| SUPER
BUTTRESS™ (patent
pending) MODULAR FOUNDATION METHOD
 This
superior method of installing a modular
home starts with a series prelevel
coplanar supports known as TempBlocks.
The TempBlocks are assembled and leveled
at the exact height the home is to be
placed. Once the temporary support is
established, the house is craned (or off
loaded) onto the Tempblocks and
completely installed. Due to its
triangle top, each TempBlock makes at
least two separate abutments completely
supporting the overlying perimeter rim
joist and mate line joist which reduces
total labor and crane time.
 Once
the modular home is installed on the
TempBlocks, the Super Buttress™
structural columns are then lag bolted
to the rim joists. Each Super
Buttress™ column is a tubular
stanchion having an upper and lower end,
an anchor base moment plate with uplift
arms welded to the lower end of the
stanchion with transverse wing tabs.
A
geo-textile flexible form sleeve rests
with a continuous rebar placed inside
with inlet holes cut to receive concrete
slurry. When filled, the sleeve forms
into an 24"x10" footing with
the enveloped portion of the buttress
assembly embedded, forming a direct
support from the Super Buttress™
assembly to the rebar reinforced
concrete footing.
An
18 gage channel backfill plate is then
connected to the wing tabs with self
tapping screws. A ½ inch cement board
is then attached to the backfill plate.
Stucco or other finish can be installed
over the cement board.
A
ventilation screen covers a ventilation
gap between the cement board and the rim
joist. A belly band or siding is then
installed over the vent forming a
clearance between the stucco and the rim
joist providing a circumferential and
continuous ventilation. The cross
ventilation allows airflow under the
house and prevents black mold
infestation.
After
backfill is complete, the house is
indistinguishable from a site built home
while providing a strong foundation with
improved sidewall configuration,
rigidity, labor efficiency and time
savings.
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