Patent ID: 7073296

Claim:
A preconstruction support system for a building, the system comprising: at least one screw anchor assembly comprising: at least two internally-threaded tubular piling sections; connecting apparatus for connecting the piling sections, the connecting apparatus comprising: a first externally-threaded member threadedly engaging one of of the internally threaded piling sections, a second externally-threaded member threadedly engaging the other of the internally threaded piling sections, and a connecting member engaging the first and second members to connect the piling sections in an abutting, end-to-end relationship; and 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.