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Site clearance, excavation, foundations, concrete slabs, drainage and service ducts for extensions and new builds across Surrey and Berkshire. Fully insured, with a free written quote first.
Dig and muckaway
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Site cleared, set out from the drawings and dug to the levels the engineer asked for, with a trial hole first so we know what is under the topsoil before we start.
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Spoil graded on site and carted away as muckaway under waste transfer notes, not left heaped in the garden.
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Machines sized to the access you actually have, and hand dig where a machine would take out a drain or a root.
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Trenches battered or shored to suit the depth, so nobody is stood in an excavation that could come in.
Footings and slabs
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The Building Regulations set 450mm as the floor, but shrinkable clay wants 750mm to a metre, and more again near trees.
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Trench fill or traditional strip to suit the ground and the engineer's design, poured the same day it is dug.
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Building control called to inspect the open trench before any concrete goes in.
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Oversite slabs on hardcore and blinding, with the membrane lapped and taped.
Drains and ducts
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Foul and surface water kept separate, with the right falls and rodding access, and the connection agreed with the water authority first.
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Soakaways sized on a proper BRE Digest 365 soakage test, and kept over five metres from any foundation.
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Ducting for water, power, gas and data laid while the ground is open, because it costs far more once it is closed.
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Drains tested and photographed before backfill, so there is a record when the inspector asks.
Groundworks specialists in Surrey
Frequently asked questions
GET YOUR FREE QUOTE NOW
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Send your postcode, what you would like doing, and a few photographs of the space as it is now.
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We look at the ground before we price anything. On clay or chalk the same dig is two different jobs.
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You get the quote in writing, itemised line by line, so you can see what each part of the work costs.
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Happy with it? We agree dates in writing before anyone turns up, and you are fully insured throughout.