I-scaffoldingiyisakhiwo sokusekela sesikhashana esisetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukunikeza inkundla yokusebenza ezinzile yabasebenzi ekwakheni, ekunakekeleni noma kumaphrojekthi okuhlobisa. Ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngamapayipi ensimbi, ukhuni noma izinto eziyinhlanganisela, futhi iklanywe kahle futhi yakhiwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ingakwazi ukumelana nomthwalo odingekayo ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa. Idizayini ye-scaffolding ingalungiswa ngokuya ngezidingo ezahlukahlukene zokwakha ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezahlukahlukene zokwakha.