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ALFIX UNIFIX 70 scaffold: bay lengths, depths and parts list
ALFIX UNIFIX 70 has bay lengths of 1.5–3 m and a depth of 0.74 m in ScaFix. Enter your walls, and ScaFix draws the ALFIX UNIFIX 70 scaffold in 3D and works out its parts list. Below is our example house with ALFIX UNIFIX 70. Any other size: Scaffold calculator.
By Ole Emil Frikstad Urstad · How the numbers are computed ·
How many parts does ALFIX UNIFIX 70 need for a house?
ScaFix plans ALFIX UNIFIX 70 with the bay lengths 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m and 1.5 m and scaffold depth 0.74 m. On ScaFix’s 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house, scaffolded all round, ALFIX UNIFIX 70 needs 288 parts; Jamax needs 268 on the same house.
ALFIX UNIFIX 70 in ScaFix
- Manufacturer · System type
- ALFIX · Frame scaffold (facade scaffold)
- Variants in the system picker
- ALFIX UNIFIX 70
- Bay lengths · Depths
- 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m · 0.74 m
- Source of bay lengths and depths
- Depth: DIBt Z-8.1-847 (read 23 October 2026); ScaFix has no page reference for the bay lengths yet.
- Source of the tie rule
- DIBt Z-8.1-847 UNIFIX 70 (extended bis 06.04.2027) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 278–279)
- How ScaFix plans ALFIX UNIFIX 70
- 2 m lifts; ties every 4 m vertically, every 6 m (2 × 3 m) / 5 m (2 × 2.5 m) / 4 m (2 × 2 m) along the wall; diagonals at least one per 5 bays in every lift
Wall-tie spacing along the wall for ALFIX UNIFIX 70
ScaFix ties ALFIX UNIFIX 70 every 4 m in height. Along the wall a tie sits on a standard, so the spacing is always a whole number of bays: for a wall built from one bay length, the table shows how many bays lie between two tied standards and the spacing that gives. Rule: DIBt Z-8.1-847 UNIFIX 70 (extended bis 06.04.2027) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 278–279). ScaFix is a planning tool, not a structural approval.
| Bay length | Bays between ties | Tie spacing along the wall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 m | 2 | 6 m |
| 2.5 m | 2 | 5 m |
| 2 m | 2 | 4 m |
| 1.5 m | 2 | 3 m |
Good to know
A separate approved product of ALFIX, built from parts compatible with plettac SL; it is not a plettac system. The approval Z-8.1-847 runs to 6 April 2027.
Sources for ALFIX UNIFIX 70
Tie rule for ALFIX UNIFIX 70: DIBt Z-8.1-847 UNIFIX 70 (extended bis 06.04.2027) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 278–279). DIBt Z-8.1-847 can be looked up by its number in the DIBt approval database. ScaFix is a planning tool, not a structural approval.
Close-ups from the 3D model
The example house with ALFIX UNIFIX 70
| Wall | Length | Height | Bays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall 1 + 3 | 11.4 m | 4.5 m | 1 × 1.5 m + 3 × 3 m + 1 × 2.5 m |
| Wall 2 + 4 (gable) | 5.3 m | 6 m | 1 × 1.5 m + 1 × 3 m + 1 × 2.5 m |
The parts list for the example house with ALFIX UNIFIX 70
| Part | Length | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Frames and standards | ||
| Frames | 2 m | 40 |
| Frames | 1 m | 4 |
| Top-lift guardrail posts | 16 | |
| Decks | ||
| Decks without ladder | 3 m | 14 |
| Decks without ladder | 2.5 m | 8 |
| Decks without ladder | 1.5 m | 8 |
| Decks with ladder | 3 m | 2 |
| Guardrails | ||
| Front guardrails | 3 m | 24 |
| Front guardrails | 2.5 m | 12 |
| Front guardrails | 1.5 m | 12 |
| Toeboards | ||
| Toeboards | 3 m | 16 |
| Toeboards | 2.5 m | 8 |
| Toeboards | 1.5 m | 8 |
| Diagonals | ||
| Diagonals | 1.5 m | 8 |
| Ends | ||
| End guardrails | 8 | |
| Wall ties and fittings | ||
| Wall ties | 30 | |
| Wall-anchor fittings | 30 | |
| Base jacks and legs | ||
| Base jacks / legs | 40 | |
ALFIX UNIFIX 70 · Scaffold depth: 0.74 m · Decks at: 2.5 m, 4.5 m · Decks with ladders · Parts in all: 288
ALFIX UNIFIX 70 compared with similar systems on the same house
| System | Bays on the long wall | Depth | Parts in all | Against ALFIX UNIFIX 70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFIX UNIFIX 70 | 1 × 1.5 m + 3 × 3 m + 1 × 2.5 m | 0.74 m | 288 | this page |
| Jamax | 4 × 3 m | 0.68 m | 268 | -20 (-7%) |
| Layher Blitz | 4 × 3.07 m | 0.73 m | 308 | +20 (+7%) |
| Plettac SL 70/100 | 1 × 1.5 m + 3 × 3 m + 1 × 2.5 m | 0.73 m | 316 | +28 (+10%) |
ALFIX UNIFIX 70: parts by wall size
Scaffold depth 0.74 m, access: decks with ladders. Each wall is a whole number of 3 m bays, so the scaffold covers it exactly.
| Wall (length × height) | Bays | Decked lifts | Frames and standards | Decks | Base jacks and legs | Wall ties and fittings | Parts in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 × 4 m | 2 × 3 m | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 12 × 6 m | 4 × 3 m | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 77 |
| 18 × 8 m | 6 × 3 m | 3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 138 |
| 24 × 10 m | 8 × 3 m | 4 | 45 | 32 | 18 | 44 | 227 |
| 30 × 12 m | 10 × 3 m | 5 | 66 | 50 | 22 | 52 | 320 |
Questions about ALFIX UNIFIX 70
How many parts does ALFIX UNIFIX 70 need for a 12 m × 6 m wall?
A 12 m long, 6 m high wall with ALFIX UNIFIX 70 (4 × 3 m) needs 77 parts according to ScaFix: 15 frames and standards, 8 decks, 10 base jacks and legs and 18 wall ties and fittings, with decks on 2 lifts. A 30 m wall 12 m high needs 320.
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