Scaffold Shrink-wrap
Scaffold shrink-wrap protects the workforce from adverse weather as well as helping contain environmental contamination during construction.
Scaffold shrink-wrap creates a temporary barrier around a scaffold, providing weather protection and environmental containment, enabling contractors to avoid delays caused by changes in weather and reduce any pollution caused by activities such as grit blasting.
Shrink-wrap can be installed to create temporary roofs or wrap elevations and has the unique feature of forming a drum-tight covering which considerably reduces damage caused by high winds.
While no sheeting can provide a 100% guarantee against water ingress, Scaffold shrink-wrap is consistently chosen by contractors because it creates superior containments under the most demanding conditions, by creating drum tight seals from ground level, around scaffolding and capped by a temporary roof.
Scaffold shrink-wrap can also be modified with the addition of zip doors and self-adhesive zips, allowing access to a site by workers and heavy plant, which can be resealed to maintain the integrity of a site.
If you are interested in a shrink wrap installation for your project, get in touch.
Features and benefits
‘Drum-tight’ fit
Tufcoat shrinks in two directions to produce a tight moulded fit for improving wind resistance.
Project aesthetics
Enhances external appearance giving a professional looking covering to the scaffolding site.
High performance
Shrink-wrap provides excellent protection from high winds and rain once installed.
100% recyclable
Shrink-wrap can be recycled once removed, providing it is not contaminated.
Flame retardant
Approved by Certifire to TS63 internally & TS62 externally and Certified to BS: EN13501 Class B standard.
300 micron suited for construction projects
Thickness to suit weather protection and containment applications in construction. Tufcoat is also available in 320µm & 350µm
No breaks in the sheeting
Tufcoat provides excellent containment for abrasive blasting works.
Versatile
Shrink-wrapped scaffolds create contained sites, protect workers and look great too!
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Bryn Largue, Project Manager, EDF Energy
How does scaffold shrink-wrap work?
For aesthetics, horizontal sheeting rails can be fixed to the outside of the scaffold at the top and bottom of the sheeting requirement.
Where a horizontal join between sheets is required, (normally every 6 metres or 3 lifts), two sheeting ledgers can be installed, approximately 20cm apart.
After welding onto the scaffold, sheets are heat shrunk using a propane gas tool.
Methods will vary dependant on the project.
Scaffolding must be designed for sheeting.
What makes Our scaffold shrink-wrap different?
Tufcoat shrink-wrap is manufactured to our unique formula.
We don’t repackage other companies products which gives us control over our manufacturing process, maintained in accordance with ISO14001 and ISO9001 – a standard which we have maintained since 2005.
As a premium product, Tufcoat 300 micron shrink-wrap is approved by Warringtonfire Certifire scheme tested annually to TS62 and TS63, it also complies with BS: EN13501 class B, d0, s1.
We can install the scaffold shrink-wrap using our own expert specialists or we can provide the training and materials to anyone wishing to do it themselves.
