Scaffold Rental Cost Calculator

Weekly Rental Cost adds four per-piece weekly rates together: frames at $11 each, cross braces at $4.50, planks at $7, and base plates at $3. Number of Frames has the largest measured effect on that total of the four quantities at this calculator's default counts, because frames carry the highest per-piece rate: at the default counts (20 frames, 30 cross braces, 15 planks, 10 base plates) frames contribute $220/week versus $135 for cross braces, $105 for planks, and $30 for base plates -- even though Cross Braces is actually entered in the larger default quantity (30 vs. 20). Cost per Frame/Week is a useful reality check on this: it divides the entire Weekly Rental Cost -- not just the frame line item -- by Number of Frames, so it blends in the cost of cross braces, planks, and base plates too.

That means Cost per Frame/Week is NOT a constant $11 rate; as you rent more frames while holding the accessory counts steady, the fixed accessory cost gets spread over more frames and the blended per-frame rate drops. Rental Subtotal simply multiplies Weekly Rental Cost by Rental Duration (weeks), and Delivery + Pickup applies the Delivery Fee input twice (both directions of the round trip) as a flat addition on top -- it does not scale with quantities or duration at all, so on a short rental it can represent a disproportionately large share of Total Cost. Monthly Equivalent converts the weekly figure using a 4.33 weeks/month multiplier for comparing against monthly-billed quotes. This calculator only covers frame-and-accessory rental; erection and dismantling labor (often billed separately by the rental yard or a scaffold erector) is not included in any of these figures.