Screw piles were installed to carry the centre beam for a 20 for wide deck. No digging was required and once the final heights are calculated the piles will be cut to level and Postech adjustable height beam saddles will be bolted to the top of the pile.
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Hot tub deck on hillside.
Screw Piles were the solution for this deck with out causing any damage to sensitive tree roots and also enabled the deck to be built right on the edge of a steep hillside and still have the capacity to carry the load of a hot tub.
Deck on Edge of Steep Bank
Business Entryway
New business entryway supported by Postech Screw Piles backfill. Some of the piles had to be installed to just over 30 feet to reach bearing ground as the backfill had no capacity to support the new roof structure and building facade. The general contractor said the use of screw piles save the customer tens of […]
Cable Tie Back
Hop farm installing screw piles in loose sand as tie backs for cables that will hold up Hops. Because supporting the beer industry is important!
Solar Panel Grids
Postech Screw Piles used for mounting 4 large solar panel grids on hillside. The ground was very soft as it is near a lake and screw piles reached solid ground, quickly and without any digging.
Solar Project Duncan BC
Piles installed for a solar panel grid in Duncan BC for Viridian Energy Coop www.vecoop.ca. 250-466-4909. Once the panels and rack arrive the screw piles will be cut close to the ground so that the panels can be bolted to them. More pictures will follow one this project gets closer to completion. This grid was 450ft […]
Sinking Staircase
Concrete Staircase Sinking into unstable soil supported with Postech Screw Piles. Postech Piles were installed 8 feet below grade with cement caps so the contractor could pour a new concrete footing under the staircase that will be supported by the piles.
Remote Cabin – Marshall Lake BC
Postech Screw Piles installed underneath an existing cabin on picturesque Marshall Lake, approximately 2 hours outside of Lillooet BC. Screw Piles will provide and new foundation for this special family cabin and enable the owners to build and additional room underneath the existing living space. Vancouver Island Postech operates all over BC and we would […]
Boardwalk Deck
Postech Screw Piles on a steep hillside in Victoria around trees without causing their root systems any harm so that customer could have boardwalk type deck built around their house. This made an otherwise unusable side of their house into a private deck and entry area for new wheelchair accessible suite. Builder found Piles were […]