Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Adjustable Post or column base for concrete

I'm looking for a column base that is adjustable, say up to 6 inches high. This base must have hold-down as well as hold-up capability. Column sixes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inches

The Simpson Strong-Tie products are not adequate. They do not have enough adjustment capability.

Any Ideas?

With built-in trim? :-)

Are you using the term "trim" to mean adjustment?

If so yes. I want to firmly anchor a column, up and down and side to side. Once the lateral position of the column is set, I need to be able to adjust the up and down movement only.

Thanks,

I think he was making a funny. A posts typically sit on the ground or floor decking. So, if you've got a gizmo that allows you to raise the post as needed, there's going to be a gap at the bottom that would need to be covered with trim, unless you want the gizmo to show.

OK.

Yes the gap will be covered by "trim" or a boot as I call it.

There are some applications in which the term "trim" is used to mean adjustment.

In this case I want there to be adjustment in this device allowing the post or column to be raised up to 6".

Too much lingo to be sorted out amongst the the trades.

Thanks for the heads up.

The log builders must have something along this line. Why are you looking to adjust a post up and down? Tim

These might do what you want.

http://www.loghomestore.com/hardware.shtml#settling


Mike

timberlinx has a concrete fastener with height adjustment and hold down/up, give them a call and see how much adjustment they can get, good folks.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the link.

The Log Home Post Leveler™ may be just the trick to adjust my columns. They have 8" of adjustment.

Thanks

Hi Tim,

sometimes we send columns out to locations for which we don't have exact elevations. These columns will placed on a concrete slab.