Scaffold Towers or Traditional Scaffolding?
Posted on January 30, 2010 by Samuel Cheeseman ----- Advertisement
If you need to complete roofing, building, renovation or maintenance work at height then you may need to decide whether you should be working from traditional scaffolding installations or from free-standing ladders and scaffold towers. Both options have their strengths and weaknesses and the best choice for you will depend heavily on the kind of work you will be carrying out along with the environment you are working in. As a general rule scaffold stair towers are better suited for use on small building projects and also DIY work to be completed by homeowners. Full scaffolding installations are often reserved for larger projects that will require the expenditure of more time and money to complete.
The main advantages to using either aluminium or steel scaffold towers are their versatility, along with their ease of use and transportation when compared to static scaffold installations. A scaffold tower can provide many of the same benefits as regular scaffolding such as a safe platform to work from, space to store materials and easy access to the upper floors of a building. In addition they can be moved between locations easily, and this is what often sets them apart from static scaffolding. An aluminium scaffold tower can be moved especially easily because of its lightweight design. The other great advantage of using these 
towers is the relatively low costs. Good quality structures such as the many Boss scaffold towers on the market can be purchased for a very reasonably sum. This value for money becomes even more apparent when comparing the costs of even a small scaffolding installation with the purchase of used small scaffold towers. Even when they are purchased from new, towers can be cheaper than hiring scaffolding from a professional contractor. In general, DIY scaffold towers offer great value and can be purchased from a whole range of suppliers such as Quickfit scaffold towers, along with many others.
Traditional scaffolding is most useful in large construction projects, especially where great heights are involved. There are obviously height restrictions which need to be taken into consideration even when using industrial scaffold towers which are designed for professional use. On larger construction sites work may need to be completed on may different areas of a building at one time. This may be necessary for months or even years. In these situations a fixed scaffolding installation will very often be the most practical and economical choice.
When thinking about the hire or purchase of scaffolding or scaffold towers UK, US and Canadian suppliers will all be able to offer you almost any option. There are a huge range of companies who deal in scaffolding so whether you live in Scotland, Ireland or anywhere in the UK, US or worldwide you will be able to find a supplier in you local area.