Product Description CBSQ44-SDS2, 4x4 Standoff Base, Uses Simpsons Sods Screws Which Allow For Fast Installation, Reduced Reveal & High Capacity, While Maintaining The Net Section Of The Column, Shipped With Base Plate Assembled, Base Plate Provides 1", Standoff Clearance Required By Code, Made With 10 Gauge Galvanized Steel Strap & 12 Gauge Galvanized Steel Base, Install Column With Fourteen Simpson Sods 1/4" x 2" Screws. From the Manufacturer Post and Column Bases secure the bottom of posts or columns to concrete and are perfect for decks or patio covers. Models are available for attaching to existing hardened concrete, wet concrete, as well as wood. The CBSQ series provides a connection between a post (or column) for decks, patio covers and other top-supported structures.