Patent ID: 7024827

Claim:
A preconstruction support system for a building, the system comprising: at least two piling sections; connecting apparatus for connecting the corresponding ends of the piling sections, the connecting apparatus comprising: a first member fastened in one end portion of one of the piling sections and defining an internally threaded bore; a second member fastened in one end portion of the other piling sections and defining an internally threaded bore; and an externally threaded member in threaded engagement with the first and second members to connect first and second connecting members, and therefore the piling sections in an abutting, end-to-end relationship; at least one auger on at least one of the piling sections for cutting the earth when torsional and axial forces are applied to the piling sections to drive the piling sections into the ground in a manner so that a portion of the uppermost piling section extends above ground; and a concrete slab encasing the portion of the uppermost piling section.