euroscaffold®

A typical 30″ Wide EuroScaffold® deployment is ideal for most kinds of work. This photo shows seven sections and two levels of scaffolding used for a foam insulation project.

The components typically required for such a deployment include:

  • 30″ Frames (16)
  • Lightweight Perforated Steel Planks (26)
  • Platforms with Internal Fold-In Ladders and Hatch Doors (2)
  • Diagonal Fixing Brackets (2)
  • Diagonal Braces (4)
  • Guard Rails (14)
  • End Guard Rails (2)
  • Top Posts (6)
  • Top End Frames (2)
  • Wall Pin Eyebolts (4)
  • Anchor Pipes with Locking Hooks (4)
  • Clamps (4)
  • Toe Boards (14)
  • End Toe Boards (4)
  • Screw Jack Base Plates (16)

All of the steel pieces are hot dipped galvanized. The durable zinc coating becomes an integral part of the metal piece and also serves as passive cathodic protection.

EuroScaffold® is a registered trademark

A 30″ Wide EuroScaffold® used on a New Jersey job site. Note the contractor ran out of bracing pipes and used rail posts instead, demonstrating the great versatility of EuroScaffold®. In a similar way, railings or diagonal braces can be used for unforeseen situations in a completely safe & acceptable manner.

A 30″ Wide EuroScaffold® used on a New Jersey job site

A 30″ Wide EuroScaffold® used on a New Jersey job site

Industrial use of a EuroScaffold® with winterization: an entire facade work area can be covered easily with protective plastic so work can continue even in freezing temperatures or inclement weather

A EuroScaffold® platform with ladder piece

Station II

Eyebolts and scaffold ties are used to anchor the EuroScaffold® securely to a wall

Residential use of a EuroScaffold®

Residential use of a EuroScaffold®

Older scaffolding systems and other means of accessing work areas such as lifts have distinct disadvantages. EuroScaffold® will prove to be the superior alternative to these for many projects.

 

Scaffolding systems other than EuroScaffold® can prove to be unwieldy and inefficient. This example demonstrates the logistical burdens faced in a project that did not use a EuroScaffold®.

These kinds of scaffolds require more steel, three times as many wooden planks, and are much more difficult to build

Traditional scaffolds require excessive ongoing labor as a project progresses: wooden planks must often be flipped and manipulated

Shown here is a competing scaffold system. Meeting OSHA safety rules with traditional scaffolds is burdensome, requiring professionals to interpret and implement them. Erecting the scaffold can prove to be more trouble than doing the actual work.

Unlike traditional scaffolds, EuroScaffold® has built-in safety features meeting OSHA requirements, so there is no interpretation needed. No obstructive cross bracers are needed and erecting is easy; the savings on labor can allow you to buy a EuroScaffold® outright rather than renting a comparable traditional scaffold.

Other kinds of scaffolds can be wide enough to take up an entire sidewalk, requiring an additional bridge structure to create a walkway for pedestrians. These can cost tens of thousands of dollars!  A EuroScaffold® with 30″ frames can take up only 38″ total of walkway width, eliminating the need for an additional bridge. Safety nets and reinforced tarps compatible with the scaffold grid are also available with your EuroScaffold® purchase. Advertisements the size of a building can also be printed on these.

Some projects will make the assumption that lifts are a versatile solution that may even be enough on their own to provide any needed access – but this hasty assumption can end up costing way more in the long run and will bottleneck the workflow.

The cost of renting all of these lifts could buy three sets of EuroScaffold®!

Using only lifts, it is very difficult to inspect each phase of wall construction. In practice only the finished product may be inspected thoroughly; longevity may suffer. With EuroScaffold®, there can be simultaneous access to the entire work area for the entire duration of the project.

Relying on lifts sharply limits the number of personnel in action at any given time and makes winterization protection of a work area impossible. With EuroScaffold®, progress can be much faster as multiple trades can work at the same time, even when weather conditions are not ideal.

Moving and maintaining lifts can take up a huge fraction of your skilled workers’ time. Fuel costs will add up and create another dependency that can interrupt work. Rental fees will continue to be due even when inevitable delays slow down the project. Don’t throw away money on renting a fleet of lifts when you can instead get a EuroScaffold® that will serve you project after project.

 

You can store, transport, and park on a jobsite a trailer with a EuroScaffold® secured safely. A 5.5 ton payload trailer modified by the manufacturer to EuroScaffold® requirements. Secure ties are built-in and a tarp is provided. Brakes on both axles. No unloading and loading onto a truck needed.

Our trailer of 5.5 ton capacity can carry enough equipment to cover 2,400 square feet of wall area. This scaffold can be erected by two men in half a work day (for uncomplicated buildings). The typical rate for this type of scaffold is 1,000 to 2,600 square feet of wall area per person per day of work.

Advantages of EuroScaffold®

  1. Foolproof OSHA compliance, automatic built-in safety features; no interpretations
  2. Compared to traditional scaffolds: cheaper to buy, cheaper to erect, cheaper to dismantle, cheaper to store and move
  3. Cheaper than high reach lifts
  4. Access to entire facade – work can proceed simultaneously; inspections and testing of work done increases durability
  5. No cross braces in work area
  6. All elements hot dipped galvanized; no rust. Planks perforated lightweight steel; not slippery nor subject to rot
  7. Attractive and sleek aesthetic appearance. Modern industrial look fits upscale urban areas
  8. Can be easily covered with winterizing tarps or perforated high format advertising mesh
  9. Highly versatile – you can use standard pieces for custom applications like cantilever platforms, scaffold braces, etc.
  10. No costly bridge over sidewalks needed thanks to narrow frames and built-in ladders. Bridging beams available to bridge over entrances
  11. Deliveries to California and west coast via shipping through Panama Canal
  12. Easy and fast erection of scaffold: 1,000 to 2,600 sq. ft. worth of wall area per person per work day

Check out another interesting project that uses EuroScaffold® to meet its work area access needs: NonWoodHouse.com