MK 1
Aim
To design a footing base plate with adjustable height. This is to cope with uneven ground or a flood risk area
Method
Using a scaffolding 4 tonne Base Jack (cost £6.5) , turned upside down & inserted into a tube clamp hand rail holder. Then carrying on into a hole, so end is inserted into soft ground.
The base plate is made of 2 layers of cross facing composite door offcuts (top & bottom) nailed gunned with 75mm nails & glued with Everlast Lumberjack Pu glue (5 min cure)
A longer section of rebar is inserted as well. to a deeper depth.
Seperate 10-12mm rebar rods may be inserted at an angle if required. Alternatively a concrete fence post beam can be placed on top of the base plate. The concrete beam could be used as thermal mass, perhaps with a heat harvesting fluid pipe system from the roof.
The base or frame of shelter can be screwed. or preferably bolted to base jack via 4 holes
Side view. This would normally be filled by base sections
Close up of tube clamp, which would be bolted to base plate
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Mk. 2
30cm long 48.3mm Dia. aluminium scaffolding pole with m24mm nuts inserted with hammer / hydraulic press at bothe end.
3 x scaffolding base plates have their centre removed with a hammer, and the bolts are threaded though nuts ateither end
Shows top with base plate removed
Side view of base (made of composite door off cuts from top & bottom of door)
Underside view
Top down review without top plaste
Unscrewed
Shows nut hammered into tube. Although a tight fit, edges have been bashed over to stop nut from coming out (testing will determine if thsi is necessary )
Side view showing bolt side. This will be covered with door off cut in situ
