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Post by skfarmboy on Mar 20, 2021 10:21:16 GMT -6
My though is that for vertical loads a properly engineered screw pile is fine. The problem I see see is lateral loads (wind pressure on the side wall) a 4 inch pipe is not going to hold the bottom of the wall in place under a high wind load, imo. I assume that would be why the colony installed angled screw piles and welded them to the vertical piles at the top. The other situation that would anchor the top of the screw piles from lateral movement would be a cement floor. I considered screw piles when I put up my steel framed cold storage building, but went with concrete piles for the above reason. What type of steel building did you put up? Prairie Steel from Clavet, Sk. Building is 80ft by 200 ft   |
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Post by BJT on Mar 20, 2021 11:53:29 GMT -6
They are a popular building. Is that a grade beam around bottom? I think almost of them are on screw piles now, would have to really talk them into cement I think.
But a grade beam really seals things up, compared to wood or foam to backfill to.
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Post by meskie on Mar 20, 2021 12:19:49 GMT -6
One guy around here built a shop last fall and he put screw piles in then got a steel beam welded to it to build the walls on. He is putting cement in it afterwards.
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Post by skfarmboy on Mar 20, 2021 20:20:13 GMT -6
They are a popular building. Is that a grade beam around bottom? I think almost of them are on screw piles now, would have to really talk them into cement I think. But a grade beam really seals things up, compared to wood or foam to backfill to. Yes that is a grade beam. I was only going to put in piles but contractor suggested the grade beam and I am very happy that I went that way. Really wish my shop had had been build with a grade beam on top of the piles rather than just the columns just sitting on top of the piles. My thought is you only have one chance to do it right.
I looked at screwpiles and concrete piles. The concrete pile quote was less than the screwpile quote. Both quotes were subject to adjustment if there were issues like rocks.
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Post by BJT on Mar 20, 2021 21:05:37 GMT -6
They are a popular building. Is that a grade beam around bottom? I think almost of them are on screw piles now, would have to really talk them into cement I think. But a grade beam really seals things up, compared to wood or foam to backfill to. Yes that is a grade beam. I was only going to put in piles but contractor suggested the grade beam and I am very happy that I went that way. Really wish my shop had had been build with a grade beam on top of the piles rather than just the columns just sitting on top of the piles. My thought is you only have one chance to do it right.
I looked at screwpiles and concrete piles. The concrete pile quote was less than the screwpile quote. Both quotes were subject to adjustment if there were issues like rocks.
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Post by skfarmboy on Mar 20, 2021 21:30:03 GMT -6
Yes that is a grade beam. I was only going to put in piles but contractor suggested the grade beam and I am very happy that I went that way. Really wish my shop had had been build with a grade beam on top of the piles rather than just the columns just sitting on top of the piles. My thought is you only have one chance to do it right.
I looked at screwpiles and concrete piles. The concrete pile quote was less than the screwpile quote. Both quotes were subject to adjustment if there were issues like rocks.
Due to some wind, I am getting the rare chance to do it a second time. Yes, but the second time seems to add a lot more cost and frustration. There was quite a discussion on the other forum.
So did you decide how you were going to get your building straight again and keep it that way?
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Post by BJT on Mar 20, 2021 22:01:46 GMT -6
Looking like insurance will be taking it down.
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