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MJ UNI TOP 65 scaffold: bay lengths, depths and parts list
MJ UNI TOP 65 has bay lengths of 1.5–3 m and a depth of 0.65 m in ScaFix. Enter your walls, and ScaFix draws the MJ UNI TOP 65 scaffold in 3D and works out its parts list. Below is our example house with MJ UNI TOP 65. Any other size: Scaffold calculator.
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How many parts does MJ UNI TOP 65 need for a house?
ScaFix plans MJ UNI TOP 65 with the bay lengths 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m and 1.5 m and scaffold depth 0.65 m. On ScaFix’s 11.4 m × 5.3 m example house, scaffolded all round, MJ UNI TOP 65 needs 288 parts; Jamax needs 268 on the same house.
MJ UNI TOP 65 in ScaFix
- Manufacturer · System type
- MJ-Gerüst · Frame scaffold (facade scaffold)
- Variants in the system picker
- MJ UNI TOP 65
- Bay lengths · Depths
- 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m · 0.65 m
- Source of bay lengths and depths
- Depth: DIBt Z-8.1-902 (read 23 October 2026); ScaFix has no page reference for the bay lengths yet.
- Source of the tie rule
- DIBt Z-8.1-902 MJ UNI TOP 65 (18.08.2026 – 18.08.2031) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 198)
- How ScaFix plans MJ UNI TOP 65
- 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 MJ UNI TOP 65
ScaFix ties MJ UNI TOP 65 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-8.1-902 MJ UNI TOP 65 (18.08.2026 – 18.08.2031) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 198). 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 |
Sources for MJ UNI TOP 65
Tie rule for MJ UNI TOP 65: DIBt Z-8.1-902 MJ UNI TOP 65 (18.08.2026 – 18.08.2031) Anlage B §B.5 a–c (p. 198). DIBt Z-8.1-902 MJ UNI TOP 65 (18.08.2026 – 18.08.2031) can be looked up by its number in the DIBt approval database. ScaFix is a planning tool, not a structural approval.
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The example house with MJ UNI TOP 65
| 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 MJ UNI TOP 65
| 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 | |
MJ UNI TOP 65 · Scaffold depth: 0.65 m · Decks at: 2.5 m, 4.5 m · Decks with ladders · Parts in all: 288
MJ UNI TOP 65 compared with similar systems on the same house
| System | Bays on the long wall | Depth | Parts in all | Against MJ UNI TOP 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ UNI TOP 65 | 1 × 1.5 m + 3 × 3 m + 1 × 2.5 m | 0.65 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%) |
MJ UNI TOP 65: parts by wall size
Scaffold depth 0.65 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 |
Pick MJ UNI TOP 65 if…
- space along the wall is tight: MJ UNI TOP 65 comes as narrow as 0.65 m.
Questions about MJ UNI TOP 65
How many parts does MJ UNI TOP 65 need for a 12 m × 6 m wall?
A 12 m long, 6 m high wall with MJ UNI TOP 65 (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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