Fast Screw, Clean, Fast and Cost Effective
Fast Screw, also known as screw piles, are constructed using steel shafts with helical flights of various sizes to suit the site-specific ground conditions. This solution avoids the mess created when digging traditional footings and foundations.
Our Fast Screw solution can be offered as part of one of our projects or as a stand-alone service. We offer Fast Screw Piles to the general public and to the trade, so if you are a company that offers extensions, garden rooms or any business that is in the need for screw piles we are here to offer the Fast Screw solution.
- Domestic Installations
- Commercial Applications
- Working with the Trade
The Process
Fast Screw Piles are generally installed using standard tracked or wheeled excavators with a torque motor attachment which monitors the torque achieved during installation to verify the design.
Fast Screw Piles are advanced to the predetermined (design) bearing strata by rotating the steel shafts with the torque motor attached to the excavator plant/rig. Multiple steel sections are connected via a bolted connection and sections are added to complete the total pile depth.
Fast Screw Piles flights strategically designed along the shaft penetrate the soil without augering, displacing the soil, whilst the torque is carefully monitored as the pile advances. The final torque reading is taken over the last 1m of advancement to ensure the pile is achieving the required design before terminating at the correct datum level.
Fast Screw Piles are able to restrain a range of different axial, uplift and shear forces, although these are solely dependent on the soil conditions present at site. Larger loads can be restrained by simply increasing the pile diameter and wall thickness, size of helix plates and helix quantity on each pile. Each project is individually analysed to ensure the local conditions are adequate for the project specifics. We will assist the client to propose the most economical solution for their project in line with the client’s requirements for programme and budget.
A detailed understanding of the subsurface conditions (especially soil strata type, strata levels and strength (SPT ‘N’ Values) to depth is necessary to properly interpret the required design and torque capacities.
On completion, the top of the pile can be connected in various ways to the structure by a direct steel flange plate connection or plate/rebar connection to concrete.
Quality Assurance
Eco Home Tec have a large wealth of knowledge and experience in the delivery of their solution and offer static load testing to monitor and confirm performance and ensure that the required settlement criteria are met.
The Advantages
- Permanent or Temporary Applications
- Removable to reduce environmental impact
- Reusable so a sustainable product
- Can be loaded instantly, reducing programme time and cost
- Can be installed in all weather conditions
- Can be installed in contaminated soils
- Can be installed in most soil conditions
- No noise or vibration during installation
- Easy negotiation of restricted access
Common Uses
- Buildings and Modular Buildings
- Structural Support for Permanent Structures
- Structural Support for Temporary Structures
- Underpin existing foundations
- Telecommunication Masts and Platforms
- Electrical Equipment such as Pylons and Poles
- Wind Turbines
- Solar Farms
- Fencing, Walls and Walkways
Contact Us
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At Eco Home Tec we also offer all types of foundations for all types of projects and requirements. Each type of foundations or our Fast Screw solution is dependent on many factors including soil quality and site access. If you would like to find out more about Eco Home Tec and our solutions please contact us.
