Applications

Issue A
Date 23/01/97 Page 45

BOSS Methods of Tying in High Towers - Reveal & Through Tie

Scaffold Tube & Coupler Fittings

Through Tie

Timber Timber
Packing Packing

Aluminium Tower

Plan View

Scaffold Tube & Coupler

Fittings
Reveal Tie

Timber
Timber Packing
Packing
Aluminium Tower

Plan View

Guidance Notes
1. A maximum of 50% of ties should be reveal ties, unless specifically designed.
2. Because reveal ties depend on the timber packing for their anchorage, they should be checked frequently for
tightness.
3. * Enure use of correct coupler fitting between scaffold tube (Æ48.3) and aluminium tower tube (Æ50.8)

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Issue A
Date 23/01/97 Page 46

BOSS Methods of Tying in High Towers - Box Tie

Scaffold Tube & Coupler

Fittings

Aluminium Tower

Plan View

Scaffold Tube & Coupler

Fittings

Aluminium Tower

Plan View

Guidance Notes
1. * Ensure use of correct Coupler Fitting between Scaffold Tube (Æ48.3) and Aluminium Tower tube (Æ50.8)

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Issue A
Date 23/01/97 Page 47

BOSS Methods of Tying in High Towers - Lip Tie

Aluminium
Tower

Plan View

Scaffold Tube &

Coupler Fittings

Side View

Guidance Notes
1. Used where the only available anchorage is a roof parapet or wall.
2. Ensure anchorage is structurally sound and loose masonery is secured or removed.
3. Ties should normally be placed at a maximum of every 4m vertically, but where this is not possible and a lip tie is
used, the tower base should be extended as far as possible with stabilisers, or additional frames.
4. The maximum height for use of lip ties should be 12m above ground level, or 12m above last solid tie.
5. * Ensure use of correct coupler fitting between Scaffold Tube (Æ48.3) and Aluminium Tower tube (Æ50.8).
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Issue A
Date 23/01/97 Page 48

BOSS Methods of Tying in High Towers - Ring Bolt & Anchor Tie
Scaffold tube fitted through ring bolt

Plan View

Section

Ring bolt
Ring bolt Ring & Anchor detail

Aluminium Tower Scaffold tube &

Coupler Fittings

Plan View

Guidance Notes
1. Check Coupler fittings mounted both sides of ring bolt.
2. * Ensure use of correct coupler fitting between Scaffold Tube (Æ48.3) and Aluminium Tower tube (Æ50.8).

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