A brushed rectangular metal plate with rounded corners and a central hole, ideal for ground footings. Subtle diagonal patterns adorn the surface, featuring text that partially reads Titan and Products. Product Name: Deck Foot - Floating - Ground Contact.
The Deck Foot Load Plate, a black square metal plate with a central circular hole, sits against a plain white background.
A labeled screw pile diagram shows: the Saddle at the top, followed by the Deck Foot Load Plate, and the Auger at the bottom with helical screws for stability, offering reliable ground anchored footings similar to a Deck Foot Anchor.
An illustration of a ground anchor similar to a Deck Foot Load Plate shows three labeled parts: a saddle at the top, a centrally placed load plate, and an auger at the bottom. The anchor is vertically displayed with highlighted components for clarity.
Image of the Deck Foot Load Plate with TITAN embossed, featuring a convex design. The top measures 8 3/8 inches; full dimensions are 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches with a height of 1 3/4 inches. Suitable for Deck Foot Anchor systems or ground anchored footings.
A black Deck Foot Load Plate, commonly used as a Deck Foot Anchor, is 12x12 with a circular center hole. Displayed on a white background with dimension labels, it emphasizes suitability for ground-anchored footings.
A wooden post is supported by a metal bracket with four corners on a triangular metal base. The post is secured with four screws. This durable setup uses the Deck Foot Load Plate for ground-anchored footings, ensuring stability in various conditions.
Close-up of a wooden post on a black Deck Foot Load Plate with black metal brackets. Featuring Deck Foot Anchor technology, the base and brackets ensure the post stays secure and upright.
A wooden deck, equipped with black railings and supported by Deck Foot Load Plates, leads to an above-ground pool. Its encircled by lush green grass against the backdrop of vibrant autumn foliage and a clear blue sky.
A Deck Foot Load Plate anchors a wooden boardwalk, elevating it over a marsh. Below, green grass and brown leaves lie scattered. The path extends into the distance, flanked by trees and shrubs.
An above-ground pool in a grassy area features a wooden deck with white fence and black railing. The Deck Foot Load Plate ensures deck stability, anchored to the ground. Trees with autumn foliage create a picturesque backdrop under the clear blue sky.
A rectangular pool with clear blue water is partly encircled by grey stone tiles and wooden decking, secured by Deck Foot Load Plates. Sunlight casts shadows on the deck, and greenery can be seen in the background.
A brushed rectangular metal plate with rounded corners and a central hole, ideal for ground footings. Subtle diagonal patterns adorn the surface, featuring text that partially reads Titan and Products. Product Name: Deck Foot - Floating - Ground Contact.
The Deck Foot Load Plate, a black square metal plate with a central circular hole, sits against a plain white background.
A labeled screw pile diagram shows: the Saddle at the top, followed by the Deck Foot Load Plate, and the Auger at the bottom with helical screws for stability, offering reliable ground anchored footings similar to a Deck Foot Anchor.
An illustration of a ground anchor similar to a Deck Foot Load Plate shows three labeled parts: a saddle at the top, a centrally placed load plate, and an auger at the bottom. The anchor is vertically displayed with highlighted components for clarity.
Image of the Deck Foot Load Plate with TITAN embossed, featuring a convex design. The top measures 8 3/8 inches; full dimensions are 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches with a height of 1 3/4 inches. Suitable for Deck Foot Anchor systems or ground anchored footings.
A black Deck Foot Load Plate, commonly used as a Deck Foot Anchor, is 12x12 with a circular center hole. Displayed on a white background with dimension labels, it emphasizes suitability for ground-anchored footings.
A wooden post is supported by a metal bracket with four corners on a triangular metal base. The post is secured with four screws. This durable setup uses the Deck Foot Load Plate for ground-anchored footings, ensuring stability in various conditions.
Close-up of a wooden post on a black Deck Foot Load Plate with black metal brackets. Featuring Deck Foot Anchor technology, the base and brackets ensure the post stays secure and upright.
A wooden deck, equipped with black railings and supported by Deck Foot Load Plates, leads to an above-ground pool. Its encircled by lush green grass against the backdrop of vibrant autumn foliage and a clear blue sky.
A Deck Foot Load Plate anchors a wooden boardwalk, elevating it over a marsh. Below, green grass and brown leaves lie scattered. The path extends into the distance, flanked by trees and shrubs.
An above-ground pool in a grassy area features a wooden deck with white fence and black railing. The Deck Foot Load Plate ensures deck stability, anchored to the ground. Trees with autumn foliage create a picturesque backdrop under the clear blue sky.
A rectangular pool with clear blue water is partly encircled by grey stone tiles and wooden decking, secured by Deck Foot Load Plates. Sunlight casts shadows on the deck, and greenery can be seen in the background.

Deck Foot Load Plate

The Deck Foot Load Plate can be purchased separately if you have used the auger to test your soil conditions and you are now ready to build your project with the Deck foot Anchor.

Use the standard Convex plate for regular ground contact applications.  Use the Flat load plate over paver stones or asphalt.  Larger 14x14 plate is useful with posts 7x7 or larger.

The Deck Foot Anchor™ gives you the strength and security similar to a poured concrete footing without the labor, time, and cost quickly and easily install ground anchored footings for free standing decks, sheds, ramps and more* - in minutes!

Don't know what size to order? Click here for Dimensions.

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$32.99
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Flat 12x12

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A close-up of the Deck Foot Post Saddle showcases a galvanized metal bracket with two perpendicular flanges, each having three elongated slots. Designed for structural support, it complements Deck Foot Anchors and displays a slightly weathered surface.

Deck Foot Post Saddle

4x4 Shorty (Galv)
$15.99
The Deck Foot Auger Only, a metal ground anchor, features a long cylindrical shaft with two wide spiral blades and is ideal for securing objects to the ground. It is displayed on a white background.

Deck Foot Auger Only

24" 3-¼" Blade
$25.99
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EASILY DRIVE IN OR OUT

It's dependable Direct Drive system ensures you can drive the anchor forward or reverse for quick installation. Installs with a handheld ½" impact wrench (350 ft-lbs of torque recommended minimum). Use our hand auger tool if you prefer a manual installation.


  • Turn a week-long job into a weekend project.

  • Save money on labor, materials and time.

  • No sledge or jackhammers or heavy machinery.

  • Install in the morning and build in the afternoon.


*For floating or free-standing structures where freezing soil conditions exist.

HOW IT WORKS

How to Install Deck Foot Anchor

DRIVE

Using a lightweight handheld  ½" electric impact wrench and a 12mm six point socket, drive the auger deep into the soil.

TIGHTEN

Tighten the nut and compress the load plate against stop washer below the load plate.

ATTACH

Place the post saddle in the desired location. Tighten the upper nut to attach the saddle to the auger and load plate.

DIMENSIONS

Convex Deck Plate Dimension
Black Deck Plate Dimension
How does Frost affect the Anchor?


HOW DOES FROST AFFECT THE ANCHOR?

The Deck Foot Anchor™ does not heave up from the ground like a fence post that is literally popped out of the ground a little bit each year. The Deck Foot Anchor ™ remains anchored to the ground and moves with the soil as it expands up or settles down during freeze or thaw cycles. 

Use only with freestanding decks, unless the soil does not freeze in your area.


WHAT IS TERRA-SHIFT™

Terra-Shift refers to our unique friction release system in the bracket that protects critical post to beam connections on your deck in the event of any seasonal soil movement.


If any uneven uplift forces are imposed on your footings, posts will slide up or down independently as needed to protect and preserve the post and beam joints from separating.


Terra-Shift Technology

COMPRESSION LOAD

POST SADDLES TESTED FOR MAXIMUM LOADS

Independent compression load testing has confirmed that the 4x4 and 6x6 post saddles support up to a maximum of 15,000 lbs and 19,000 lbs respectively before failure.


The table data shows what the auger with a 3-¼" dia. blade by itself will support in two soil types.


This is far more than your soil will ever support. So the Deck Foot Anchor is not the weakest link. Your soil bearing capacity is the limiting factor.

UPLIFT

Pull out resistance (tension) from undisturbed soil varies by soil type and auger length.  If you are building a project where known uplift data is required please see our Tension Test data for sandy or clay soils based on auger length.  This is data taken from field testing by Intertek in a location in Colorado and is part of an extensive residential code compliance review program this is expected to be completed in the spring of 2022.

TERRA-SHIFT: A SHOCK ABSORBER THAT PROTECTS YOUR DECK

AUGERS AVAILABLE IN 24" OR 36" LENGTHS

Watch this demonstration of how the patented Terra-Shift system works to relieve stresses that may build up during seasonal changes and threaten the integrity of your deck structure.

Regardless of the harshness of your climate, the post to beam connections supporting your structure will remain strong and sturdy.

Use the 24" for most applications.  Use the 36" auger when you want more wind uplift resistance or you are building on a slope.  The auger length will make no difference how the Deck Foot will perform in frost as the above animation shows.

The deck will always be resting on the surface and will rise or descend marginally with the soil expansion and contraction.  But it will always remain securely anchored to the ground.

LOW OR HIGH ELEVATION DECKS


GROUND LEVEL

You can build your deck with joists as low as 2"-3" above grade if you wish. Simply hang the joists from the perimeter joist.  If you want to extend the deck beyond the footing, extend the side perimeter joists 6"-10" and fill with blocking joists along the length.


EASILY UP TO SIX FEET

With proper bracing in both directions from 6x6 posts to beams, you can make a six-foot high freestanding deck as solid as a rock.  It's possible to go even higher but it is not intended to support decks at a second-floor elevation.


Framing and Bracing Techniques
Wind Zones in the US

SECURELY ANCHORED: READY FOR HIGH WINDS


Decks supported by concrete blocks that rest on the surface are susceptible to uplift in high winds and have to be secured to the ground with a webbing of cables and ground spikes.


The Titan Deck Foot Anchor™ holds your footings securely to the ground. Almost 2/3 of the United States and parts of Canada are in high wind zones. 


For maximum uplift resistance, consider using the 36" auger. 


HOW MANY FOOTINGS DO I NEED?

 

The Rule of Thumb is 6'-0" apart for each footing.  This corresponds to a design load of 50 psf and tributary areas over each footing of 36 sqft.  


So the total load imposed on the soil below each footing would be a maximum of 1800 psf as the footing is just slightly larger than 1 sqft.


If you have a large deck where three or more beams are going to be used, consider adding one additional footing along the interior beam.  This is because the tributary loads of any structure are always greatest in the middle.

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USE OUR IMPACT SOCKETS

Our 12mm high impact six point socket is designed to grip the hexagon drive head without stripping no matter the load. 

This tiny investment can save headaches on the job site. If you use a low quality twelve point socket that does not fit as well, you are more likely to strip the drive head while under maximum load. 

PRODUCT INSTALLATION GUIDES

Deck Foot Anchor Instructions


Grab a copy of our installation guide and use it to help plan your project.

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Emilio M.
Great quality worked perfect

Great quality worked perfect

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Justo F.
The plate is good, the

The plate is good, the screws are useless, also the tool to put the anchor, it is very weak

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scott
Not for use in clay

I purchased 4 - 36" anchors to install a pergola on my patio and had 2 out of the 4 anchor bolts break off during installation. Had another one start to strip when using the 2x4 option instead of my impact gun (craftsmen impact gun so well within the specs provided). I only installed 1 anchor in the ground and now have to go the concrete route. Waste of time and money.

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Gary G.
Perfect gazebo mount.

I purchased and used flat load plates and 36" augers to secure my 12' x 16' gazebo on a paver patio. The augers went in using an electric impact wrench fairly easily considering the soil is primarily clay with many rocks. The load plates installed quickly and laid flat on the pavers for a nice streamlined look. I fastened the gazebo to the load plates using stainless steel self tapping screws with ease. Overall I am very happy with the products and ease of installation. I will surely use their products again!

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Eric J.
worked great

Worked great. Was the perfect method to anchor in a WayFair purchased Gazebo to a brick patio. Auger screws are hidden in the posts, and so far no issues with wind.

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