Groundworks
Groundworks in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire
Excavation, levelling and concrete bases: the work beneath driveways, patios and outbuildings.
Groundworks
Digging, levelling and preparing the ground before anything goes on it.
Most outdoor jobs are only as good as the ground underneath them. Groundworks is the part nobody sees once the job is finished: digging out, levelling, setting out and pouring bases. We do it as its own job or as the first stage of a driveway, patio or outbuilding.
What groundworks usually cover
- Excavation and clearing the area
- Levelling and preparing the ground
- Setting out formwork and pouring concrete bases
- Groundwork ahead of driveways, patios and outbuildings
How it works
From first visit to finished job.
- Step 1:
Site visit
We come out, look at the space and talk through what you would like.
- Step 2:
A fair, honest quote
A clear, free quote for the work agreed, and a start date if you go ahead.
- Step 3:
Setting out
The area is marked out and the depths and levels agreed.
- Step 4:
Excavation and bases
The ground is dug out, levelled and bases poured where they are needed.
Our work
Real jobs, photographed on site.
Questions
Common questions, answered.
Something not covered here? Ask us directly.
Do you do groundworks on their own?
Yes. Groundworks can be a job on its own, for example a base for an outbuilding, or the first stage of a driveway or patio we are laying for you.
What happens to the soil that is dug out?
That is part of planning the job. We will talk about it at the site visit, and the quote will cover what has been agreed.
Can you pour a base for a garden building?
Yes. Tell us roughly the size of the building and where it will go, and we will come and look at the ground.
Related services
Often planned together.
Free quote
Need the groundwork done first?
Tell us what the ground needs to take, and we will come and take a look.