Scaffold tower height

[fourstardan]

I'm going to be renting a tower for some facia work.

I'm not sure what height I need though.

I need to assume I can get high enough to have access onto the roof but not fully as I'm only doing eaves protectors.

Help!

[Simpo Two]

'As high as the eaves' sounds like a good plan to me, if you want to get to the eaves.

[anonymous-user]

Or a few feet less, so you’re working at chest height. No need to exactly match the height of the eaves.

A tape measure is your friend.

[fourstardan]

So im six foot and need working height to be 3 feet below eaves?

[reggie747]

fourstardan said:

So im six foot and need working height to be 3 feet below eaves?

So..........get the tape measure out !!

[Antony Moxey]

Tower scaffold heights are measured to the platform, but you need to take into account the handrail which is (I think) 900mm - one metre high. You probably need a platform level about 1.5m below your eaves level so that you can reach comfortably but also that the handrail’s not blocking your access to the eaves.

[TooLateForAName]

fourstardan said:

So im six foot and need working height to be 3 feet below eaves?

working height will be eaves height. in my experience they quote working height and that will be 5 ft higher than the platform

[fourstardan]

TooLateForAName said:

working height will be eaves height. in my experience they quote working height and that will be 5 ft higher than the platform

Sorry I meant HAND rail height as per this https://sab-supply.co.uk/products/scaffold-tower-w...

That looks about half of me gap. I've measured and im about 5.7M

[Simpo Two]

fourstardan said:

I've measured and im about 5.7M

You're very tall

If you mean eaves height then I would go for the handrail one size below, in this case 5.2m.

Or just pay a vagabond with a ladder?