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Install Main Support Beams

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Will This Change The Way We Build? THE GLASS HOUSE EP 2

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What happens here

Begin by installing the main support beams for the deck. The video shows using a unique helical pile system, which includes a pile head with pre-drilled holes for attachment. Secure the beams to these pile heads using large self-drilling screws. It's recommended to use a drill for driving these screws rather than an impact driver, as it allows for better control and prevents stripping.

Goal: Securely attach main support beams to the deck's foundation piles.

Tools and materials

  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Driving self-drilling screws into the pile heads
  • Helical Pile System — Foundation support for the deck beams
  • Large Self-Drilling Screws — Securing the beams to the pile heads

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Well, uh I guess we'll get back to work. All right. Again, we're using a little bit of a different pile here. We had uh Supreme Deck store did the installation on this one and uh slightly different pile head. So, this one here, we have these holes in the pile head right there. And we're just going to set them with uh with a big screw there. Self drilling. And uh goes in pretty easy. Better to do this with a drill than an impact. Are you finding that to be the case? Oh, yeah. After the first one, cuz impact will just keep going. The drill, if you set the truck, it'll >> Yeah. Stop. >> Stop.

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