Non-slip, 4cm diameter rungs are featured for your peace of mind when climbing inside the structure. As well as our range of standard-sized access towers, we can also create bespoke, custom-size scaffold towers to any specification. We can work closely with our clients during the design process to ensure that they get a product that suits their needs, and their budget! One other downside may be that it only has one height (3m), but this works out well if you don’t do any really high-up DIY projects. When you buy any of our Lewis DIY scaffold towers, you will find some additional parts that come with it as per below:

The basic classic tower comes with the frame, base rails for stability, horizontal braces, base plates and single handrails. It also comes with platform boards. When assembling the BPS 5m tower, especially for the first time, you are on your own as reviewers have reported that you receive a set of diagrams but no instructions. Several individuals found that looking at photos of the tower helped them with the task. In addition, people have also reported that this scaffold tower is a little unsteady when fully assembled, especially if it’s not on a completely flat surface, for example, outside the house. Reviewers have come up with solutions that include attaching wires to the tower and then to bolts in the walls of their home or using guy ropes and pegs on the lawn. This Best Scaffold Tower review has presented you with an alternative to precariously balancing on a ladder to do DIY tasks that are above your head. You no longer have to use your paint pole at full extension while balanced on a kitchen chair when painting around the skylight in your home. Scaffold towers provide a stable platform to safely carry out some of the highest projects on your list.This is an adjustable tower scaffold, and you can set the height of the trapdoor platform in 30cm increments. The platform itself is non-slip coated marine plywood, and can be adjusted very easily without tools, just like the rest of the product. If the weather is windy or even if there is a mere possibility for a strong wind to blow, do not use it. There are a lot of examples of scaffold platform accidents caused by wind.

Stability equals safety and is not something to take for granted. Also, not to be taken at face value, is that these products come safe to use. In fact, with some DIY tower scaffolds, a lot of the most invaluable safety components are sold separately such as stabilisers, and even full safety kits. I would always recommend that you tie in to the building that you’re working on anyway, just to be sure, especially if you’re going to be working on a 6-7-metre-tall rig, as they can still wobble at the top, even with stabilisers in place. Material Overall , Scaffold Towers are much more versatile compared to ladders, offering you a larger area to work on and less repositioning required.

What are your DIY tower specs?

We start with what turns out to be the most confusing feature. There are usually three, but at least two, heights associated with a scaffold tower and you need to know them all. If you’re looking at a listing for a 5m scaffold tower, what do you think the 5m high refers to? A big advantage of a scaffold tower is that it provides a large stable platform to work on. It can easily accommodate workers and their tools and leaves both hands free. A ladder might need to be repositioned many times to cover the same working area. Marine grade plywood platforms employed, sealed and tested for up to 72 hours under boiling water. Non-slip surface for sure-footing. Inclusive free next day delivery on top of an unbeatable price - beware of "hidden" delivery charges or slow 2,3,4 or even 5 day delivery times! Platforms are out of different types of materials, and their integrity can differ. They have limits. So, make sure you don’t exceed the limit.

You really have to read the small print about the height of the scaffold tower. The height of the tower (a) will give you the height up to the top of the top guardrail. The maximum position of the platform (b) gives you the highest safe point that the platform should be at and that’s where you stand. And the reach point (c) gives you the highest point that a person 2m tall (that’s the average height they use) can reach up to and work at. Fully welded frame structure, normally only ever seen on more expensive industrial towers, for supreme strength and therefore safety and durability Assembly is pretty straightforward, even though the instructions could be a lot better. Still, with the help of mate, it didn’t take me long to get it set up. Storage and transport of your tower is super easy due to its compact design and aluminium (therefore lightweight) components

The BPS Access Solutions 5m DIY Aluminium Scaffold Tower lets you easily and safely reach the windows of a two-storey house. This tower is made of superior grade aluminium, making it both lightweight and strong. Unlike steel towers, the smooth anodised finish on this one will not rust. Supplied with soft ground anchoring spikes – again our own design (UK Patent applied for – no. 2532236) – ensures maximum grip, and therefore safety, when using on grass etc.

PRIME quality steel (not scrap steel as in most low-cost towers) for highest quality DIY scaffold towers.Lightweight aluminium allows easy construction, dismantling and transport. It also provides safety and stability for added reassurance. Cantilever Adjustable Legs (sold in a pair) are also available to help assemble your tower on a Sloping or flat roof to access the roofline above extensions and porches. If you’re going to be using your scaffold tower primarily to paint your home then load capacity won’t be a big issue. But if you’re planning to take large power tools up to the platform with you, then you need to be aware of how much weight the tower can safely support. All the towers in this review can take a load of 150kg or 200kg – but that includes you as well. This seems to be standard for DIY scaffold towers but, once again, don’t take it for granted; read the fine print. And this is not a time to be in denial about how much you weigh. Safety