SCAFFOLDING

AND TYPES OF
SCAFFOLDING
Reporter:
Silo, Jeter
Gabayan, Lorence
Batayo, Jayson
Pasco, John Caesar R.
 SCAFFOLDING

Defined as a temporary structure made of steel, bamboo, or timber.

Primary aim is to create a platform on which mason can work at different
heights.
Used or intended to be used for the support or protection of workers
engaged in or in connection with construction work.
For the support of materials used in connection with any such work, and
includes any scaffolding constructed and not dismantled.
Includes any plank, coupling, fastening, fitting, or device used in
connection with the construction, erection, or use of scaffolding.
 Scaffold Plank Scaffold Coupler Scaffold Fastener

Scaffold Base Putlog Toeboard

Plate
 TYPES OF SCAFFOLDING

The following types of scaffolding are commonly used in building

construction work:
1. Brick Layers Scaffolding or Single Scaffolding
2. Masons Scaffolding or Double Scaffolding
3. Steel or Tubular Scaffolding
4. Needle Scaffolding or Cantilever Scaffolding
 BRICK LAYERS SCAFFOLDING OR
SINGLE SCAFFOLDING

Series of vertical members made of bamboo or timber, Standards,

firmly fixed into the ground in a row parallel to the building wall.
The distance between two standards is 2.4m to 3m.
Standards are connected to each by a longitudinal member,
Ledgers. Ledgers are tied with standards by rope lashing at every
rise of 120cm to 150cm(4ft to 5ft).
Putlogs(transverse horizontal members), are placed at a
horizontal spacing such that one end is supported on the ledgers
and the other end is held in the holes of the wall.
If the height of the scaffolding is very high, to maintain its
stability, Braces(diagonal members) are provided.
BRICK LAYERS SCAFFOLDING OR
SINGLE SCAFFOLDING
 DOUBLE SCAFFOLDING/ MASONS
SCAFFOLDING

Commonly used in case of stone masonry. It is stronger than

brick layers scaffolding.
Two rows of standards are fixed into the ground
First row of standards is fixed close to the wall and second row
of standard is fixed at a distance of 1.5m from the first row.
Putlogs are not fixed with the wall. Putlogs are supported at both
ends on ledgers.
Completely independent from the wall surface.
Raking shores are provided to prevent the slipping of scaffolding
away from the wall sometimes.
Raking Shores Stone Masonry

Double Scaffolding or
Masons Scaffolding
 STEEL OR TUBULAR SCAFFOLDING

Steel tube of diameter of 40mm to 60mm are used.

Special types of steel couples are used for fastening.
The gap of standards in a row is generally kept within 2.5m to
3m. These standards are fixed on a square or round steel plate,
Base Plate, by means of wielding.
Ledgers are spaced at every rise of 1.8m. Length of the putlogs
are 1.2m to 1.8m.
 ADVANTAGES OF STEEL SCAFFOLDS

Advantages of Steel Scaffolds are as follows:

1. It can be erected or dismantled more rapidly
2. Durable
3. Fire resisting capacity
4. Suitable and safe to work at any height
STEEL OR TUBULAR
SCAFFOLDING
 NEEDLE OR CANTILEVERED
SCAFFOLD

Needle scaffolding or cantilever scaffolding is required in the

following cases:
When it is not possible to fix standard into the ground
When construction is done on the side of a busy street
When construction work is carried out at very high level of a
building
The platform on which the scaffold stands is called the needle, a
cantilever structure that is made of timber, projected from the holes
of the wall.
The inside end of the needle are supported by struts blocked between
the needle and the head pieces.
 NEEDLE OR CANTILEVERED
SCAFFOLD

The projected outward end of the needle is supported by an

inclined struts which rests on the window sill.
The joints between the inclined strut and the needle are
clamped by means of dogs.
NEEDLE OR CANTILEVERED
SCAFFOLD