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Alfix vs Layher

Short answer: neither is better in general. Both makers offer a frame scaffold and a modular scaffold with DIBt approvals, so the choice usually follows the parts your yard already stocks. In ScaFix's numbers, ALFIX Facade needs 318 parts and Layher Blitz 271 on the same example house; ALFIX Modul needs 565 and Layher Allround 481.

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Layher Allround scaffolding around a house of 11.4 × 5.3 m with a gabled roof (eaves 4.5 m, ridge 6 m), drawn by the ScaFix 3D model
Layher Allround around the example house, as ScaFix draws it in 3D.

What is the difference between Alfix and Layher?

As frame scaffolds, ALFIX Facade has bay lengths of 3 m, 2.5 m and 2 m, while Layher Blitz has 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m and 1.57 m. On the 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house, ScaFix calculates 318 parts with ALFIX Facade and 271 with Layher Blitz. As modular scaffolds, ALFIX Modul gives 565 parts and Layher Allround 481. The difference comes from the bay lengths and how the parts are built.

Frame scaffold: ALFIX Facade vs Layher Blitz

Catalogue figures from ScaFix and the 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house calculated by the engine.

Frame scaffold: ALFIX Facade vs Layher Blitz
ALFIX FacadeLayher Blitz
TypeFrame scaffoldFrame scaffold
Bay lengths in ScaFix3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m
Depths0.73 m0.73 m, 1.09 m
DIBt approvalDIBt Z-8.1-862 ALFIX 70 (16.12.2020)DIBt Z-8.1-16.2
Decks at2.5 m, 4.5 m2.71 m, 4.71 m
AccessLaddersLadders
Parts in all, example house318271

Modular scaffold: ALFIX Modul vs Layher Allround

Catalogue figures from ScaFix and the 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house calculated by the engine.

Modular scaffold: ALFIX Modul vs Layher Allround
ALFIX ModulLayher Allround
TypeModular scaffoldModular scaffold
Bay lengths in ScaFix3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m3.07 m, 2.57 m
Depths0.73 m, 1.09 m, 1.4 m0.73 m, 1.09 m, 1.4 m
DIBt approvalDIBt Z-8.22-906 ALFIX Modul (15.10.2021)DIBt Z-8.22-64 (23.04.2018, valid until 02.05.2027)
Decks at2.5 m, 4.5 m2.5 m, 4.5 m
AccessLaddersLadders
Parts in all, example house565481

Parts per part type on the example house

The same house, four systems. Parts per part type:

Parts per part type on the example house
Part typeALFIX FacadeLayher BlitzALFIX ModulLayher Allround
Frames and standards606012096
Decks32253325
Guardrails48369672
Toeboards32243224
Diagonals121688
Ends820816
Wall ties and fittings86567256
Base jacks and legs40344064
Ledgers and beams––156120
Parts in all318271565481
Layher Blitz scaffolding around a house of 11.4 × 5.3 m with a gabled roof (eaves 4.5 m, ridge 6 m), drawn by the ScaFix 3D model
Layher Blitz around the example house, as ScaFix draws it in 3D.
Close-up of the corner where the long wall and the gable wall meet, with Layher Allround standards, decks, guardrails and toe boards in the ScaFix 3D model
The corner: the bays of the two walls meet, with deck, guardrail and toe board on each lift.

What to check before you choose

  • Which system your hire company or yard stocks, and in which bay lengths.
  • The approval and the assembly instructions for the system you use.
  • Do not mix parts from different systems unless the manufacturers allow it.
  • The tie rule: ScaFix follows each system's own rule for wall ties.

Questions and answers

Which scaffold needs fewer parts, Alfix or Layher?

On the 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house, ScaFix calculates 318 parts with ALFIX Facade and 271 with Layher Blitz; as modular scaffolds 565 with ALFIX Modul and 481 with Layher Allround. Your own building can give another ratio.

Can I mix Alfix and Layher?

Only where the manufacturers' approvals allow it. ScaFix calculates each system on its own, with the system's own parts.

What is the difference between a frame scaffold and a modular scaffold?

Frame scaffolds such as ALFIX Facade and Layher Blitz are built from prefabricated frames with fixed bay lengths. Modular scaffolds such as ALFIX Modul and Layher Allround are built from standards with rosettes and loose ledgers, and adapt more easily to corners, heights and stepped facades.

Which approvals do Alfix and Layher have?

The tie rules in ScaFix cite DIBt Z-8.1-862 ALFIX 70 (16.12.2020) for ALFIX Facade, DIBt Z-8.1-16.2 for Layher Blitz, DIBt Z-8.22-906 ALFIX Modul (15.10.2021) for ALFIX Modul and DIBt Z-8.22-64 (23.04.2018, valid until 02.05.2027) for Layher Allround.

Does ScaFix have both Alfix and Layher?

Yes. ScaFix has ALFIX Facade and ALFIX Modul, Layher Blitz and Layher Allround, with the bay lengths and depths shown in the tables.

Source of the tie rule

The approvals are the documents ScaFix's tie rule for each system cites.

  • ALFIX Facade: DIBt Z-8.1-862 ALFIX 70 (16.12.2020)
  • Layher Blitz: DIBt Z-8.1-16.2
  • ALFIX Modul: DIBt Z-8.22-906 ALFIX Modul (15.10.2021)
  • Layher Allround: DIBt Z-8.22-64 (23.04.2018, valid until 02.05.2027)