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fiberglass round columns load
bearing capacity |
| Column Dia. (Inches |
Load Bearing Capacity*
(lbs.) |
| 6 |
8,000 |
| 8 |
10,000 |
| 10 |
14,000 |
| 12 |
18,000 |
| 14 |
20,000 |
| 16 |
20,000 |
| 18 |
20,000 |
| 20 |
20,000 |
| 22 |
20,000 |
| 24 |
20,000 |
| 26 |
20,000 |
| 28 |
20,000 |
| 30 |
20,000 |
| 36 |
30,000 |
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* Load
Bearing Capacity
is dependent on
the concentric load of
the column. |
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1)
Columns
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The Capitals
II - The Shafts
III -The Bases
IV - The Material
V - Low Maintenance
2)
3 Step Column Builder
3) Tuscan Cap and Base
dimensions
4) Attic Base dimensions
5) Columns to surround structural
supports
6) Order a printed catalog
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Columnbuilder.com offers custom built architectural columns made
from fiberglass reinforced polymers. Our columns consist of three
distinguished elements: the capital, the shaft and the base that
together may be matched to create architectural columns. All
columns are factory assembled and adjusted to our clients'
requirements. |
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Example of plain, tapered columns
with Roman Corinthian capital (left) and Green Erectheum
with Necking (right)
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The Capitals
We offer 13 styles of decorative capitals: Tuscan, Greek
Angular Ionic, Greek Angular Ionic with Necking, Greek Erectheum,
Greek Erectheum with Necking, Empire, Empire with Necking, Roman
Corinthian, Roman Doric, Roman Ionic, Scamozzi, Temple of Winds,
Modern Composite. Please click on any icon to the left to view
columns with particular capital.
Please, click
on the picture of capitals above to display larger images, or click
here
to view all available types of capitals. |
Greek Angular Ionic |
Greek Angular Ionic with Neck |
Empire |
Empire with Neck |
Greek Erectheum |
Greek Erectheum with Neck |
Roman Corinthian |
Roman
Doric |
Roman Ionic |
Modern Composite |
Scamozzi |
Temple Of Winds |
Tuscan |
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The Shaft
Fiberglass columns are available plain or fluted,
tapered or non-tapered, from 6 to 30 feet in height and 6 to 36
inches in diameter. Deep, sharp flutes and smooth,
simple to finish surfaces set Fiberglass columns apart from others.
The two columns (plane
and fluted) featured on the right are tapered. It was Vitrivius, a
Roman architect and engineer, who wrote, in the first century B.C.,
what became an influential work on classic form. In the book
Vitrivius elaborated on the discovery by the Ancient Greeks of
entasis, a gradual tapering of the upper two-thirds of the column
which offsets the undesirable illusion from eye level that the shaft
grows larger as it ascends. |
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Examples
of tapered, plain (left) and fluted (right) columns with
the same, Greek Erectheum, capitals and Tuscan base
(left, plain column) and Attic base (on the right,
fluted shaft). Please click on the photo to enlarge. |
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The
Base
We offer two bases: the
Attic, crafted in the ancient style of Attica, and the Tuscan base,
a design which originated in 16th century Italy.
Please make a note of
where the flute ends and plain column starts, the end of the column
then hides in the base. Our customers, on occasions, ask us to
adjust the flute which means: how high above the base should the
flute start, or how high, above the base, is the plain area of the
fluted column. We adjust the flutes in 1/2 inch increments up to 4
inches.
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Tuscan
base |
Attic base |
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Examples of tapered, fluted columns
with Attic base (left) and Tuscan
base right). Make a note of how high
the flute ends above the base. This
value may be adjusted. |
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The Material
Each
column carries a exceptional load bearing capacity. The
Worthington Cast Column is made from highly advanced
fiberglass reinforced polymers, which make the column
durable.
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Low
Maintenance
Fiberglass columns are lightweight and require very
little maintenance. They are ideal for indoor and
outdoor applications because all parts are
non-porous, waterproof, and impervious to insect
infestation.
When used outdoors, Fiberglass columns must
be protected with at least one coat of quality exterior paint.
Once painted, they can withstand long-term exposure to severe
weather.
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Tuscan
Cap and Base Dimensions |
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Column Dia. (inch) |
Bottom Dia. |
Top
Dia. |
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Plinth |
Base |
Cap Square |
Cap Rnd. |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G
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H |
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6 |
5 5/8 |
5 1/2 |
8 1/2 |
1 7/16 |
1 3/4 |
7 1/2 |
1 |
5/8 |
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8 |
7 5/8 |
6 1/2 |
10 1/4 |
1 7/8 |
2 1/2 |
9 1/2 |
1 3/8 |
1 1/8 |
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10 |
9 5/8 |
8 1/4 |
12 3/4 |
2 1/2 |
3 |
11 15/16 |
1 7/8 |
1 1/4 |
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12 |
11 5/8 |
9 11/16 |
15 1/8
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2 7/8 |
3 1/4 |
14 3/8 |
2 1/8 |
1 1/2 |
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14 |
13 5/8 |
11 3/8 |
18 5/8 |
3 3/8 |
4 1/8 |
16 3/8 |
2 7/16 |
1 5/8 |
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16 |
15 5/8 |
13 |
21 3/8 |
4 |
4 5/8 |
18 1/2 |
2 13/16 |
1 11/16 |
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18 |
17 5/8 |
15 |
24 1/8 |
4 5/16 |
5 1/2 |
21 1/4 |
3 1/4 |
2 1/4 |
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20 |
20 |
17 |
27 |
4 3/4 |
6 |
24 1/8 |
3 1/2 |
2 7/16 |
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22 |
22 |
18 1/2 |
29 3/4 |
5 1/4 |
6 7/8 |
26 1/2 |
3 3/4 |
2 1/2 |
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24 |
24 |
20 |
32 1/2 |
5 3/4 |
7 1/2 |
28 3/4 |
4 1/8 |
2 3/4 |
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26 |
26 |
22 |
35 |
6 1/4 |
8 3/8 |
31 1/2 |
4 3/8 |
3 |
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28 |
28 |
23 1/2 |
38 |
6 3/4 |
8 3/4 |
33 3/8 |
4 3/4 |
3 1/4 |
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30 |
30 |
25 |
40 1/2 |
7 1/4 |
9 1/4 |
35 3/4 |
5 1/8 |
3 1/2 |
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32 |
32 |
27 |
43 3/8 |
7 3/4 |
10 |
37 5/8 |
5 1/2 |
3 3/4 |
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34 |
34 |
28 1/2 |
46 |
8 1/4 |
10 7/8 |
41 |
5 3/4 |
3 7/8 |
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36 |
36 |
29 7/8 |
48 3/4 |
8 3/4 |
11 3/8 |
42 3/4 |
6 1/4 |
4 14 |
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Attic Base Dimensions |
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Column Dia. (inch) |
Square |
Plinth |
Round
Base |
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A
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C |
D |
E |
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6 |
8 |
1 |
2 7/16 |
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8 |
10 1/4 |
1 1/4 |
3 1/4 |
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10 |
12 3/4 |
1 3/4 |
4 1/8 |
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12 |
15 5/16 |
1 15/16 |
4 7/8 |
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14 |
18 5/8 |
3 9/16 |
5 1/2 |
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16 |
21 1/8 |
3 15/16 |
6 1/4 |
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18 |
24 1/4 |
4 1/4 |
7 1/8 |
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20 |
27 |
4 3/4 |
8 1/8 |
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22 |
29 3/4 |
5 1/4 |
9 |
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24 |
32 1/2 |
5 3/4 |
9 15/16 |
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26 |
35 |
6 1/4 |
10 5/8 |
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28 |
38 |
6 3/4 |
11 3/8 |
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30 |
40 1/2 |
7 1/4 |
12 |
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32 |
43 3/8 |
7 3/4 |
13 1/8 |
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34 |
46 |
8 1/4 |
14 |
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36 |
48 3/4 |
8 3/4 |
14 3/4 |
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Columns
to surround structural supports |
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Bottom
Diameter (inches) |
Inside Top
Dia. (inches) |
Largest
Round Support (inches) |
Largest
Square Support (inches) |
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6 |
3 3/4 |
3 1/4 |
2 1/4 |
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8 |
5 1/2 |
5 |
3 1/2 |
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10 |
7 1/4 |
6 3/4 |
4 3/4 |
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12 |
8 11/16 |
8 3/16 |
5 3/4 |
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14 |
9 7/8 |
9 3/8 |
6 5/8 |
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16 |
11 1/2 |
11 |
7 3/4 |
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18 |
12 |
11 1/2 |
8 1/8 |
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20 |
15 |
14 1/2 |
10 1/4 |
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22 |
16 1/2 |
16 |
11 1/4 |
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24 |
18 |
17 1/2 |
12 3/8 |
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26 |
19 |
17 1/2 |
12 3/8 |
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28 |
20 |
19 1/2 |
13 3/4 |
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30 |
22 |
21 1/2 |
15 1/8 |
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32 |
23 1/2 |
23 |
16 1/4 |
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34 |
25 |
24 1/2 |
17 1/2 |
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36 |
25 1/2 |
25 |
17 3/4 |
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