Steel Piling and Pipe Pile Supply
At P.I.T. Pipe, we carry a wide variety of types of piling for foundations where structural elements are to be installed, but the ground soil is not strong enough to support the structure. Piling is a column of wood or steel that is driven deep into the ground to provide stronger support for a structure. This is commonly seen on piers or docks on a beach, where the poles are driven into the ground and then the structure is built on these piles. Piling has also been used for many years to strengthen foundations for large buildings.
If you need piles for your next construction job, we at P.I.T. pipe can help. As a leading pipe supplier, we have a large variety of new, obsolete, or used pipe available that can be used as piles. We can custom fabricate pipe piles in lengths up to 150 feet. We can coat pipe piling as needed with coal tar epoxy, zinc primers, and fusion bond epoxies. We can even delivery pipe directly to your jobsite using barge, truck, or rail. Contact us at P.I.T. Pipe today for all your metal pipe needs and to learn more about piling.
More Information on Piling for Deep Foundations
Piling pipe is used for foundations of buildings or other structures where the top soil is not strong enough to support the structure. Piling pipes and H piles are ‘pile-driven’ deep into the ground vertically to where the ground is harder and more stable. Depending on the ground composition, sometimes the ground is drilled into and the pipe is then driven into these holes. When piling is driven into the ground, it can be driven either open-ended or closed-ended, with points or plates. Driving piles into the ground has its advantages over drilling because the compressed soil around the driven piles increases the piles load-bearing capacity. Driven piles are also considered to have been tested when installed this way because of the ‘pile-driving’ installation.
Pipe piles range in size from several inches to several feet in diameter and they can be spliced to create piles several hundreds of feet in length. Pipe piles are designed or fabricated depending on their use or required specifications, and these can be reinforced with rebar or concrete if needed.
In some types of pile foundation systems a group of piles is connected by a pile cap, which is a large concrete block that is fitted over the heads of the piles. This helps to distribute the load among the piles. A monopile foundation uses a single large diameter structural foundation element to support all the loads of an above surface structure. A good example is a freeway pier which is a very large pile reinforced with rebar and concrete.
Contact PIT Pipe for More Information About Piling Pipe
At P.I.T. Pipe, we carry a wide selection of new and used pipe and can help supply you with any type of steel pipe you may need. We supply piling in any length and diameter to meet your needs and can deliver directly to your jobsite. We also buy all types of steel tubing and steel pipe as well as I-beams, steel plate, and other steel structural items. Contact us today for all your piling and metal pipe needs.