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Andyp wrote:I see your point Malc. Thanks.
You are looking for something like this then?
https://www.tradecounteronline.co.uk/si ... post-base/
Mike G wrote:I specify these things as a flat plate cast into the footings, and bolted into a slit in the post foot. I also always specify that half are turned 90 degree from the others, so that wind loads are shared. The trick in casting them is to fix them to a temporary piece of timber to hold them in place whilst the concrete is poured and sets. If the load is heavy, or the situation exposed to high winds, then having a 90 degree bend in the flat plate inside the concrete provides some extra strength.
Deejay wrote:Morning all
Apologies for the hijack but it might also be of use to Malcolm
Mike
Do you have experience of this kind of thing ... https://www.ukhelix.com/screw-pile-supplies/
I am thinking about support for a small shed.
Cheers
Dave
Malc2098 wrote:.....
On a visit to Cherbourg earlier in the year and a quick visit to Bricot Depot I saw that anchor in your image at a very reasonable price compared to the UK. But I have ruled that one out due to it not being able to resist twisting with screws going into end grain at a vulnerable part of the post.
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