Screw Piles for Sheds
Even for sheds, a solid foundation can provide a number of advantages that enhance the durability, stability, and usability of the building.
A screw pile foundation for a shed aids in preventing soil movement due to factors like freeze-thaw cycles, soil settling, and erosion that could cause the shed to sink or shift. Building your shed on a foundation of helical piles preserves the shed’s structural soundness over time. Simply being more stable will ensure that doors open and close smoothly and that the floor and walls stay true for longer.
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Do You Need a Permit
to Build a Shed in Calgary?
In Calgary, a detached building such as a large shed requires a building permit if it is larger than 107 square feet. When building large sheds, the use of screw piles becomes essential. During the planning phase of a large shed, a foundation load or pile capacity will need to be specified. The city of Calgary will only sign off on permits where the load capacity of a shed’s foundation design can be verified. This can either be done with known sizes of concrete footing or with screw piles.
The size of the screw piles for sheds can vary to meet the pile requirements that are specified in the foundation design. Further, the load capacity of each individual screw pile can be measured during installation and calculated. The pile capacity of your shed’s foundation can then be submitted to the City’s planning and development department for approval.
The ease and certainty of verifying the conformance of a screw pile foundation for a shed greatly helps property owners avoid excessive planning and development costs by preventing permitting delays and rework.
Other benefits of building a shed on a screw pile foundation
Elevation of the Sheds Primary Structure
A screw pile foundation slightly elevated the shed’s floor from the ground. By having an elevated base, the shed is shielded from water accumulation that could cause moisture-related problems, including rot, mould, and decay. The lifespan of the shed can be increased, and water damage to its contents can be avoided with proper drainage away from the foundation.
Easy To Move Your Shed
Whether a shed is temporary or permanent, its foundation can be made of screw piles. This adaptability is especially helpful if you’re not sure where the shed will be or if you intend to move it in the future. Just as easily as screw piles turn into the earth, they can also be reversed. Doing this simply unscrews them from the ground. Additionally, screw piles that have been removed can be reused, making it easy and cost-effective to relocate your shed if needed.
Easy Installation & Little Site Preparation
Because there is no excavation required for screw pile installation and the specialised installation equipment is compact, screw piles are less invasive and require less site preparation. In particular, if you’re building in a secluded or difficult-to-reach place, helical piles can save you time and effort when building your shed.
No Cure or Dwell Time
Screw Piles are made from prefabricated steel and offer immediate load-bearing capacity, in contrast to concrete foundations that need time to cure. Often concrete can not be built on for several days, delaying construction of your shed. This indicates that you don’t need to wait for the concrete to set before beginning to construct the foundation.