Ensure any independents scaffolding is designed to carry the load from stored materials and equipment.

Scaffolding boards come in three thicknesses 38mm, 50mm or 63mm.

Scaffolding costs can wrack up very quickly due to the fact that scaffolding is a unique and specialized skill, because of this many companies may quote you exorbitant scaffolding costs due to the specialized nature of scaffolding.

A mobile scaffold is a type of freestanding independent scaffold. It is mounted on castors or wheels that swivel and allow the scaffold to be easily moved from location to location.

Bamboo scaffolding is mainly used in Asia and most commonly seen in Hong Kong, China, and India.

Scaffolding bars can be used horizontally, vertically and diagonally using a variety of clamps including swivel clams, right angle clams and straight connectors.

Handy hint: Leave a section of scaffolding platform open to enable the lowering of boards and other scaffolding components between levels.

It’s a good idea to store scaffolding components as close as possible to the work area; this will reduce distances over which loads have to be manually moved.

Scaffolding costs could rocket if you are hiring scaffolding and your project becomes delayed.

Take care, working with aluminium mobile scaffolding towers can be dangerous.