Image showing a treated wood ground post.

Image showing a footer bracket attached to a post with a total of 32 hot galvanized 16d nails. The bracket supports an eight-inch thick concrete footing. The setup is designed for a single cement pour that fills the gap beneath the post, forming a solid, unified block of concrete.

Diagram of the Atlas Concrete Foot Anchor™ showing a galvanized 14 gauge ribbed bracket secured with 16d common hot galvanized nails. The illustration highlights how the anchor provides increased load distribution, lateral, and uplift resistance, comparing its efficiency and cost-effectiveness to larger molded bell footings.

ATLAS CONCRETE FOOT ANCHOR™

A quick, easy and lightweight footing foundation option for pole barns, post & beam structures, carports, decks or any structure using common concrete footings.

Get more bearing surface and superior uplift resistance without the extra concrete or rebar needed for a full vertical column and the metal post bracket at the top of the pier.

Less Material, Time, Labor, and Cost
Lightweight and Easy to Handle
Increased Bearing Surface and Superior Uplift Resistance
Permanent Connection Between Post and Concrete Footing
No Metal Post Base Required

Patented Nail-On Brackets with ground contact treated posts allow for a single concrete pour locking the post and bracket together for an inseparable footing. Then just backfill the rest of the hole and start building.

Choose the Atlas Concrete Foot Anchor™ for a smarter, stronger, and more efficient building solution. Transform your projects with a foundation you can trust!

TECH SPECIFICATIONS

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QUICK AND EASY FOOTING FOUNDATION

Discover the ultimate solution for your construction needs with our innovative footing foundation system!

Whether you’re a DIY enthusiast or a professional builder, this video will show you how to simplify your construction project with our efficient and effective solution.

Watch as we demonstrate how to lock the post and bracket together in one step, then simply backfill and start building. This solution is designed for efficiency and durability, helping you get your project off to a solid start!

SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE

The Atlas Concrete Foot Anchor™ is a simple idea, but highly effective.

The galvanized 14 gauge ribbed bracket is secured by 16d common hot galvanized nails and loops under the bottom of the post creating a cavity for the cement to fill during a single pour.

This locks the post permanently to the concrete and spreads out the load increasing the bearing surface. It also creates more lateral and uplift resistance if dug deep enough.

If you look closely at this illustration, you see that this simple system achieves the same thing larger molded bell footings do – but with less effort, cost. And with just a bit more concrete a very robust footing is created that is very resistant to and wind uplift.

This makes it a very good solution for structures like pole barns. But it also has application to other structures using traditional dig and pour footings like some decks or porches and the list goes on.

GROUND CONTACT TREATED LUMBER

Using a treated wood ground post eliminates the need for additional surface mounted metal post bases and all the extra concrete for the vertical column.

The longer post buried in the ground also provides greater lateral resistance.

Maximizing the height of the gap under the post increases the bearing surface of the footing because the force radiates down and outward at 45°.

SECURELY CONNECTED

The footer bracket is attached to the post with a recommended minimum of sixteen 16d hot galvanized common nails (32 total). This creates a concrete footing eight inches thick. The footer bracket is very securely connected to the post.

This product is designed to be used with a single pour of cement. So the cement fills in the gap beneath the post and the entire mass of cement becomes one hardened block of concrete.

The post is permanently unified with the concrete footing and in order to be released all 32 16d nails would have to be sheared.

ATLAS CONCRETE FOOT ANCHOR Instructions

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

HERE IS A REAL DECK JOB

MULTI-LEVEL HOT TUB DECK

This was a large multi-level deck that really shows off the usefulness of the Titan Deck Foot Anchor™. Three separate areas. All intricately designed to wrap around a hot tub spa and create intimate areas.

The first area was off the back patio door about 3-1/2′ high. The others were lower level platforms over a gradual grade sloping away from the house.

All 24 footings were installed before lunch hour.

Another building benefit is being able to use the Titan Deck Foot Anchor™ to easily drop beams within 2″ of the grade. Try doing this with a block…

LOW SET BEAMS

You can also hang joists from beam face to beam face if you really wanted to hide all the beams of a low-level deck. That is next to impossible to do with blocks.

First, if we used concrete blocks we would have had trouble figuring out how to get the deck joist framing as low to the ground because they sit higher.

Second, the deck would just loosely sit on them. Here, each footing and post to beam connection is secured to the ground.

Third, we didn’t want to see cement blocks when you walked by the highest level deck.

WARNING: Your experience with the Deck Foot Anchor is entirely dependent on your soil type. Rocks or roots or a weak impact wrench can prevent the auger from driving fully into the soil and an improperly sized socket can strip the driver head. Continuous torque for an extended period of time on the auger, once it has been stopped by a rock or immobile obstruction, can destroy the auger. The footing does not provide any significant lateral load resistance and should be used for compression load applications only.

WARMING: Allow wet posts to dry and acclimate to local humidity before cutting 2×4 rails to length. Larger (6×6) wet posts, in particular, can shrink up to ¼” and this can cause the connectors and/or the 2x4s to pull apart.

WARRANTY

Download a full-size copy of the Warranty.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT US?

 5/5

Sturdy and Reliable

I used four deck foot anchors to anchor my wood pergola. It is most definitely not going anywhere! I was impressed with the quality of the parts. We did encounter some challenges with tree roots while putting in the anchors. That took a bit of tweaking and troubleshooting, but we were able to figure it out. Very happy with the product!

Victoria S.

 5/5

Amazing Product and Amazing Customer Service

Received the product at the vendor and inside of an hour and a half I had 7 footing installed. They are very secure and look great. Also called the company here in Canada and had a real person answer the phone within 2 rings. Questions were handled amazingly and would highly recommend this product and this company.

Jeff C.

 5/5

Works as advertised!

Great time saver, just right for the job. Please be mindful that a six point socket is best to drive in the anchor. Made my neighbors jealous with the ease of install. My application was mainly to keep a canopy from lifting up. I have no concerns at all! These parts were on backorder for a long time during the early part of Covid but they were worth waiting for!!

Gene P.

 5/5

Ms.

These are amazing. I used them for an 8 x 14 foot pergola. Digging post holes wasn’t an option due to the giant old maple tree with it’s extensive root system I built the pergola under. Well… maybe was an option but I really didn’t want to dig those holes! I also have tons of rocks. Whole structure is incredibly stable. These augers are super easy to install and very forgiving if you need to pull up and move over a few inches for a hidden root. They are also very narrow so 4 of 6 went in perfect the first time. The other 2 were very simple to pull out and move a few inches over. The sliding post bracket is nice as well, allows for adjustment once the auger is set. These are very easy to install independently and save an enormous amount of time. As an added bonus I had one spare.. I’m currently using it as a tool. A bit off label but that spare anchor has seen a ton of use… I found that if I drilled it into the soil about 10 times in a 2 foot area I could loosen the soil enough to plant a tree in under an hour… despite the rocks. Very easy to hand bomb with a shovel once the soil has been loosened up!! I’m planning to add a deck behind my house next summer with these!

Erin

 5/5

Simple AND Flexible!

I had bought these for a floating deck which I originally measured as an 8′ x 8′ deck. I bought the Titan Ground Anchor system for my footings and squared out the perimeter beams. It took me less than 2 hours to set 9 Titan anchors and square up the perimeter beams. However, once we decided to go with a 12′ x 12′ gazebo, I had to adjust the base – NO PROBLEM! I just removed 8 Titan anchors and re-installed them in their new positions! That’s how FLEXIBLE these anchors are – I would never have been able to do that with traditional footings! The Titan anchor saved my project and took minimal time to set it and forget it! This is a revolutionary product and makes your DIY deck projects so simple! I had bought them from a local deck materials supplier in Markham, Ontario CA. Tip: spend the money and buy the EXACT fitting impact-rated socket – it will save your augers and give you a much easier installation experience.

Jazzy G.

 5/5

Titan v. Concrete On (and in) the Ground

I’m also using concrete pilings, so have direct comparison and this footings definitely provide a robust alternative for a lot less work. I was impressed with thickness of the base plate – I was anticipating something a bit of flex that would gain stiffness from its contact w/the ground. However, it’s actually a very rigid plate on its own, then also shaped convex-downwards to have even more stiffness. Customer service has been great – from tracking orders to answering technical questions, responses have been fast and very helpful.

Matt B.

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Model	TIDF442600, TIDF442900, TIDF662600, TIDF662900
Color/Coating	Hot dip zinc galvanized
Material	Formed/welded sheet steel
Dimensions	Post Size: nominal 4×4 (3.5″ x 3.5″) (89mm x 89mm), Nominal 6×6 (5.5″ x 5.5″) (100mm x 100mm) Plate: 12.5″ x 12.5″ x 1/8″ (310mm x 311mm x 311mm) Auger: 24″ (600mm), 36″ (900mm)
Weight	TIDF44600 – 9 lbs (4 kg), TIDF44900 – 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg), TIDF66600 – 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg), TIDF66900 – 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
Fasteners	Recommended: (4) 1/4″ x 3″ hex head lag screws Sold Separately
Recommended Uses	Designed for footings for decks that are not attached to the ledger of a house. Keep deck ¾” to 1″ away from foundation or siding to allow for settling or seasonal vertical movement. Decks can be built as low as 2″ from underside of beam to grade and as high as 6′ from top of deck surface to grade. Posts should be braced to beams and joists for any deck 18″ or higher.
Other	Be sure to check with local authorities for any height restrictions on free standing structures. See Engineering Reports for limitations of use. Prepare site by removing sod and laying down 3″ of ½” crushed stone and tamp down to compress. Crushed stone compresses well and is porous so water flows away from plate without eroding loose soil in heavy rain. Do not use for free standing posts such as fence posts. Not designed to provide significant resistance from lateral forces at top of post.