Bamboo scaffolding is still used often in my hometown Karachi, Pakistan. Since we are a relatively poor country, bamboo is very cost effective hence its commonality.

I don't think they'll ever go away due to the fact that their an easy and cheap alternative to steel. Especially for smaller projects.

We still use it in India too I believe. They used it while building the home I live in. I used to climb on top of those bamboo scaffolding, it was quite exciting and there was a nice breeze on the top during Summers.

Bamboo is the carbon fiber equivalent of such building materials. It is greener than anything and 100% recyclable.

Here in Brazil the use of bamboo in construction is recent - it is not traditional - but it has increased a lot in recent decades. There are currently many courses on bamboo construction techniques.

India 🇮🇳, is one of the last too. I've seen construction companies using bamboos till date. ❤️ One of the top reasons to keep using this method is they are environment friendly, used bamboos can also be used to make other furnitures.

here in Indonesia, some places still using bamboo for scaffolding, but not for skyscrapers.

Seeing bamboo scaffolding brings a smile to my face. It's been a mainstay in my childhood and even though I've since moved to another country, bamboo scaffolding still holds a special place in my heart

"Don't worry, chinese bamboo is very strong." -Jackie Chan 😂😂

For low scale construction, bamboo remains the go to choice for construction in Asia. But for large scale, not only the concern of safety but also efficiency since tying up thousands of bamboo stalks require lots of time and effort. I wish we could see bamboo equivalent of processed timber like CLT and GluLam because bamboo is really sustainable material.

When I first went to live in HK I found the Bamboo Scaffolding fascinating, especially when they came to prepare the little building I was living in for renovation. It was just one of many reasons I grew to love the city.

Fantastic bamboo. Such a magnificent plant. I love everything that was made from bamboo.

it’s not just in Hong Kong, also in Macau!, a lot of building constructions here in Macau still use bamboo scaffolding..

There are road bike using bamboo instead of fiber glass. It’s very strong and light.

Bamboo scaffolding is iconic and immortalised in the Jackie Chan movie.

It used to be a prevalent building method in Taiwan when I was a kid. But we shifted to metal scaffolding over the years due to safety regulations. I think the reason for the phase-out was that cultivated organic material like bamboo is much harder to get consistent quality assurance compared to manufactured metal scaffolds.

I'm the bamboo seller in India and here bamboo is used for construction purposes as well as interior decorations

as a person who lives in hong kong, i can say that they sometimes build bamboo scaffolding on high levels without the bamboo reaching the floor

That is why Hong Kong old buildings (ie Tung Lau) are kept and maintained very well... Salute to the hard-working workers!

This is a very well made and informative video, love the illustration and how every step is explained. I think HK will still use it cause this is the safest tool when there is typhoon coming up, and we all know that HK is very prone to typhoon for a long period of time per year. But there would be probably a decline in bamboo scaffolders if the pay isn’t high and the job risky… I remember when I was in Hong Kong, I was filming these scaffolders and one of them told me why would I film them? And that this is nothing special nor beautiful to see. I so disagree with him, cause this is a work of art. Not only, HK is among the last if not the last to still practice this, but this is also extremely impressive to see the scaffolders climbing up so fast and executing the work with so much strength and precision, without scare of height. Anyway, thanks SMCP for this video and making us appreciate these workers and this scraftmanship even more.

In south asian countries bamboo scaffolding is quite common from building houses to building skyscrapers I'm amazed to see you people getting surprised with this method

The answer is straight and simple: Cheap. Light. Durable. Cost-effective.

Not only in Hong Kong but it is also pretty much of a usual scene for the people of Bangladesh to see bamboo scaffolding

I remember seeing Bamboo scaffolding in Shanghai (and every other Chinese city I went to) all the time in the past few years. Didn't know they are less common now.

I love it when videos don't answer the question they raised in the title.....

Its used widely in nepal for construction

Bamboo is strong, but the weakest link: thin plastc straps that tie it together - not so much.

I still see bamboo scaffolding here in Indonesia albeit not often, only once in awhile. My guess is old constructors still use bamboo and new one with their steel, they coexist.

Pls Ive been looking for this for a long time and finally I found u!! You're literally a life saver. It kinda took a while to download but it still worked.

I have live in Shanghai before. Bamboo scaffolding is all over the city

I’ve see it in mainland china and India. But in HK it’s everywhere. Its so great to see it

Well, we still use bamboo scaffolding in India. Not for high rise but for normal buildings about 3 or 4 floors tall.

here in ph we still using bamboo as scaffolding especially in local house project. its cheap and guess what it works

Wish everyone a joyful and happy day!

It is still pretty common in the Philippines, like every construction you can see it except for the tall buildings

In fact Bamboo scaffolding is still very common in China, although large building contractors do not use Bamboo scaffolding because they need standardization and efficiency, while some private construction houses, for example if you hire a small construction team to build a house for yourself, many still use Bamboo scaffolding because they are cheap and recyclable.

nicely animated and explanation thank you

Over here in Kerala they also use Bamboo for scaffolding.

I really miss looking at the bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong

I have visited going Kong many times . I love it.. the scaffolding always amazes me.. the way the workers scale that scaffold, especially when they are building it, it a very heart-in-mouth experience for onlookers. 😱😁🌸❤️🌼♥️

We in India have been using this system for thousands of years and still using it.

Bamboo looks cool!

The ilustrations are really pretty

Actually it’s being used everywhere in South Asia so it’s actually used by more 1,5mbillion people so calling it last in Hong Kong is pretty wild.

This technique is prevailing in India since time immemorial 🙏❤️

Please make a video about the green mesh they put over the bamboo scaffolding.

its so strong that it can hold shang-chi fight.

I am bamboozled that this works.

Kawayan (Filipino) Buluh (Malay) Bambu (Indonesian)

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

Bamboo is strong and pliant and used by many Asian countries, don’t belittle bamboo.

I thought this was for the whole world! Now I know😊

- cheap - lightweight, doesn't burden the building much, - strong, if you consider the weight, - scalable, from house to skyscraper, round or square buildings, - it's safer Safer. - Overload It bends before fracture - visual, loud noise during fracture - hearing, easy & fast to fortified - using expert, - Fall It bends, absorb partial impact, It fracture instead of instant brake, giving chance to move to safety.

In sri lanka we also mostly used these in centuries

I think they do this in the Philippines, but mostly in small-scale residential projects outside big cities.

Even Jackie Chan said bamboo is very strong in rush hour 🤣

I still see bamboo scaffolding in the outskirt but not Jakarta, Indonesia. Maybe in the future, bamboo usage could be upgraded and diversify into better usage.

Bamboo and wood is still used for almost every single scaffolding here in Indonesia

Your lesson helped a lot, after that i wrote my first lody. Thank you very much.

It's also being used in big cities like Mumbai in india

The video didn't answer the question it starts to enquire, it just provided pros and cons.. I was waiting

I remember seeing it in Hong Kong. I haven't given it much thought but thinking about it now, it's kinnda nuts how a modern city uses such "unsafe?" building methods

Here in Bangladesh, some buildings have bomboos inside the concrete beam instead of steel bars.

Not only hongkong even now in my village in bihar (india )it is still used..

It's used everywhere in Pakistan, where I live. A house under-construction in front of mine is using it right now. I'm pretty sure it's used widely in India and Afghanistan too.

WELL.. you can see in my country INDONESIA which still used BAMBOO and other Round Wood Stick ( we called DOLKEN wood ) for scaffolding... so I think there are a bunch country around Asia still using the same techniques like Hongkong

Wonderful.

appreciated my bamboo scaffolding blocks in Minecraft even more :>

Fantastic piece! Thank you!

Here in Indonesia, we still used bamboo scafolding as well for smaller buildings

Chris Tucker changes his mind about climbing the bamboo scaffolding after one of the henchmen fall from above, and decides to take the stairs. " Rush hour "

Thanks! This is the question i always ask myself all this while...

South China Morning Post: Hong Kong is the last city to use Bamboo, Indian builders : Hold my beer

macau also using it

Appreciate the animation.

this was a great video

Bamboo scaffolding is still prominent in India.

Oh I didn’t realise it was a “few place” specific thing. I live in HK, I’m so used to it, I don’t even bat an eye. Now that I think of it, yea all the places outside of HK I’ve been in, I’ve never seen bamboo scaffolding. Huh. Cool

Building / maintenance a 50-floor apartment block still using bamboo Scaffolding

If someone managed to invent a knot gun of sort to tide the knots, it might help streamline the training process and time required on the job, attracting more people to the field.

And as many legends has said it, "Chinese bamboo is very strong"

Almost all place in my country Indonesia still use it

I wonder if the traditional supply chain makes bamboo cheap. Once labour and farmland costs rise to a certain point as it has been doing in mainland China for the past few decades, perhaps steel (which is far more reusable) scaffolding will finally take hold in Hong Kong. The fact that bamboo can only be safely reused 3 times is telling of an obvious cost efficiency ceiling.

Bamboo scaffolding has been in use for centuries….in India…😀👍

Also the perfect place for the ubiquitous martial arts fight in a HK action flick.

I love bamboo

In General, kept the old tradition alive. It the legacy of their culture, their people, generation after generation.

This is a very interesting one. I wish they can do that in Manila for once

yours is perfect. These are going to takes loads of ti off the learning process.

It's not because of strength of bamboo. It's because Chinese steel industry has collapsed. 😁😂🤣😅

Bamboo is light, durable, and cheap.

WE STILL USE THE BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING HERE IN NEPAL.

BAMBOO SUPER ENGINEERING MATERIAL WITHSTOOD THE PACE OF TIME!

I've done a little research. HK is NOT the last place to see bamboo scaffolding. It's seen in many places in mainland China as well, such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hainan, etc. Some commentators in HK forums say that it looks backward. Some say that it's not safe for the workers. I disagree. First of all, safety is no longer a concern because there are already strict regulation regarding to bamboo scaffolding in place in HK. Secondly, if it's a cheaper and easier option, why not? HKers like to complain how high the house prices are but now when the developers adopt a cheaper scaffolding option, they complain as well. Are they mad?

In the Philippines is not only use as Scaffolding, its also use to Sing in a Rock band. Search for it...

It’s cheap and reliable and found in local area.So we will see them after 10 years also.

We still use bamboo scaffolding in Nepal.

Macau also also using bamboo scaffold . Search more

My father worked overseas in Indonesia... yep, bamboo scaffolding. Occasionally a workman would fall and die, the locals would say a ghost pulled him off, refuse to work a lick until a local medicine man sacrificed a goat, and work resumed. No joke. LOL

It is more easy to build and save time. The steel one can't replace the bamboo for sure.