Which tower is best for roof work?

"Roof work" from a tower usually means working at the roofline — gutters, fascias, soffits, chimneys, aerials — rather than on the slope itself. The tower's job is to put a protected platform exactly at that line.

Height first

A typical two-storey gutter line sits at 5.5–6 m, needing a platform around 3.6–4.2 m. Gable ends and chimneys run higher — often a 5.2–6.2 m platform. Measure the actual line (a laser measure from the ground takes seconds) and remember the platform-vs-working-height rule: your hands reach about two metres above the deck.

Width and stability

Outdoors, at height, with materials — this is double width territory if your access allows it. The wider base and roomier deck matter more the higher you go, and stabilisers will be required by the manual at these heights regardless of width. On sloping or soft ground, adjustable legs and sole boards keep the base true.

Staging decks for long runs

For continuous runs — full gutter replacements, fascia boards, repointing a parapet — a staging deck spanning between towers turns point access into a walkable working line. Our Industrial Deck systems are designed for exactly this: guardrailed staging at roofline height, moved far less often than a single tower.

What a tower is not

A tower gets you safely to the roof edge; it is not by itself edge protection for walking a roof slope. Stepping off onto the roof brings separate duties (roof edge protection, crawl boards, sometimes full scaffolding) — plan that as its own task under the regulations.

The range covers every height mentioned here; if you tell us the building, we will tell you the tower.