Blake's Custom Excavating Ltd.

UPLIFT RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS When it comes to #construction and #renovations, a growing number of municipalities are demanding that projects using helical piles be subject to #uplift resistance requirements. What types of #installations legally require uplift resistance compliance? Structure erected more than 60cm (24 in) off the ground... Structure attached to a house Structure with a roof Structure with a surface greater than 55m2 Structure with more than one level Structure taller than 4.3m (15 ft) CAUTION! Each frame also needs to be anchored to the #foundation, unless a structural analysis regarding wind and #seismic pressures shows that #anchoring is unnecessary.