Column Plates

Column plates are your choice of securing a column to a beam and the floor. In order to achieve this, every column requires a top and base plate. Each Portland Stone Ware plate has a different way of connecting a column to a beam and the floor for full support.

All of our columns and plates are shipped separately. One end of a column may be cut by the installer in the field to fit the length of space between a beam and the floor.

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Standard Plate

The Standard Plate is 5” x 5” with small tabs for the top or base of columns. The steel is 10 Gauge.

Use:
Cap & base

Code for 3.5" Column

B0300001

Code for 4" Column

B0300002

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Springfield Plate with Ring

The Springfield Plate is 6″ x 8″ x 1/4″ thick. It has a welded ring that encompasses the top or base of a 3 ½” or 4” column. There are 7/16″ diameter holes around the welded ring that allow screws to secure the plate to the beam.

Use:
Cap & base

Code for 3.5" Column

B0500001

Code for 4" Column

B0500002

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Springfield Plate with Tabs

The Springfield Plate with Tabs is 6″ x 8″ x 1/4″ thick. The diameter of the holes around the tabs are 7/16″. The large tabs securely grab the top or the base of a column.

Use:
Cap & base

Code for 3.5" Column

B0500009

Code for 4" Column

B0500007

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Saddle Plate with Ring

This plate is made from 12-gauge low-carbon steel to wrap the sides of a beam. From the inside of the saddle, the walls are 4” high and extend the length of 11 ½” long along the beam.  Eight 3/16” holes are made into the sides of the saddle for the saddles to be bolted into the beam. A ring made for 3 ½” or 4” columns is welded to the bottom of the saddle. It comes in different size saddles to fit different beams.

Use:
Cap

Sizes & Codes for 3.5" Column

3 1/8” x 11 ½” for 2 2x’s – B3522
3 5/8” x 11 ½” for 2 LVL – B3524
4 5/8” x 11 1/2” for 3 2x’s – B3526
5 3/8” x 11 ½” for 3 LVL – B3528
6 1/8” x 11 ½” for 4 2x’s – B3530
7 1/8” x 11 ½” for 4 LVL – B3532

Sizes & Codes for 4" Column

3 1/8” x 11 ½” for 2 2x’s – B4022
3 5/8” x 11 ½” for 2 LVL – B4024
4 5/8” x 11 1/2” for 3 2x’s – B4026
5 3/8” x 11 ½” for 3 LVL – B4028
6 1/8” x 11 ½” for 4 2x’s – B4030
7 1/8” x 11 ½” for 4 LVL – B4032

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6" Springfield Plate

The 6” Springfield Plate has a welded ring that encompasses the top or the base of a 6” column. The plate dimensions are 7″ x 8″ x 1/4″ with 1/2″ diameter holes in each corner.

Use:
Cap & Base

Code for 6" Portland Column

B0500006

Portland Column Components

Portland Column

Portland Columns are used as structural members to transfer axial compressive loads, from steel or wood beams, to footings.

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Column Plates

Plates are your choice of securing a column to the beam.

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Testing

Portland Columns comply with ICC and BOCA regulations and are tested regularly by third party agencies.

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Custom Columns

PSW offers the ability to customize any column required for a project.

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Portland Columns are fabricated and distributed by Portland Stone Ware Co.