Gun Barrel Pilings™ & Poles
As Uniform as Square Pilings but
Stronger, Easier to Install, and More Natural-Looking
Available Nationwide
When aesthetics are as important as strength you need Gun Barrel Pilings™ from American Pole and Timber.
Gun Barrel Pilings and poles give your project refined, uniform lines that regular round pilings simply cannot provide.
Call (866) 733-6250 or complete the form on the left get a quote for Gun Barrel Pilings™ or poles for your project.
Solid Wood ROUND Pilings with NO TAPER
Natural Wood
Pilings -- Refined
Your no-taper Gun Barrel Pilings™ and poles retain their natural and unique wood grains and have a lightly sanded surface for a natural but refined appearance. Improve the lines and overall appearance of your structures with uniform diameter (no-taper) Gun Barrel Pilings™ or poles.
Gun Barrel Pilings™ have the
uniformity of manufactured products
but maintain the natural look and feel of wood.
Easier to Design and Install
Design and installation are easier when you use Gun Barrel Pilings™ or poles in place of regular tapered poles. Irregular and varying diameters and natural tapers of common poles and pilings makes alignment and matching during installation difficult and lengthy.
The uniform dimensions of Gun Barrel poles and pilings mean your materials will match your design plans — saving you assembly time and project frustration.
Better than Square Timbers — Stronger, Cheaper, and Easier to Install
Gun Barrel Pilings™ are stronger than square pilings of comparable sizes. They are also cheaper in most sizes.
Installation of Gun Barrel Pilings™ is easier than square timbers especially in application where your pilings must squared to a frame or other structure. Square pilings must be properly turned so one of their faces is flat against the member to which they will be connected. Being uniformly round, Gun Barrel Pilings™ need no squaring.
Consider that the massive weight of the most house pilings is between 500 and 1,000 pounds each and you will quickly see why avoiding the issue of squaring can save you a great deal of time and effort.
Excellent In and Near Water
Gun Barrel
Pilings™ are excellent choices in or near water.
Treated Gun Barrel Pilings™ are less susceptible to attack by termites and
marine borers than regular treated square pilings because they have
less exposed heartwood.
Additionally, they handle storm surges better than square timbers because the round shape allows quickly moving water to smoothly flow around the pilings with little impact. Square timbers often develop a low-pressure area on the back-side of the flow which makes them more likely to loosen from the ground thereby weakening the foundation of homes or piers they support — very important in hurricane-prone areas.
Gun Barrel Pilings™ deliver all of those benefits — stronger, cheaper, and easier to install - while also giving you the uniformity and refined appearance offered by square timbers.
Interior or Exterior — Any Treatment Level
Just like regular poles and pilings, Gun Barrel Pilings™ and poles can be treated for use in exterior and marine projects
or you can use them untreated for interior projects. Upon request,
they can also be kiln dried and ready for stain upon arrival
to your job site. If your Gun Barrel Pilings™ are to be used in
water, consider having them coated with our special polymer coating
which will double their life.
Additionally, you can cut, drill, paint, carve, or otherwise customize and build onto your solid uniform diameter poles.
Call our knowledgeable project consultants at (866) 733-6250 or complete the form on the left to get a quote for your non-tapered solid poles, pilings, or columns.
Available in Many Sizes & Species -- NATIONWIDE
Available in diameters from 5 inches to 20 inches and lengths up to 52 feet, your Gun Barrel poles, pilings, or columns will be made to your specification.
Depending upon the size you need and your location we offer Gun Barrel poles in southern yellow pine, white pine, western red cedar, white cedar, and oak.
Call (866) 733-6250 or complete the form on the left for a quote for Gun Barrel Pilings™ or poles for your project.
