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