for ordering and quoting — frames, ledgers, diagonal braces, decks and base plates.
Step E — Finances
Combine hire, assembly and transport into one price per m² per day.
Tools that work in all subjects
Maths and templates that work in every trade — and at school. Every tool shows the formula and the working with your own numbers.
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- Volume and surface aream³ · lBox, cylinder, cone, sphere, pyramid, prism, pipe and frustum — also in litres.
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