Stabilization pad providing lateral and longitudinal support system for premanufactured building

A support assembly for supporting a premanufactured building, the building including at least a first and a second support joist being horizontally oriented beneath the building, said support assembly comprising:

• first and second side-by-side vertical support structures, each support structure positioned on a ground surface, said first support structure adapted to be disposed beneath the first support joist of the building and said second support structure adapted to be disposed beneath the second support joist of the building, said vertical support structures adapted to be aligned with each other substantially perpendicularly to the length of the premanufactured building;
• said first and second vertical support structures each including a support platform for resting adjacent a ground surface, a stabilization pad mounted on said support platform, and a pier mounted on said stabilization pad adapted for supporting a joist of a premanufactured home;
• said stabilization pad including
• a fixing aperture, said fixing aperture being disposed in said base portion of said stabilization pad, said fixing aperture arranged and configured to receive a fixing member for fixing said stabilization pad to a support platform upon which the stabilization pad is disposed;
• a fixing member, said fixing member fixing said stabilization pad to a support platform;
• a lateral compression member extending between and joined at its ends to said stabilization pads of said first and second vertical support structures and arranged to resist forces urging said vertical support structures toward each other;
• first and second elongated tie straps each having opposed ends;
• said first tie strap being connected at one of its ends to said stabilization pad of said second vertical support structure and extending laterally and upwardly toward said first vertical support structure for extending over said first joist and connected at its other end to said stabilization pad of said first vertical support structure;
• and
• said second tie strap being connected at one of its ends to said stabilization pad of said first vertical support structure and extending laterally and upwardly toward said second vertical support structure and extending over said first joist and connected at its other end to said stabilization pad of said second vertical support structure.

A support assembly for supporting a manufactured building above a ground surface, the building including at least a first support joist and a second support joist said support joists extending parallel to each other and adapted to be horizontally mounted on piers, said support assembly including:

• first and second pier assemblies, said first pier assembly adapted to be disposed beneath said first support joist, and said second pier assembly adapted to be disposed beneath said second support joist, said first pier assembly and said second pier assembly adapted to be aligned with each other substantially perpendicularly to said support joists;
• each said pier assembly including an upright support pier with an upper end positioned for supporting a support joist and a lower end disposed toward a ground surface, a support platform positioned beneath the lower end of said support pier and adjacent the ground surface, and a stabilization pad positioned between the lower end of said support pier and said support platform, said stabilization pad having opposed first and second ends, a strap connector at said first end and a clamp at said second end;
• a lateral compression member engaging and extending adjacent the ground surface from beneath and between said clamps of said stabilization pads of said first and second pier assemblies;
• first and second tie straps, each said tie strap having a first end and a second end;
• said first end of said first tie strap being connected to said strap connector of said stabilization pad of said second pier assembly and said first tie strap extending upwardly and laterally from said strap connector for extending over said first support joist and sloped downwardly from said first pier assembly and connected at its second end to said stabilization pad of said first pier assembly;
• said first end of said second tie strap being connected to said strap connector of said stabilization pad of said first pier assembly, said second tie strap extending upwardly and laterally from said strap connector for extending over said second support joist and sloped downwardly from said second pier assembly and connected at its second end to said stabilization pad of said second pier assembly;
• whereby the weight of each of said first and second pier assemblies and the first and second tie straps retard movement of the pier assemblies away from each other and the lateral compression member retards movement of the pier assemblies toward each other.

A support assembly for supporting a manufactured building above a ground surface, including at least first and second parallel support joists each adapted to be mounted horizontally on piers, said support assembly including:

• first and second pier assemblies, said first pier assembly adapted to be disposed beneath a first support joist, and said second pier assembly adapted to be disposed beneath said second support joist, said first pier assembly and said second pier assembly adapted to be aligned with each other substantially perpendicularly to the lengths of the support joists;
• each pier assembly including an upright support pier with an upper end positioned for supporting a support joist and a lower end disposed toward a ground surface, a support platform positioned beneath the lower end of said support pier and adjacent the ground surface, and a stabilization pad positioned between the lower end of said support pier and said support platform, and a fixing member, said fixing member connecting together said base portion of said stabilization pad and said support platform;
• a lateral compression member engaging and extending between said stabilization pads of said first and second pier assemblies;
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• tie straps having opposed ends, said tie straps adapted to extend over a support joist of the building, said tie straps attached at their opposed ends to the stabilization pads of said pier assemblies.