{"id":19368,"date":"2018-05-10T11:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliedbuildings.com\/?p=19368"},"modified":"2024-08-06T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T12:38:36","slug":"steel-building-foundations-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alliedbuildings.com\/steel-building-foundations-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Building Foundations: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steel building foundations, everything you need to know. It’s natural that when contemplating a new pre engineered steel building all your thoughts are about the building itself – height, width, span, finishes and so on.<\/p>\n

And these all matter: they\u2019re part of the buildings function, its look, its practicality. Get them right and you\u2019ve got a prefab steel building that you\u2019re going to love for years to come.<\/p>\n

But an integral part of the building’s installation isn\u2019t the building itself – it\u2019s the foundation on which the building is installed.<\/p>\n

If you want your newly installed steel building to be safe and sound – and stay that way – then you absolutely must be<\/p>\n

(a) installing on a solid, custom-built foundation with<\/p>\n

(b) perfectly aligned anchor bolt connections.<\/p>\n

Foundations and anchor bolts are the two vital keys to a safe and successful installation. Your steel building rests on the foundation while the anchor bolts securely fasten the structure to the foundation.<\/p>\n

These items cannot simply be guessed at and then corrected later.<\/p>\n

Your steel building kit is a prefabricated precision item.<\/h2>\n

Everything about it is meticulously planned and exacting in its measurements. And this includes the anchor bolts that attach your building to its foundations.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s a fact that any steel building manufactured by a reputable firm that cares about how its products perform will require professionally constructed foundations. The consequences of a less than adequate slab or improperly placed bolts can be severe – and can include building collapse.<\/p>\n

Your steel building manufacturer will tell your elected concrete engineer the type, diameter, and quantity of anchor bolts – The engineer is to determine the required length of blots. Your engineer must install these bolts into the foundation at the time of pouring the concrete.<\/p>\n

So don’t pour the foundations until you have the correct anchor bolt specification for the building!<\/h2>\n

You will not save time by guessing at what kind of foundation will hold your new building. In fact, you\u2019ll waste time – and a lot of cash – when you’ll almost certainly get it wrong.<\/p>\n

In short, let the pre engineered steel building specification dictate the specification for the foundation.<\/p>\n

Because it doesn\u2019t work the other way around.<\/p>\n

Allied Steel will provide anchor bolt plans for our steel buildings that ensure our buildings’ stability – and your foundation should be designed around those plans by your foundation engineer.<\/p>\n

Your foundation engineer will specify the type of foundation system your new building needs: slab, pier or perimeter being the most likely choices. Getting this right is also instrumental to the success of your installation.<\/p>\n

Which type of foundation is best for you will depend on a number of factors<\/h2>\n