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This Postech Customer Got What They Deserved!
Retiring at the lake, the Silvari’s wanted to replace their cottage with something newer, larger and that wasn’t going to require yearly re-leveling. In September 2014 the Postech Screw Piles Winnipeg...
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Fuel 4 School Kicked Off!
Imagine heading to school to learn and grow but your basic survival instincts consumed your thoughts with a need for food you weren’t likely to eat until much later in the day. Postech Winnipeg Screw...
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Postech Screw Piles – Extensively Tested in Winnipeg, MB Clay (Famous Gumbo)
In August of 2014 Postech Screw Piles undertook extensive third-party engineer led and supervised testing in Winnipeg’s famous gumbo / clay soils. The testing site was not ideal, in fact the soil was...
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A Screw Pile Failure in Manitoba
Going into our 4th year, Postech Manitoba and Kenora got an opportunity to put our money where our mouth is regarding our 7 year performance guarantee. Some companies might try to hide the fact that...
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Flag Pole Anchored Without Concrete!
Gimli’s beach was recently awarded Blue Flag certification, a voluntary eco-label awarded to select beaches across the world – learn more here: www.blueflag.org This meant they needed a flagpole on...
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Winnipeg Deck Plans – Free Templates & Tools
Building a deck in Winnipeg, Manitoba isn’t what it used to be. Often we give our building officials at the City permits office a hard time for not always making a whole lot of sense in the way they do...
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Cottage Lifted and Leveled On Surprising Budget
The traditional process for replacing a shallow foundation like post and pad with a deep foundation such as screw piles includes either a lift of the structure at least 6′ high or the temporary removal...
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Death to Soil Assumptions
Did you know that there is a good chance your home, sunroom, cottage or deck has been built on a foundation designed using soil assumptions? What exactly is a soil assumption? In Manitoba (and most...
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The Disadvantage of Helical Screw Piles
Typically we write about the amazing benefits of helical screw piles. One such benefit we broadcast regularly is in how we monitor the torque during installation to ensure the capacities required are...
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Reusable Piles?
Today we had a pretty cool project. A past customer decided to take their backyard paradise to the next level and required 8 screw piles for their new deck. The deck which was being replaced with a...
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Affordable Geotechnical Investigations and Reports for Residential Building...
There is a strong push by local building authorities and engineers to complete geotechnical investigations and reports from which to base structural foundation designs for any residential building...
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Baeumler Approved Screw Pile Company for Manitoba & Kenora!
Postech Screw Piles – Manitoba and Kenora is Baeumler Approved. We are very excited and proud to be a part of the Baeumler Approved family. Our status of Baeumler Approved means we are recognized as...
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Screw Piles & Light Structures = No Brainer for Manitobans
The screw pile industry markets hard that screw piles are cheaper than concrete. The truth is that screw piles can be used for a wide range of projects and, depending on the soil characteristics, they...
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Screw Piles (David) Slay Concrete Piles (Goliath) In This Case Study
You are the manager of a plant operation tasked with the installation of a 72,000 liter liquid storage tank. You won’t be shutting down the day to day operations. In fact, it is expected that little...
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Piles Inside a Hotel? Call Postech!
Postech Installers have been on their fair share of “interesting” job sites but it was uniquely cool to drive through the front doors of a local hotel and navigate our way into the laundry room. Our...
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Save Money Saving Your Dock
Winnipegers seem to have got the message that Postech’s team of helical screw pile installers can perform magic when it comes to underpinning a sunken deck, porch, addition or home. Recently, we put...
View ArticleWinnipeg Screw Pile Tip #1 – AVOID SOIL ASSUMPTIONS
With over 20 years of “screw pile’ish” technology being used in and around Winnipeg, Manitobans have grown to be aware of what a screw pile / ground anchor is. Unfortunately Winnipeg was led to believe...
View ArticleScrew Pile Tip #2: GET A CLICK BEFORE YOU DIG
Often we are told by a customer that they know where their lines are located and a Call Before You Dig (now called a Click Before You Dig) is not required. Fortunately, most customers are understanding...
View ArticleVIDEOS: 2 Great Blue Chip Decks on Postech Screw Piles
Winnipeg has a number of skilled and professional deck builders and we are fortunate to support many of the City’s great decks. Blue Chip Decks, a great example of local pros, has prepared two videos...
View ArticlePostech Welcomes Adam Lamoureux
We are excited to announce that Adam Lamoureux, owner of Brightstone Construction, has teamed up with Postech to bring the Whiteshell area guaranteed high-quality foundations. Adam will be providing...
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