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Detailed
comparison of DIY Towers
In this blog we expand on the differences between our
eDIY, MDIY and SUPER DIY Towers as detailed in the below comparison table:
Quality
Exactly as it says on the tin and can be summarised by
looking at the product weights; The eDIY Tower is the lightest with rectangular
ladder rungs and round braces. The MDIY Tower is exactly the same as the eDIY
Tower plus stiffener bars for additional rigidity. The SUPER DIY Tower is the
heaviest with stiffener bars and advanced guard rails, larger round ladder
rungs and heavy duty rectangular section braces.
All of our DIY Towers are designed and manufactured by a
fully accredited ISO 9001: 2015 manufacturer with safety and durability in mind
and come with a no quibble 5 year guarantee on manufacturing defects for your
peace of mind also. They incorporate the same high quality design and
manufacture as our certified Trade and Industrial Towers, all to rigorously
controlled standards.
Usage
The eDIY and MDIY Towers are ideal for infrequent use and
occasional use respectively, with their bolt and wing nut brace design. The
SUPER DIY Towers are ideal for regular use, with their heavy duty quick clamp
locking braces, so can be assembled and disassembled in roughly half the time
of the eDIY and MDIY Tower equivalents.
Working Heights
Our DIY Towers are available in various sizes, the eDIY
and MDIY Towers with working heights ranging from 3.8m (12’6”) to 7.15m (23’5”)
and the SUPER DIY Towers with working heights ranging from 4m (13’1”) to 9.35m
(30’8”).
Please see below link for a handy diagram to help explain
the difference between platform height, tower height and working height:
Height Specification
Safety extras
included
Telescopic Outriggers are included as standard on all our
DIY Towers with working heights above 5 metres and can be added on the lower
heights for extra stability also. In our testing the eDIY 5 tower is 350% more
rigid with our telescopic outriggers when compared to other manufacturers
towers with conventional outriggers. The tower is also 44% more resistant to
tipping over for your peace of mind. Please see this eDIY Tower Deflection
Comparison for details. Extra-large (XL) outriggers are supplied with the
tallest SUPER DIY Towers to further enlarge the footprint of the tower and
result in rock solid stability and offer ultimate user confidence.
All of our DIY Towers are supplied with trapdoor
platforms – The tower is always climbed internally, ‘Through The Trapdoor’ (3T
Compliant) which is then lowered to form part of the platform, guard rails are
supplied for every platform level as standard.
They come with a poster with step-by-step assembly
instructions and a diagram showing the complete tower set up. The assembly instructions
are also on foil, weather resistant stickers on the tower frames, and the
poster is freely downloadable from our website, in the Manual Library section
and on the individual product pages, should it get lost/wet.
In addition to these;
The MDIY and SUPER DIY Towers include Stiffener Bars for
ultimate rigidity and peace of mind. In our testing the MDIY 5 tower is up to
87.5% more rigid with stiffener bars when compared to the standard eDIY 5
model. There is also less deflection with stiffener bars when compared to other
towers with conventional outriggers. Please see this MDIY Tower Deflection
Comparison for details.
And the SUPER DIY Towers include Advanced Guard Railing
for extra safety, adding to speed of installation and dismantling at working
platform level.
Optional extras
Stiffener bars can be added to any eDIY Tower which turns
it into the MDIY Tower equivalent. For all DIY Tower types, the Advanced
versions are supplied with screw threaded height adjustable baseplates which
allow the tower to be finely levelled on stairwells/steps and uneven ground
where the tower doesn’t need to be moved around. The Advanced Plus versions are
supplied with screw threaded height adjustable locking wheels which allow the
tower to be finely levelled on uneven ground where the tower needs to be moved
around often. The “with Toeboard” versions are supplied with a toeboard, which
prevents items falling from the top platform level, and additional guard rails
at the intermediate platform levels making these the safest domestic towers in
the marketplace. Please see the relevant category pages for any of these tower
options and the relevant accessories section to purchase any of the components
separately.
Offset Kits, available to purchase in the DIY Tower
Accessories section, allow the base of the tower to be positioned right up
against a building so that the platform is as close as possible to the area
that you are working on. The spacers, supplied with the offset kits, prevent
the tower falling towards, and potentially damaging, the wall and greatly
improve the rigidity of the complete structure also. In our testing the eDIY 5
tower has 50% less lateral movement with the Offset Kit added when compared to
the standard model. Please see DIY Tower with Offset Base Bars for a short
video for details.
SUPER DIY Linked Towers, available to purchase in the
Specialist Access section, provide a continuous large working area by linking
two standard SUPER DIY Towers with a bridging unit and utilising walkthrough
frames. Ideal for working across large buildings and structures as well as
spanning obstacles such as porches and hedges.
Braces
The eDIY and MDIY Tower braces are made from 25mm
diameter round tube and the SUPER DIY Tower braces are made from 25mm x 40mm
rectangular, weight bearing, section. All tower types have colour coded braces
for easy selection during assembly and no tools are required to build them.
Brace mechanism
The eDIY and MDIY Tower braces are positively locked to
the tower frames using bolts and wing nuts. The SUPER DIY Tower braces have a
heavy duty quick clamp locking system, the same as our certified Trade Tower
braces, and are tested to EN1004 Standard.
Platform height adjustment
The platform can be placed on any of the lower ladder
rungs, in 0.3m (12”) increments on the eDIY and MDIY Towers and in 0.25m (10”)
increments on the SUPER DIY Towers, for comfortable working over a variety of
heights. Always remember to lower the guardrail at the same time for your
safety!
The frames can be offset in these increments also for use
on stairs and slopes.
Platform
All of our DIY Tower platforms are tested to EN1004 Class
3 Standard for your safety and reassurance. They are made using marine grade
plywood, which is sealed and tested for up to 72 hours under boiling water,
with a non-slip surface for sure footing.
The eDIY and MDIY Tower platforms have 2 hooks, one at
each end, that are positively locked to the ladder rungs with their unique
serrated teeth design and attach in seconds, compared to other manufacturers J
bolt design which takes minutes to install and may slip on the ladder rungs.
See this Platform Hook Design Comparison for details.
The SUPER DIY tower platforms have one quick locking
catch at one end and 2 hooks the other for easy removal. Simply release the
hooks and depress the catch with one hand while lifting the platform with the
other to remove.
Safe working load per platform
All of our DIY Tower platforms have a safe working load
of 150kg (23.6 stone) per platform i.e. the maximum safe working load (combined
weight of the user, tools and materials) that may be placed on a single
platform is 150kg uniformly distributed. We’ve tested them to 560kg but stick
to 150kg just to be on the safe side!
Frame sizes (excluding spigots)
The eDIY and MDIY Tower frame section heights (excluding
spigots) are as below:
6 Rung Base Frame – 1.8m (5’11”)
6 Rung Upper Frame – 2m (6’7”)
3 Rung Upper Frame – 1.1m (3’7”)
7 Rung Frame – 2.1m (6’11”)
The SUPER DIY Tower frame sections are all 1m (3’3”)
making the SUPER DIY Towers more flexible in terms of the different tower
heights you can construct from a single unit, coincidentally why we refer to
them “X in ONE” in some of our website literature as you can build X number of
the tower variants using that one tower. The frame design also makes them much
more easily upgradeable, easier to transport and store, and as there are more
strengthened joints the tower is more rigid too – 70% less movement when
compared to 2m frame models.
Full component dimensions can be found in our blog
“Selecting your domestic tower” under the Storage and transportation section.
Frame uprights
All of our DIY Tower frames have 40mm diameter round
uprights with a ribbed, easy grip profile for extra safety.
Ladder rungs
The eDIY and MDIY Tower frames have 25mm x 30mm
rectangular section ladders rungs and the SUPER DIY Tower frames have 40mm
diameter round ladder rungs. All of the ladder rungs have a ribbed, non-slip
profile for your peace of mind when climbing inside the structure.
The ladder rungs are welded to the frame uprights, same
as our certified Trade and Industrial Towers, for ultimate strength. Our welded
frames are a 1/3rd stronger than the cold pressed type which weakens the
structural integrity of the frame upright.
Product weight
The eDIY Tower is the lightest, the MDIY Tower is exactly
the same as the eDIY Tower plus stiffener bars, and the SUPER DIY Tower is the
heaviest.
There’s a specification table on each of the individual
product pages which includes the product weight.
About
Company
Hello and welcome to Aluminium Scaffold Towers Limited –
working in partnership with our Worldwide Scaffold Supplier and parent company,
Loyal Scaffolding Limited, we offer a mobile access tower solution for any project
and with many years of sales experience, we are happy to answer any questions
you have on our range.
Loyal Scaffolding Limited is a leading manufacturer and
supplier of aluminium scaffold towers on sale in the UK.We stock and supply an
extensive range of certified mobile industrial towers and trade scaffold
towers, low level work platforms and podium steps, DIY scaffold towers,
ladders, steps and our newly introduced LOYALDECK that is linkable and designed
to be one of the easiest, simplest and quickest mobile work platforms to use.
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