Guides

Scaffold Tower Guides

  • Height
  • Size
  • Safety
GUTTER LINE WORKING HEIGHT

Every tower page publishes its real working height, not a rounded model name.

Guides

Everything here is written to answer a question properly rather than to sell you a tower. If a guide tells you a tower is the wrong tool for your job, that is the guide doing its job.

Choosing

questions that decide it

vs platform height, and how to work out what you need

sizes and what fits through a doorway

Safety

stabilisers, wind, loading and inspection

Regulations 2005, EN 1004-1 and who is responsible for what

  • PASMA guide — what PASMA is, who needs it, how to get trained

Hiring

documentation

Answering a specific question

Shorter pieces on the questions people ask us most often on the phone.

— the height, and the width question people forget

— the build sequence and who is allowed to do it

— the daily pre-use check, and what a formal inspection is

— the two thresholds, and why gusts matter more than averages

— the ground is what fails, not the aluminium

— an honest comparison, including when a tower is the wrong answer

— judging the period, and what happens if the job runs over

All of these live in the advice blog.

Still not sure?

Call +44 7366 166 658 and describe the job.

Start where your question is

Four guides, each answering a different stage of the same decision.

01

How high do I need?

Working out working height from what you are actually reaching, with the common London house types worked through.

Height guide
02

Which platform fits my access?

Doorways, hallways and side returns, and the 762mm measurement that settles most hires before anything else does.

Size guide
03

Which tower, all in?

The whole decision in one page — height, width, deck and build method, in the order that avoids dead ends.

How to choose
04

How do I use it safely?

The build sequence, the inspection duties and the three things never to do with a tower.

Safety guide

One guide beats all of ours

Worth saying plainly on a page full of our own writing.

Scaffold tower supplied with its manufacturer assembly guide
Before you build

The manufacturer guide that comes with your tower

It is specific to the model you have — component counts and brace positions differ between systems. Our guides cover the principles and the choices; they do not replace the document in the box, and they are not meant to.

Frequently asked questions

Which guide should I read first?

If you know the height you need, read the size guide and pick the platform. If you do not, start with the height guide — it works back from what you are reaching. How to choose a scaffold tower covers the whole decision in one page if you would rather read it once.

Which guide do I need before I build a tower?

The manufacturer's assembly guide supplied with your tower, every time — it is specific to the model you have. Our safety guide and PASMA guide cover the principles and the training question, but they do not replace the guide that comes with the tower.

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