Support assembly for a building structure

A support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least one support beam, the support assembly comprising:

• (a) a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
• (i) a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
• (ii) a mounting member secured to the top end of the pile;
• (iii) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
• a support platform securable to the mounting member and adapted to receive the at least one support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon;
• a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
• (iv) holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the at least one support beam and prevent movement of the at least one support beam relative to the support platform;
• (v) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
• (vi) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly;
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• (b) at least one brace member connectable to the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

A support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least a first support beam and a second support beam, the support assembly comprising:

• (a) a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
• a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
• a mounting member secured to the top end of the first pile;
• (b) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
• a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
• a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
• a holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the first support beam and prevent movement of the first support beam relative to the support platform;
• (c) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
• (d) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly;
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• (e) a brace member connectable to the at least one first brace bracket of the first pile assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second pile assembly.

A method of installing a support assembly for supporting a building structure having a support frame having at least one support beam, the method comprising:

• (a) assembling a first pile assembly and a second pile assembly, each of the first and second pile assemblies comprising:
• (i) a pile adapted to be buried into a ground surface, the pile having a top end;
• (ii) a mounting member secured to the top end of the pile;
• (iii) an extendable member movably mounted to the mounting member and comprising:
• a support platform adapted to receive the support beam of the support frame of the building structure thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
• a threaded shaft having a top end welded to the support platform and having a bottom end removably received in the mounting member;
• (iv) a holding member associated with the support platform, the holding member being movable relative to the platform in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage the first support beam and prevent movement of the first support beam relative to the support platform;
• (v) at least one first brace bracket disposed on the first pile assembly;
• (vi) at least one second brace bracket disposed on the second pile assembly;
• (b) putting the first pile assembly into a ground surface;
• (c) putting the second pile assembly into the ground surface;
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• (d) connecting a brace member to the at least one first brace bracket of the first assembly and to the at least one second brace bracket of the second assembly to brace the first pile assembly and the second pile assembly.