Helical piles / Discussions

...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 couple of fronts, namely – the whole underside will be exposed to cold winter air, so you will pay more for heating (or more for insulation), you are exposed to anim...

...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. Currently we don’t have enough supply to  meet demand, so wee are looking to expand so we can supply prefab kit houses all of Canada and the US. So I would suggest ...

...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 conditions. Here is a case study we covered about just such a house – Affordable home built on screw piles instead of basement  There are downsides to building on scr...

...piles and rocks in high wind and a little during the stat of the spin cycle on the washing machine. Should I be concerned? Is this common? Hi Pamela, I'd certainly suggest you should investigate - is it the connection between the house and the screw piles that is loose? The screw piles themselves that are moving in the...