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Layher Blitz compared with other scaffold systems

Layher Blitz (Layher, frame scaffold (facade scaffold)) beside 14 other systems on ScaFix’s example house: the 12 nearest its 308 parts, plus its head-to-head partners.

· How the numbers are computed ·

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.

How does Layher Blitz compare with other scaffold systems?

On ScaFix’s 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house, Layher Blitz takes 308 parts at 0.73 m deep. Of the 14 systems listed here, 4 need fewer parts and 10 as many or more; the closest are Tobler MATO 1 with 306 and MJ UNI-CONNECT with 312. Counts use ScaFix’s catalogue sizes: they compare setups, not quality.

Layher Blitz and 14 other systems

Closest count first, 292 to 565 parts; each difference is against Layher Blitz’s 308.
SystemParts in allAgainst Layher Blitz
Layher Blitz308–
Tobler MATO 1306-2 (-1%)
MJ UNI-CONNECT312+4 (+1%)
Plettac SL 70/100316+8 (+3%)
Solideq RAMSCAFF316+8 (+3%)
ALFIX 70318+10 (+3%)
Metaltech Saferstack318+10 (+3%)
Metaltech Saferstack Ladder Arch318+10 (+3%)
Scafom-Rux SUPER 65320+12 (+4%)
ЛРСП-40 (LRSP-40)296-12 (-4%)
Baumann ProfiTech S 73 plus292-16 (-5%)
MJ UNI 70/100292-16 (-5%)
MOSTOSTAL Plus324+16 (+5%)
Layher Allround515+207 (+67%)
ALFIX Modul565+257 (+83%)

Layher Blitz in Layher’s own document

DIBt Z-8.1-16.2 (02.01.2025): standard facade build 0.73 m wide with bays up to 3.07 m (4.14 m in a bridging bay) (p. 3); guardrails 0.73–3.07 m (p. 4). ScaFix’s catalogue plans Layher Blitz with bays of 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m and depths of 1.09 m, 0.73 m.

Head-to-head pages with Layher Blitz

  • ALFIX 70: 318 parts against 308 for Layher Blitz. The largest gap is in wall ties and fittings: 86 with ALFIX 70, 56 with Layher Blitz.
  • ALFIX Modul: 565 parts against 308 for Layher Blitz. The largest gap is in ledgers and beams: 156 with ALFIX Modul, 0 with Layher Blitz.
  • Layher Allround: 515 parts against 308 for Layher Blitz. The largest gap is in ledgers and beams: 120 with Layher Allround, 0 with Layher Blitz.
  • Plettac SL 70/100: 316 parts against 308 for Layher Blitz. The largest gap is in wall ties and fittings: 88 with Plettac SL 70/100, 56 with Layher Blitz.

Questions and answers

Which scaffold system comes closest to Layher Blitz in parts?

On ScaFix’s example house, Tobler MATO 1 with 306 parts and MJ UNI-CONNECT with 312, against 308 for Layher Blitz. The table lists 14 systems, from 292 to 565 parts.

Does ScaFix plan Layher Blitz with every size Layher makes?

Not necessarily. ScaFix plans Layher Blitz with bays of 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m and depths of 1.09 m, 0.73 m; DIBt Z-8.1-16.2 (02.01.2025) lists standard facade build 0.73 m wide with bays up to 3.07 m (4.14 m in a bridging bay) (p. 3); guardrails 0.73–3.07 m (p. 4).

Sources

Tie rule for Layher Blitz: Layher AS SpeedyScaf Monteringsveiledning March 2024 REV2 p. 27 §8 + p. 28 fig. 57b. The approval document for DIBt Z-8.1-16.2, as the DIBt publishes it. ScaFix is a planning tool, not a structural approval.

  1. dibt.de/pdf_storage/2025/Z-8.1-16.2(1.8.1-49!24).pdf

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