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Fiberglass composite columns can be manufactured in standard sizes that range from 6" to 24" diameters. Heights range from 6' to 24'. They have load bearing capacities from 6,000 to 20,000 pounds.

PermaLite® columns are load bearing, low maintenance, and come with a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Made from a proprietary blend of fiber-reinforced polymers, PermaCast® columns provide an aesthetically pleasing column with exceptional structural capabilities. This durable and low maintenance column provides a seamless look to your front porch that stands up to the elements like no other product on the market.

Perma-Column LLC will repair or provide a replacement for any Perma-Column LLC product proven to have an unacceptable level of defect during the lifetime of the original building owner, while he owns the building.

Check Out the Building Plans The best place to start is by consulting any building plans or original blueprints you may have. These should indicate whether your interior columns or exterior porch columns are load bearing or simply decorative. If a wall or column is structural, it will usually be marked with an "S".

PermaLite columns are a cost-effective, load bearing, and versatile option. Manufactured using pultrusion technology, PermaLite columns have the same structural benefits at almost 1/3 of the weight of our PermaCast columns. For example, a 10 PermaCast column has a load bearing capacity of 14,000 pounds.

Fiberglass columns are a good choice if you need the columns to support the weight of a structure, like a porch roof. The term that refers to this ability is load- bearing. In addition to being load-bearing, most fiberglass columns are also weather resistant and insect proof.

Fiberglass polymer, fiberglass, wood and aluminum columns all exhibit load-bearing characteristics if they are not split.

Offering superior strength and rigidity, fiberglass pultruded columns carry a load bearing capacity of 6,500 Lbs. They are lighter in weight then the cast columns available. Another difference between the columns is that the Pultruded columns cannot be split.

Made from a proprietary blend of fiber-reinforced polymers, PermaCast® columns provide an aesthetically pleasing column with exceptional structural capabilities. This durable and low maintenance column provides a seamless look to your front porch that stands up to the elements like no other product on the market.