Romford
It’s well-known that many Brits love to do a bit of DIY, both as a hobby and to cut the cost down on building works. However, when it comes to piling, foundation installation, and underpinning services, it’s best to use professionals. Poor foundations and piling put the structural integrity of your building at risk, as well as your own personal safety.
With our experience as groundwork contractors, offering site preparation, basement conversions, restricted access piling, and more, we strive to assist our customers in Romford and Croydon. Below, we identify some common signs that the land you’re considering for building has poorly prepared DIY foundations. If you notice any of these issues, please contact us to receive professional assistance. Any problems with the structure of a building can be extremely expensive, so it’s always better to spot these signs as soon as possible.
One of the clearest signs of poor foundation installations is the way they settle. If your foundations are laid on ground that isn’t sufficiently dense, the structure will begin to sink, eventually leading to its collapse. If you notice this, please contact trusted groundwork contractors. We’re trained to assess soil quality and determine the most effective application of piling techniques, such as driven piles, for foundations.
Does your property have limited headroom, noise restrictions, or vibration sensitivity? Not to worry, we are experts in restricted access piling. This method is also ideal for basement conversions and basement rebuilds.
If the walls of your Romford-based property are cracked, this is a worrying sign of bad deep or shallow foundations. Cracks are most likely to appear in the walls of larger structures, as their sheer weight puts the foundations under considerable pressure. If this is the case, our expert underpinning services can help strengthen the existing foundation. Offering both traditional and piled underpinning, our team can do it all.
It's the most obvious sign you will notice. Before you start construction work on any existing foundations, you must ensure that they’re straight. External factors, like tree roots, can create bumps and cracks in a foundation, making it difficult to build on top of them. Some soils may even require deeper anchoring to prevent stability and sinking issues.
If you need the support of professional groundwork contractors, you can count on our team. With our ability to provide effective underpinning services and solutions such as restricted access piling, we can support all types of foundation installations, promoting the integrity of all basement conversions and other structural changes.
With over 30 years of design expertise and extensive onsite experience, our team proudly offer a range of groundwork services to clients in Romford and the surrounding areas, including:
