Scaffolding (auxiliary structures)

Activity Unit Labour Material
Assembly Dismantle Skill Quantity Product
Time standard
(hour)
First built Rebuilt
External high-duty scaffolding, 
below 20 m height, above 10 kN/m2
load-bearing capacity
m3 0.45
0.12
0.18
0.06
carpenter
labourer
0.058 m3
0.0162 m3
0.0047 m3
0.0039 m3
0.0005 m3
0.0003 m3
log (bar)
board
lumber
Access scaffolding, 
at high-duty scaffolds
m2 1.05
0.5
0.42
0.26
carpenter
labourer
0.17 m3
0.0522 m3
0.0065 m3
0.0113 m3
0.0017 m3
0.0002 m3
log (bar)
board
plank
Internal tubular scaffolding, 
single storey, below 10 m height
m2 0.73
0.18
0.48
0.12
carpenter
labourer
0.058 m3
11.25 m
0.001 m3
0.1424 m3
board
scaffold tube
Internal tubular scaffolding, 
multi-storey, above 10 m height
m2 0.81
0.22
0.52
0.15
carpenter
labourer
0.067 m3
16.2 m
0,0011 m3
0.205 m
boardx
scaffold tube
Internal scaffolding assembled 
off access scaffold pieces (scales), 
below 10 m height
m2 0.12
0.16
0.05
0.12
carpenter
labourer
0.013 m3
2.45 m
0.059 m3
0.0008 m3
0.0612 m
0.001 m3
lumber
scale (ladder)
board
External tubular scaffolding, with 
scales (ladders), 2 stands/posts, 
2 boards, below 20 m height
m2 0.27
0.06
0.16
0.04
carpenter
labourer
3.2 m3
0.0135 m3
0.0023 m3
0.04 m3
0.0002 m3
0.00023 m3
scaffolding tube
board
plank
External tubular scaffolding, with 
scales (ladders), 2 stands/posts, 
2 boards, above 20 m height
m2 0.3
0.06
0.2
0.04
carpenter
labourer
3.3 m3
0.0135 m3
0.23 m3
0.041 m3
0.002 m3
0.0001 m3
scaffolding tube
board
plank
Bracket scaffolding, single m2 2.49
0.45
0.74
0.31
carpenter
labourer
0.055 m3
0.118 m3
0.032 m3
0.0019 m3
0.002 m3
0.06 m3
log (bar)
board
plank
Assembling safety railing 10 lm 0.36
0.15
0.09
0.07
carpenter
labourer
0.036 m3
0.063 m3
0.002 m3
0.002 m3
log (bar)
plank
Safety impale (impaling/planking) m2 0.39
0.04
0.1
0.03
carpenter
labourer
0.025 m3 0.0008 m3 plank
Assembling stand/support for 
RC beam shuttering, height range 
of 6-10 m, below 20 kN/m2
load-bearing capacity
lm 2.03
0.59
0.81
0.44
carpenter
labourer
0.29 m3
0.079 m3
0.0048 m3
0.02 m3
0.0026 m3
0.0002 m3
log (bar)
board
plank
Assembling stand/support for 
RC slab/floor shuttering (plain or
slab-and-girder floor), below 
10 m height, load-bearing 
capacity range of 5-12 kN/m2
m3 0.06
0.08
0.02
0.05
carpenter
labourer
0.046 m3
0.0041 m3
0.0008 m3
0.003 m3
0.0041 m3
0.0001 m3
log (bar)
board
lumber
Preparing working storey 
(platform) of/on scaffolding, 
single (laminate/layer) boarding
m2 0.18
0.08
0.06
0.04
carpenter
labourer
0.067 m3 0.0011 m3 board
HÜNNEBECK system scaffold m3 0.066
0.29
0.06
0.284
carpenter
labourer
12 kg - HÜNNEBECK 
scaffold
x Quantity of boards for one storey
lm = linear meter