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The ease and speed of screw pile installation helps minimize disturbance to traffic flow and the lack of vibrations minimizes the disruption to nearby foundations.   These attributes make screw piles an ideal option for residential or municipal projects. 

Almita provides turnkey screw pile products including highway sign bases, street light bases and manufactured home foundations for retail distribution. These solutions have been time tested and are quickly and easily installed by Almita, or any one of our approved Distributors. 

Common residential and municipal applications include:

  • Highway sign bases 
  • Street light bases
  • Manufactured homes
  • Fence posts and flag posts
  • School portables
  • Underpinning failed foundations
  • Foundational support
  • Decks, verandahs, patios and sunrooms
  • Attached garages
  • Light load grade beams and slab foundations

Almita’s solutions to common urban foundation
problems include:

Residential/Municipal
Challenges

Almita’s Solution


Short Deadlines Fast, Accurate Analysis
Almita’s engineers typically turn a project from needs assessment to stamped design in mere days.

High Speed Production
Advanced semi-automated manufacturing equipment enables rapid production of high volumes of piles. 

Rapid Installation
Unlike traditional methods, screw piles do not require pre-excavation or curing time. This dramatically reduces overall installation time.

Budgetary Constraints Cost-effective Product
Along with Almita’s LEAN manufacturing process, Almita's distributed products have been subject to rigorous testing to ensure product usability and satisfaction across all applications. This ensures minimal material waste and fast, cost-effective fabrication of this turnkey product.

Weather Constraints All-season Installation
Almita’s piles can be installed in any season, regardless of temperature.

Minimizing Disruption Low noise/Vibration Installation
The lack of noise pollution and reduced risk of disrupting sensitive equipment makes screw piles ideal for urban installations.

Fast Installation
Fast, efficient, installations minimize traffic delays and other annoyances to the public.

Tight or Restricted Access Advanced Equipment
Almita’s diverse fleet of installation equipment includes small and light installation units capable of maneuvering in close quarters. 

streetlightStreet Light Bases
Our screw-in streetlight bases are a popular option. These bases are a cost-effective alternative to typical concrete base designs. They are simple to set up and quick to install and are just as easy to remove and reuse should your lighting locations or requirements change. Our screw-in streetlight bases are available in bare metal, primed, and hot-dipped galvanized steel to increase life expectancy.

Typical applications for
streetlight bases:

  1. Residential lighting
  2. Parking lots
  3. Street and highway lighting
  4. Street signage
  5. Flag poles
  6. Building signage

 

More Information
For more information about how screw piles can assist with your next foundation installation, please email or contact us.

 

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