Frame Scaffold Material Takeoff
Frames, cross braces, planks, and base plates for a frame-scaffold run off the bay layout and lifts: bays = ceil(run / bay length); frames = (bays+1) x lifts; braces = 2 x bays x lifts; base plates = (bays+1) x 2. A 40 ft run on 7 ft bays, three lifts high, is 6 bays - 21 frames, 36 braces, 24 planks, and 14 base plates. Guardrails, ties, screw jacks, and access are taken off separately; a competent person designs the erection.
Formula and source
bays = ceil(run_length_ft / bay_length_ft); frames = (bays + 1) x lifts; braces = 2 x bays x lifts; planks = bays x planks_per_bay; base_plates = (bays + 1) x 2.
Frame-scaffold takeoff geometry by name (bays from the run, frames/braces from the bays and lifts); first-principles count arithmetic.
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