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"Screw piles"

Screw piles / Discussions

What experience do you have with techno piles?

...piles, helical piles or screw piles can be a good option in some cases, particularly where there are extremely high water tables, or very unsuitable soil condit...

Posted by Rob DesBaillets Aug. 26, 2021 New foundations and slab-on-grade 3 responses

Can you help me decide between a foundation, slab on grade and crawlspace?

I keep seeing the options out there as pad, crawlspace, and basement. I live near a river, so maybe I'm wrong, but a basement seems like it's gonna be a constan...

Posted by David Davenport Nov. 26, 2018 New foundations and slab-on-grade 1 response

How should I insulate under a concrete hydronic slab on stilts?

...screw piles to begin with to carry such a heavy load as a slab on concrete not to mention the house, and you are left with a house that sort of falls short on a...

Posted by Cam Smith Feb. 6, 2021 Foundation choices 1 response

Should you allow air flow through a crawl space with a dirt floor?

...screw piles. When it was lifted the new crawl space was sheeted with plywood and poly was layed on the dirt floor. The contractor's then placed pink insulation ...

Posted by Amber Murray Aug. 17, 2020 Crawl spaces 3 responses

Can these homes be built on screwpiles as an alternative to slab foundations?

...piles? We have many models of prefab modular kit houses that can be seated on foundations, screw piles or slab on grade, so it really depends on the model. Curr...

Posted by Mark Pospisil July 28, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

What is your opinion about building a garage on posts (screw piles)?

...screw pile construction: Using screw piles to replace a foundation will probably save you a lot of money by avoiding (or at least greatly reducing) the cost of ...

Posted by Les P Dec. 11, 2017 Foundations and Basements 1 response

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