With respect to our foundational requirements, we need a foundation that is at least 6” thick (8” preferred) with a minimum 3000 PSI rating and matches the dimensional and depth requirements as indicated on any drawing you have received from us.

LEVEL FOUNDATION: foundations can be at a slight angle to allow for proper drainage, our systems are engineered with levelling flexibility that can make adjustment to compensate for a ratio of 144:1 on a foundation pitch, up to a maximum of 3” for overall width and/or depth of the placement positions.

LOAD PLACEMENT: We base our system overall weight at between 10,000# over 30’ up to 20,000# over 50’ and supported by sufficient legs spaced equidistant to not exceed a load bear of approximately 1000# per supported leg.  Adding the weight of a lumber unit to that overall weight may increase the load bear to 1300# per supported leg and is well within standard load bearing parameters which don’t require reinforcements or specialty concrete.

MESH OR REBAR: If you’re pouring a new concrete foundation, we strongly recommend that it be reinforced with mesh or rebar to strengthen and reduce the potential of future cracking or movement.

LEGS ANCHORED IN CONCRETE OR ANCHOR BOLTED: If you’re pouring a new concrete foundation, our print shows holes to assemble the main frame and supporting legs of the system into for assembly.  Once completed, you will have to contact your concrete vendor to finish pouring additional concrete into these holes and then wait for the concrete to completely cure prior to using the system.  The alternative method is to pour a flat pad and allow the legs to be anchor bolted directly on to the cured/completed pad, this provides for the easiest process of assembly and use.

If you’re pouring concrete for a Maximus® system or a system with bumping walls used to align packages of lumber with a hydraulic roll case, then these walls must be assembled into a foundation hole and requires substantial preparation prior to assembly and a second pouring post-assembly.

THESE FOUNDATION ANSWERS ARE GENERIC, ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A LOCAL CONCRETE CONTRACTOR TO DETERMINE THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF A FOUNDATION REQUIRED FOR STABILITY AND MUST BE BASED ON YOUR LOCAL GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.