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
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?
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.
- Percent%Percentage of, how many per cent, percentage change, discount and VAT.
- Scale and ratios1 : 50From drawing to reality, area and volume to scale, the rule of three and dividing in a ratio.
- Unit convertermm ↔ mFrom mm to km, Pa to bar and kB to GB — with the unit staircase.
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- Material consumption including wastem² + %Boards, paint, battens at c/c spacing and packs — for a composite surface or a whole room, with waste.