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Steel Screw Pile Foundation

A deep foundation system that is gaining popularity in areas with difficult soil, contaminated soil and due to its speed of construction is steel screw piles. At first glance screw piles look like the typical helical pier.  However, there are significant differences that make a dramatic change in capacity.  First, the screw piles are installed [...]

Pink Fog Studio Stairs – Open Riser Steel Stair With Oak Treads

Jim and I went by Pink Fog to inspect the steel connections on the stair to the loft. Due to existing conditions, we designed a stair that would avoid placing a post in front of a window. The design required both cantilevered upper floor framing and a cantilevered stringer. In order to make this work, [...]

Is steel a steal?

Not today, but check back later. Why? well, we’re talking about commodities. The prices change and sometimes rapidly. Right now, steel has been skyrocketing. In 2002, the question of steel versus wood as a structural choice was easy – steel all the way. That has changed in more recent years, however you’ll see that it [...]

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