Built by a local timber provider, this system offers builders developing on critical and highly-critical expansive and hydro collapsible soils, hillsides and areas with high water tables, a cost effective solution. It is designed with 18 – 24 inch crawl spaces that provide venting, and mitigate issues related to mold. Components of the Raised Wood Floor System include the Winslow Geo Anchor (a rotary installed steel anchor with single or multiple helix coils welded to an internal steel column that provides exceptionally high compression and tension capacity in unstable soil), and the Lateral Resistance Device (tested to over 20 kips, a “collar” that easily installs over the anchor, vibrates into position in seconds, and will consolidate surrounding soil and reduce all trenching) products. The Raised Wood Floor System has been successfully utilized and integrated into foundation designs by PHS since 1992.

The necessary components of the Raised Wood Floor System are easily installed by local concrete and timber providers, and reduce the need for soil preparation (import/export/re-compact) and accompanying spoils – thus reducing building cycle time. The System also mitigates future warranty and litigation issues, providing overall cost savings.