HELICAL PILE FOUNDATIONS BY PIERTECH

MK DECKS IS A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL HELICAL PILE INSTALLER

WHAT ARE HELICAL PILES?

HELICAL PILES ARE A DEEP SOIL FOUNDATAION SOLUTION USED TO SECURE NEW DECK FOOTINGS

ALSO CALLED ANCHORS OR SCREWPILES, THEY ARE LONG CYLINDRICAL SHAFTS OF GALVANIZED STEEL WITH WELDED STEEL PLATES OR "HELICES" ON THE END OF THE PIER THAT THREAD DEEP IN THE GROUND TO REACH A CALCULATED LOAD CAPACITY IN THE UNDISTURBED SOIL BELOW

Helical Pile versus a concrete pier in a seasonal freeze and thaw demonstration

WHY CONSIDER HELICAL PILES?

HELICAL PILES ARE MOST COMMONLY USED WHENEVER SOIL CONDITIONS PREVENT OTHER FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS FROM BEING USED. AREAS WHERE THE SOIL HAS BEEN DISTURBED AND/OR HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE TOO LOW OF A PSF (LOAD-CAPACITY RATING), SUCH AS NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES WITH BASEMENTS WHERE SHALLOW FOOTING SOLUTIONS WITH NOT SUFFICE.

ENTER THE HELICAL PILE.

WITH A STANDARD LENGTH BETWEEN 5-7FT, HELICAL PILES NOT ONLY ALLOW BUILDERS TO AVOID ENGAGING IN LARGE AND COSTLY EXCAVATION WORK, BUT, SINCE THEY REACH DEEPER SOIL DEPTHS, THEY CREATE A FOUNDATION SYSTEM THAT HAS A HIGHER LOAD CAPACITY THAN TRADITIONAL METHODS AND COMPLETELY AVOID THE RISK OF FROST UPHEAVAL

HOW ARE THEY INSTALLED?

FOR OUR MK DECK CONTRACTORS ITS A SIMPLE PROCESS

PLAN

ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION DECK BUILD BEGINS WITH ACCURATELY MARKING THE FOOTING LOCATIONS

THREAD

USING A HYDRAULIC TORQUE MOTOR, OUR TEAM BEGINS THREADING THE PILE WHILE MONITORING DEPTH AND TORQUE READINGS

BUILD

UNLIKE CONCRETE, OUR TEAM CAN BEGIN BUILDING AS SOON AS THE BRACKETS TO THE PIERS ARE INSTALLED, SAVING TIME AND MONEY IN THE PROCESS

WHO SHOULD CALL ABOUT HELICAL PILES?

WHETHER YOUR'E A LOCAL CONTRACTOR THAT WANTS TO UPGRADE THE QAULITY OF YOUR DECK BUILDS OR A HARD WORKING DIY-ER TRYING TO BUILD A DECK FOR YOUR FAMILY

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