What Is Shoring Equipment?
Definition: Shoring equipment is temporary structural support used to carry vertical loads until a structure can support itself. In construction, shoring most often supports formwork and fresh concrete until the concrete gains strength, and it is also used to support existing structures during renovation, demolition, repair, or load transfer. Shoring is engineered to specific load tables and layouts and is separate from scaffolding used for worker access.
On a concrete project, shoring holds up the formwork for elevated slabs, beams, and decks while concrete is placed and cures. After the forms are stripped, reshoring is often installed to support the new slab while it continues to gain strength and while floors above are poured. This sequence of shoring and reshoring is planned carefully, because the loads from several floors of fresh concrete can be carried down through the structure.
Shoring equipment ranges from simple adjustable steel or aluminum post shores to heavy-duty shoring frames, modular towers built from systems components, and fully engineered forming systems. For existing structures, shoring may be preloaded with hydraulic jacks to transfer loads before columns or walls are removed. Because a shoring failure can be catastrophic, layouts are typically designed by qualified engineers and must follow the manufacturer's load tables. Through Scaffold Exchange, you can compare shoring equipment types and find providers near you.
Main Types of Shoring Equipment
Shoring equipment comes in several forms, each suited to different loads, heights, and applications.
Shoring Frames
Heavy-duty welded frames, such as 10K shoring frames, assembled into towers to carry high loads from formwork and structures.
Post Shores & Props
Adjustable steel or aluminum posts for slab support, reshoring, and light to moderate loads.
Modular & Systems Shoring
Towers built from posts, ledgers, and jacks or from systems scaffold components, configured with shoring load tables.
Forming & Slab Systems
Engineered forming systems and slab shoring that combine decking, beams, and supports for concrete placement.
Load Transfer & Reshoring
Preloaded load transfer shoring for existing structures, plus reshoring to support new slabs while concrete cures.
Shoring Equipment Types on Scaffold Exchange
Scaffold Exchange lists the following shoring equipment types. Explore each one to compare features and find providers.
10K Shoring Frame Equipment
Forming Systems
Modular Shoring Systems
Post Shores / Props
Shoring & Reshoring - All Others
Structural Load Transfer Shoring
Suspended Concrete Slab Shoring
Systems Scaffold Shoring
Shoring Equipment Applications
Shoring equipment supports a wide range of construction and structural work, including the following.
Elevated concrete slabs and decks
Beams, girders, and transfer structures
Multi-story concrete buildings
Bridges and parking structures
Renovation and column removal
Demolition and selective removal
Damaged and emergency structures
Reshoring during concrete curing
How Shoring Equipment Compares to Other Equipment Types
Shoring equipment is one of several equipment categories on Scaffold Exchange. Here is how it compares and what each is best for.
Modular standards and ledgers
- Primarily for worker access
- Some systems double as shoring
- Shoring requires separate load tables
- Best for industrial and complex access
Prefabricated frames and braces
- Access frames, not shoring frames
- Lower load ratings than shoring
- Economical and quick to erect
- Best for facades and general access
Temporary structural support
- Supports formwork, slabs, and structures
- Engineered to shoring load tables
- Not for worker access
- Best for concrete and load transfer
Powered suspended access
- Swing stages, BMUs, and hoists
- Moves workers and materials
- Hung from above
- Best for high-rise exteriors
Ladders, stairs, and platforms
- Step ladders and modular stairs
- Quick, short-duration access
- Minimal setup
- Best for small or brief tasks
Find Shoring Equipment Providers Near You
Use the Scaffold Exchange map to search by location, filter by equipment type, and connect directly with providers who sell, rent, engineer, and install shoring frames, post shores, forming systems, and reshoring.
OSHA Compliance & Safety Standards
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.703 sets the requirements for formwork and shoring in concrete construction. Formwork must be designed, fabricated, erected, supported, braced, and maintained to support all vertical and lateral loads that may be applied until those loads can be supported by the structure. Drawings or plans for the shoring layout must be available at the job site, shoring must be inspected before and during concrete placement, and reshoring must be provided when needed to support slabs and beams after stripping. Industry guidance such as ACI 347 and 347.2R supports these requirements.
- Shoring designed to carry all expected loads
- Layout drawings available at the job site
- Manufacturer shoring load tables followed
- Shoring inspected before and during concrete placement
- Damaged equipment removed from service
- Reshoring installed as the design requires
1926.703
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