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Site clearance, excavation, foundations, concrete slabs, drainage and service ducts for extensions and new builds across Farnham and the villages nearby. Fully insured, free written quote.
Clearing the site
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The trial hole comes first and tells us what sits below. After that the site is cleared, set out off the drawings and excavated to the engineer's levels.
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Anything worth keeping gets graded in. The rest is carted off as muckaway, with the waste transfer notes kept on file.
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Machines matched to the access on offer, and hand digging used wherever plant would go through a root or a live drain.
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Trenches battered back or shored according to depth, because no one should be working in a hole that might come in.
Footings and slab
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Farnham's greensand digs easily but can run and carries springs, so the trial hole and trench support both earn their keep.
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Strip or trench fill as specified, and the pour follows straight on so the trench is never left open overnight.
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Building control sees the open trench before any concrete is poured.
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Oversite poured onto blinded hardcore, with all the membrane laps taped.
Pipes and ducting
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Separate runs for foul and for surface water, laid to the right falls with rodding access, and consent obtained ahead of connecting.
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Digest 365 soakage testing sets the size, and it stays the required five metres clear of foundations.
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Ducts for water, power, gas and data are laid while the ground is still open, as going back in later costs far more.
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The run is tested, photographed, and only then covered over, which leaves a record behind.
Groundworks specialists in Farnham
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.