Each person dreaming to build on the parcel the house, gazebo or the shed has to think over and arrangement of the base. If your choice has fallen on the screw base, this article for you.
It is possible to call the base basis of any house safely. The durability of the house, its stability depends on quality of the base.
There is large number of various bases. Buried, tape, jellied, brick, pile and other. But all have one main function – to hold the house.
When choosing type of the base it is necessary to remember that in many respects it will depend on the house, from its number of storeys and material used at construction. In case you are going to build the house on frame technology, then can quite stop the choice on the base from screw piles.
The design of screw pile is very simple. By and large is metal pipe with the blade on the cone-shaped end. As pile thick wall pipes of various diameters are used. Features of use of screw piles a little.
- The screw pile can be used on difficult land relief. Big height difference not the hindrance for such base, and opportunity to twirl it in the manual mode, without attraction of the specialized equipment, does it irreplaceable in hard-to-reach spots.
- The screw piles used for construction of the base under extensions do not do irreparable harm to already available base. Screw piles do not displace soil when twisting them to the earth.
- High speed of construction of the pile and screw base. In the presence of materials and knowledge to equip the qualitative pile field, it is possible all for couple of days.
- Screw piles can be used as addition to already available base. The old, lost durability base, with such support will serve a lot more years.
Range of application of screw piles much listed above. Special attention should be paid also to the fact that the pile if necessary can and be unscrewed.
In case you as the base have chosen screw piles it is necessary to know their characteristics and design. Generally piles differ in diameter of rod. The most widespread diameter is 57, 76, 89 and 108 mm.
- 57 mm. Such piles are used for construction of fences and easy constructions.
- 76 mm. It is possible to use both for construction of fences, and for support under small constructions, such as gazebos or street toilets.
- 89 mm. It is already more serious pipe and can quite be suitable for arrangement of terraces, verandahs or even small lodges. Such pile is capable to keep weight to 4 tons.
- 108 mm. The most suitable pile for construction of the house, including two-storeyed. Maintains weight to 6 tons.
If you, choosing the base for the construction, have stopped on screw, it is necessary to study also technology of its mounting. But that's another story.