In House Design

SCAFFOLD DESIGN AND INSPECTION

At In House Design, we have a vast experience of scaffold design and detailing. We have worked on a large range of projects including small domestic dwellings through to multi-million pound scaffolds. We undertake commissions for the design of access, lifting, temporary support and shoring.


Our scaffold design services include;
  • Initial advice and feasibility studies
  • Tender designs
  • Scaffold design drawings
  • Scaffold design calculations
  • Design risk assessments
  • Independent design checking of 3rd party schemes
  • Independent site inspection of installed scaffold structures and reports
  • As-built surveys and record making
  • Structural frame analysis
  • Scaffold collapse investigation & Expert Witness
  • Temporary props and shores

When is a scaffold design required?


The Health & Safety Executive Scaffold checklist states - “Unless a scaffold is a basic configuration described in recognised guidance e.g. NASC Technical Guidance TG20 for tube and fitting scaffolds or manufacturers' guidance for system scaffolds, the scaffold should be designed by calculation, by a competent person, to ensure it will have adequate strength and stability”

The checklist also lists the Scaffold structures that need to be designed;

  1. Dead Shores
  2. Flying shores
  3. Raking shores
  4. Cantilevered scaffolds
  5. Truss-out Scaffolds
  6. Access Birdcages
  7. Façade retention
  8. Access scaffolds with more than the 2 working lifts allowed with TG20 'Basic Scaffolds'
  9. Buttressed free-standing scaffolds
  10. Temporary roofs and temporary buildings
  11. Support scaffolds
  12. Loading Bays founded on the ground
  13. Mobile and static towers outside base/height limitations
  14. Free standing scaffolds outside base/height Limitations
  15. Temporary ramps and elevated roadways
  16. Staircases and fire escapes
  17. Spectator Terraces and Seating Stands
  18. Bridge scaffolds
  19. Towers requiring guys or ground anchors
  20. Offshore scaffolds outside Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) handbook
  21. Pedestrian footbridges or walkways
  22. Slung and Suspended scaffolds
  23. Protection fans, Nets and Pavement Frames
  24. Marine scaffolds
  25. Boiler scaffolds
  26. Power line crossings
  27. Lifting gantries and towers
  28. Steeple scaffolds
  29. System scaffolds outside users guide parameters
  30. Sign board supports
  31. Sealing end structures
  32. Temporary Storage on Site
  33. Masts, Lighting Towers and Transmission Towers
  34. Advertising hoardings/banners
  35. Any scaffold structure subject to:
  36. Vibration
  37. High Loading
  38. Long term duration
  39. High risk areas
  40. Loading from passenger/goods hoists

About us

In House Design is a trading name of BEETENSON HOWARD LTD.


Company Reg No. 9793841

VAT Reg. 229315119

Contact
Location

The Ashes Elsing Road

Lyng

Norfolk

NR9 5RR

United Kingdom

 

T. 01603 558240  |  M. 07825 525973