Awesome video. Question, at 1:08 there is a quick picture of some guys working with what looks like a wood subfloor being used. How does that work with perma columns?
Hi, John! Great question! What you saw was our crew building a QLYFT building, not a subfloor. The building was just down, and our crews were working on the columns before it lifted.
Insulating beneath the skirt board along the exterior side of the column prevents the soil from exerting pressure that could lead to heaving in case of soil movement. In uninsulated structures, the skirt board is susceptible to shifting along with the ground if heaving occurs, although such instances are infrequent.
Those Perma columns don't appear to all be set with tops on the same level plane. Which means all your posts have to be different lengths to factor out the errors.
You have a good eye! One of the benefits of using the Perma-Column system is that they are 5’ long, giving you flexibility when digging holes and setting the columns. For example, if one hole is a few inches deeper than another (due to rocks or other obstructions underground), there will still be plenty of Perma-Column sticking above the soil/gravel. This will ensure the wood never contacts the soil, leading to premature rot.
You are required to keep a couple inches of concrete on each side of the permecollum not doing prevents them from offering the load support shown on paper by the manufacturer
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Awesome video. Question, at 1:08 there is a quick picture of some guys working with what looks like a wood subfloor being used. How does that work with perma columns?
Hi, John! Great question! What you saw was our crew building a QLYFT building, not a subfloor. The building was just down, and our crews were working on the columns before it lifted.
Wood skirt board at ground level be subject to frost heave ?
Insulating beneath the skirt board along the exterior side of the column prevents the soil from exerting pressure that could lead to heaving in case of soil movement. In uninsulated structures, the skirt board is susceptible to shifting along with the ground if heaving occurs, although such instances are infrequent.
Those Perma columns don't appear to all be set with tops on the same level plane. Which means all your posts have to be different lengths to factor out the errors.
You have a good eye! One of the benefits of using the Perma-Column system is that they are 5’ long, giving you flexibility when digging holes and setting the columns. For example, if one hole is a few inches deeper than another (due to rocks or other obstructions underground), there will still be plenty of Perma-Column sticking above the soil/gravel. This will ensure the wood never contacts the soil, leading to premature rot.
You are required to keep a couple inches of concrete on each side of the permecollum not doing prevents them from offering the load support shown on paper by the manufacturer
The ciment base is to narrow
Thank you for providing the information. We will consult with our engineers regarding this.
Nice work.
Thank you!
Awesome.
Thank you!