Edmonton Screw Piles & What's Going On
The construction industry in Edmonton, Alberta, is constantly changing and innovating. New products, materials, and challenges are what led to this. Recently, the deep-ground foundations used in Edmonton construction projects have changed significantly. Looking back twenty years ago in the region, concrete footings and piles were used almost unanimously. However, with increased transportation costs, innovations in construction equipment, and better fabrication technologies, Edmonton Screw Piles are now the more affordable and reliable option for a deep-ground foundation.
Higher Transportation Costs
Led To Changes in Piling
Helical piles are nothing new to the Edmonton construction industry, but in the past they weren’t used due to the higher cost when compared to concrete. With the exponential inflation of the cost of fuel in Alberta, the cost of using concrete has gone up, closing the gap. Even though the production of concrete is inexpensive, it still has to rely on large trucks to either mix the product during transport or when it is moved to a retail outlet in dry form. It is a heavy material that comes at an increased cost when getting it from A to B. Screw piles, however, are fabricated from steel and can be transported from the fabricator to the jobsite in something as efficient as a pickup truck. Furthermore, steel screw piles do not dry or cure like concrete. The benefit here is that an Edmonton installation crew can carry piles for multiple jobs with them for as long as they need, but concrete trucks can only hold product for a few hours before it either has to be used, replenished, or discarded, creating additional material needed for the creation of concrete foundations.
Innovations In
Screw Pile Equipment
New equipment has also been developed in recent years. Much of this screw pile equipment is compact, efficient, and affordable. The development of better drive heads and machines has greatly reduced overhead for companies like the Edmonton Screw Piles Pros. Innovations in this way have reduced operational costs in the screw pile industry as well as increased competition, further reducing prices for homeowners, businesses, and contractors.
Modern Fabrication for
Affordable Pile Supply
Improvements in steel fabrication, better tooling, and the increased volume of screw pile production have also led to a lower cost of screw piles. Helical piles in a variety of sizes and configurations are manufactured so easily now that there is a steady supply of piles feeding the industry.
Helical Piles: A New Standard In Edmonton Foundations
With more and more factors driving the costs to the screw pile industry down and more things driving the cost of other foundations up, we are now seeing a shift all throughout Edmonton construction to screw piles being the deep ground foundation standard.
Edmonton Screw Pile Pros: An Edmonton Screw Pile Provider
The Edmonton Screw Pile Pros are a screw pile installation company that has served the Edmonton area for many years. The Screw Pile Pros have been a part of many of the changes in foundation applications. A key element to the success of the Screw Pile Pros has been to always adapt and improve with the changes in the construction industry. As the new era of prominent screw pile foundations arrives, the Edmonton Screw Pile Pros will continue to maintain the same values in order to continue providing an honest and valuable installation service.