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  1. Beach pilings : r/StructuralEngineering - Reddit

    Jan 7, 2024 · I have spent quite alot of time in beach houses up and down the east coast. I would have to say 99.9% are up on pilings made of treated 8x8s. Why not use either precast concrete, poured …

  2. Piling House : r/Carpentry - Reddit

    Oct 16, 2023 · No feed back from r/homebuilding figured I would post here. 35’ pilings driven 25’. 2x10 floor system on top of LVL girders 1” carriage bolts. About…

  3. What’s the best/strongest knot for tying a boat to a piling ... - Reddit

    Feb 22, 2022 · Professional yacht captain here, I use a round turn and two half hitches to make the bitter end of docklines off to pilings - it’s adjustable, it can be untied and adjusted while under load, and …

  4. Why drive piles instead of concrete foundation? : r/AskEngineers - Reddit

    Sep 1, 2015 · Recently in Jersey City I saw on a construction site a field of pressure treated wooden pilings driven in on a grid spaced about ten feet apart. NEVER saw wood pilings used anywhere but …

  5. How deep do pilings need to be? : r/NewOrleans - Reddit

    Sep 12, 2020 · How deep do pilings need to be? Hello New Orleans! I know I'm asking a question like 'How high is up?', but I'm looking for some generalities here. I have a desire to build a small …

  6. Concrete Alternatives - Steel Helical Pile Foundations : r ... - Reddit

    Dec 6, 2021 · In recent weeks, I have begun investigating the applications of helical piles and raised flooring systems (homes on stilts). A representative of Stopdigging, a Swedish pile manufacturer, …

  7. How to repair piling dock end/final joist : r/DIY - Reddit

    Jun 5, 2023 · The dock is easily 40+ years old but the pilings are sound and the decking is in decent shape. However the final joist at the end of the dock is split making it unstable.

  8. What are the pylons way out in the middle of the mouth of the

    Nov 2, 2021 · The large group of pilings towards the North Shore, West of the big bridge are where the net sheds and stables for horse seining were. The remains of the Desdemona Sands Lighthouse are …

  9. Pilings : r/Homebuilding - Reddit

    Sep 16, 2023 · Superintendent here for a luxury custom home builder… Treated pilings rarely ever go in straight, they’re more susceptible to movement. Helical piers would have been better.

  10. Best way to tie-off to a fixed bulkhead dock with surge ... - Reddit

    Jul 30, 2023 · The way it is set up, swells/surge would be coming in directly perpendicular to the dock, which would potentially bang the side of the pontoon into the pilings under the dock.