Safeway Scaffolding – Choosing the Right Scaffolding Frame

Scaffold frames come in many types and sizes, each are designed to meet a need and make a specific type of work more efficient. This is a guide to help you choose which scaffold frame will work best for you.

Styles of Scaffold Frames

Frame style refers to the original frame design and manufacturer. There are several frame styles that became popular in the United States of the last half-century or so – each style was made by a different manufacturer and had slightly different dimensions and specifications so that they can all be used to perform a specific job but they are not interchangeable with each other. For instance, each different style of frame has a walk-through version that is good for masonry projects, however, a Safeway scaffolding frame will not stack on top of a Waco style frame. The styles are important if you have existing scaffolding that you need to match, otherwise, each style has a version that will meet your specific project needs.

We carry three different styles of frames: Safway Scaffolding match frames (Blue), Waco Scaffolding match frames (Red), and Big-Jax Scaffolding match frames (Yellow). These are the industry standard styles of scaffold frame in the United States. The Safeway Style is interchangeable with Safeway frames, the Waco Style is interchangeable with Waco frames and the Bil-Jax Style is interchangeable with Bill Jax frames. All if these styles have been in use for many decades so their design and functionality is tried and true. Because of this, you should be hesitant to use a scaffolding style that is not one of these styles.

One of the biggest determining factors in choosing your frame style is whether it will match your existing scaffolding. The biggest differences between the three different styles are the leg diameters (meaning they take different size pins), pin hole locations (meaning the location of the pin holes are at different angles in relation to the horizontal axis of the scaffolding frame), and styles of cross brace locks. The pins are what connect the scaffolding frames together vertically and cross braces connect the scaffolding together horizontally.

Safeway-Style Walk-Thru Frame Scaffolding for Sale

Safeway Scaffolding Frame Match

Safeway scaffolding is our overall most popular style of frame. It fits Safeway Scaffolding frames and is used extensively in the southern and southwestern parts of the United States. The full size frames are 6’4” tall and it takes a 1-7/16” coupling pin (USA-104 Coupling Pin), has pin holes at 45 degrees to the horizontal member, and drop locks to keep the cross braces in place. See our Safeway Scaffolding frames for sale.

Waco Style Ladder Frame - example of one of the scaffold frames for sale at Southwest Scaffolding

Waco Scaffolding Frame Match

This style of frame scaffolding has full size frames that are 6’7” tall and takes a 1-3/8” coupling pin (USA-100 or 103 coupling pins) with pin holes at 90 degrees to the horizontal member, and candy cane style drop locks. See our Waco-Style frames for sale.

Waco Style Ladder Frame - example of one of the scaffold frames for sale at Southwest ScaffoldingBil-Jax Scaffolding Frame Match

This style of frame scaffolding has full size frames that are 6’6” tall and takes a 1-3/8” coupling pin (SWS-107) with pin holes at 90 degrees, and C Locks to keep the cross braces in place. We sell Bil Jax style frames by order only. We do not keep an inventory of these on our yard.

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We sell Safeway scaffolds, Waco scaffolds and Bil-Jax scaffolds in matching styles. This means that our scaffolding sets for sale may be integrated with the scaffolding you are currently using. Among these different styles, we carry walk-behind scaffolding for creating long working platforms that span multiple sets of frames and ladder scaffolding, which is typically used for scaffold towers or standing platforms and working platforms that require different simultaneous elevations.