Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 22, 2015 4:09 am Hi, my builder is suggesting to go with metal blade piers for the slab instead of the concrete piers, based on the bore hole report. Which is better? what is the difference in cost. is metal blade pier the same as screw head piers? thanks 18/03/15 Deposit 02/09/15 CDC 22/09/15 Slab 05/12/15 Frames 15/12/15 Brick started. 11/04/16 Roof start 04/05/16 Roof finish 09/07/16 Gyprock. Re: metal blade pier 2Jan 22, 2015 4:58 pm Blade piers are really just a different design of screw pile with 2 cutting edges rather than the traditional 1. This link gives a comparison between screw piles and concrete piers. http://www.anewhouse.com.au/2012/10/bui ... rew-piles/ There is some suppliers blurb about the 'advantages' of blade piles over traditional screw piles at this link http://www.civilandstructural.com.au/wp ... y-Mode.pdf The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. All sorted guys. Just needed to buy a blade with the correct bush. Dunno how to delete this post, can't find any help file. Cheers. 1 2821 I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 10746 Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 6196 |