Foundations & Decks

Low Backyard Deck on Helical Piles

Ontario • Fall 2014 • Deck Foundations

A low platform deck built on helical piles set into rocky ground beside the house, finished with grey decking.

Finished low grey deck beside a white-sided house, offcuts still on the lawn✓ After: Finished Low Deck
Green helical pile shaft with a steel bracket plate set among rocks and broken concrete next to a house⚠️ Process: Helical Pile Installed
⚠️ The Challenge

Broken concrete and rocks along the house where the new deck would sit.

✓ The Solution & Execution

Installed helical piles with steel brackets, built a pressure-treated frame on top and covered it with grey decking.

Key Specifications & Materials
  • Helical Piles
  • Steel Pile Brackets
  • Pressure-Treated Frame
  • Grey Decking
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Project Photos

Green helical pile shaft with a steel bracket plate set among rocks and broken concrete next to a houseProcess
Finished low grey deck beside a white-sided house, offcuts still on the lawnAfter

Build Sequence

  1. Two helical piles with steel bracket plates set level in rocky ground
    1Pile brackets set level for the deck frame
  2. Pressure-treated deck frame built over the piles in a backyard
    2Pressure-treated frame built over the piles

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