What's included
- Switchback stairs with handrails at every flight
- Roof access for re-roofs and solar installs
- Egress for occupied buildings during work
- Freestanding or tied to the structure
- Add a landing or bridge to reach the work area
Why stairs beat ladders
A ladder works for one person with one hand free. A stair tower works for a crew carrying buckets, rolls of roofing, or solar rails all day. It cuts the number of trips, the number of slips, and the time spent hauling material by rope.
On larger jobs a stair tower is often required for access and egress. It gives workers a safe way up and a safe way down in a hurry.
Where they get used around Anaheim
Common uses are roof access on warehouses and tilt-up buildings in the Anaheim Canyon business area, temporary stairs on multi-story residential builds, and access to upper decks in parking structures during repairs. A stair tower can stand alone or connect to a scaffold that wraps the building.
Scaffold Stair Towers: questions
How tall can a scaffold stair tower go?
Most stair towers serve one to several stories. Taller towers need tie-ins or engineering. Tell us the landing height and we'll size it.
Can the public use a scaffold stair tower?
Stair towers are built for workers. If a stair must serve the public, like temporary egress from an occupied building, it needs to be planned for that use from the start. Tell us early.