Scaffold types

Tube and coupler scaffolding

How this type of scaffold is built, every system of the type in the ScaFix catalogue, and what the planning engine counts for each one on the same example house.

By Ole Emil Frikstad Urstad · How the numbers are computed · Last updated 25 October 2026

The PDF import: the scale is found and the outline sits on the drawing's walls (test drawing).

What is tube and coupler scaffolding?

Tube and coupler scaffolding is built from loose steel tubes, usually 48.3 mm in diameter, joined with couplers at any length and angle. It fits irregular shapes and repairs but takes longer to erect than a system scaffold. ScaFix models 2 systems of this type from 1 manufacturer, with bay lengths from 1 m to 2.4 m.

Tube and coupler scaffolding in numbers

Systems in ScaFix: 2
Manufacturers: 1
Bay lengths offered: 1 m – 2.4 m (5)
Depths offered: 0.73 m – 1.4 m (3)
Most widely offered bay length: 2.4 m (2 of 2 systems)
Tie rules citing a DIBt approval: 0
Parts on the example house: 1028 (11.4 m × 5.3 m, 0.73 m)

The PDF import in ScaFix: a 1:100 floor plan with the detected outline and wall lengths marked, and the steps Page, Scale, Walls, Heights and Review — The PDF import: the scale is found and the outline sits on the drawing's walls (test drawing).

Every system of this type in ScaFix

A–Z by manufacturer. The bay lengths and depths are those the catalogue offers across a system’s variants.
System	Manufacturer	Bay lengths	Depths
Tube & coupler	–	2.4 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.2 m, 1 m	1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m
Condor (Tube & Fitting)	Condor	2.4 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.2 m, 1 m	1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m

Questions and answers

How many tube and coupler scaffolding systems does ScaFix model?

2 systems from 1 manufacturer: Condor.

Which bay lengths are most common for tube and coupler scaffolding?

2.4 m (offered by 2 systems), 2 m (offered by 2 systems) and 1.5 m (offered by 2 systems). The catalogue holds each system’s own lengths, and ScaFix fills a wall with them.

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