Residential Screw Piers

ONE & TWO STOREY – SINGLE & MULTI DWELLINGS

Ideal screw pier system is the ideal foundation for your residential project!

The Ideal screw pier system is different to other foundations on the market due to the modular design. The Ideal pier is an off the shelf system with a patented male/female locking connection including the helix. The interlocking connections allows installation of variable lengths with no delays. This system gives the builder greater control when dealing with inclement weather, eliminating collapsing trenches, and any unforeseen site conditions. Gaining this control at such an early stage is critical in streamlining your building process.

Cost effective for residential foundations 1.5m and deeper!

IS YOUR SITE FIXABLE?

 

Find out if your site is suitable for a fixed price screw pier solution.

Check the 4 Criteria

QUICK ESTIMATE – get a feel for the price

BENEFITS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

  • Ideal screw piers are suitable for any soil types such as sand, fill, clays and black soils
  • No problems with  “P” sites where a water table is present, tree preservation, contaminated soil, fill, and soft or collapsing soils.
  • No extra costs incurred after heavy rain periods, unlike traditional methods 
  • Core filling with concrete or galvanised finish to extend design life
  • A systemised off the shelf screw pier for residential sites
  • A range of higher capacity piers for larger design & construct residential buildings
  • Fixed priced foundations are available for standard house loads 
  • Certified pier installation eliminating engineer inspections
  • No soil to remove, saving more time and money
  • Piers are cut to the required RL and the waste is removed from site
  • Minimal vibration and disturbance to adjacent properties
  • Rapid response with a 5-7 days lead-time
  • Speed of installation

A MEASURED PROCESS


1.
GET A GEOTECH REPORT
(LOT CLASSIFICATION)

It wasn’t that long ago when the average residential lot classification was done by a hand auger, going down a metre below the surface, which gave limited soil information to the engineer. These days residential geotechnical reports are far more comprehensive with geotechnical rigs able to drill down many metres below the surface to get a far clearer picture of the soil profiles below. This provides the engineer with detailed information to complete the design of your slab and footings. Order online

2.
SCREW PIER
FOUNDATION DESIGN

Ideal screw pier foundations are designed to achieve the required capacities that are specified by your structural engineer. With a range of screw piers in a modular form we are able to respond with short lead-times allowing your project to keep moving. See how they’re manufactured 

3.
INSTALLATION WITH
TORQUE GAUGE READINGS

Ideal screw piers are marked and set out to your plans. Every screw pier is installed to the designed depth and capacity, with readings logged and documented for each screw pier. Screw piers are numbered according to plans with the installed capacities achieved. Each installation is reviewed and signed by our engineers.

4.
CERTIFICATION AND
REPORTING

We have in-house civil & geotechnical engineers and we are aligned with a number of independent engineers. Independent certification can be provided for all installation work.

 

WHAT DO BUILDERS THINK OF IDEAL SCREW PIERS?

Rod Tillet from Retire Australia shares his thoughts on the Ideal Foundation process.
 


TAKE CONTROL
WITH A FIXED COST FOUNDATION SOLUTION

If you’ve built before or watched any building show on TV you know that getting out of the ground with your foundations can be tricky with unforeseen surprises. It’s also common for cost blowouts at the foundation stage. Find out if your house foundations qualify for a fixed cost solution.

Find out how

NEAT & TIDY
FROM START
TO FINISH,

EVERYTIME!

 Set out – marking pier positions

 Screwing piers into the ground

 Cutting pier shafts to the required RL

  Wrap tops of piers with fluro safety tape

 Remove any off cut waste off your site

 

CUTTING SCREW PIERS
TO YOUR ENGINEERS’ SPECIFIED LEVEL


WE ALSO EXPORT &
SUPPLY ONLY

Ideal Foundations can meet your supply only needs. We have experience in supplying piers internationally, interstate and intrastate. Many of our piers do not require welding and are a shelf item allowing us to provide a timely turnaround of product.

We’ve exported to Asia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Manius Island.

 

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