Our patented piled raft foundations offer the most cost-effective piled schemes on the market. They also improve site safety and can increase project viability on Brownfield and marginal sites.
Our design and build service covers residential (Housedeck) and commercial (Comdeck) developments.
When piling is required, our engineered foundations offer the cheapest solution (on est. 90% of projects). As an alternative to traditional Pile and Beam foundations, we can offer our clients savings between £50-100per SQM.
This saving is primarily achieved by removing the need for groundbeams, substructure masonry and Beam & Block floors, which are replaced by our piled raft system.
In addition to this, our systems require significantly less excavation than traditional foundations, creating savings in excavation and spoil removal costs.
Due to the raft design and our proprietary shutter system, the following features of a Pile and Beam foundations are not required;
- Thick piling mats (By using either our 50mm Concrete Working Surface or reduced piling mats, often up to -50% thickness).
- Trench excavation.
- Construction of ground beams.
- Pre-cast floors.
- Substructure brickwork.
- The associated cost of plant and management.
Our piled rafts systems are not only the go-to solution for piled foundations, they have also proven to be cost-effective against trench fill foundations. Similarly, this is achieved by reducing material requirements, excavation costs and doing away with pre-cast floors.
By mitigating these traditional processes, we can reduce your costs in the ground and increase project viability.
As stated above, the reduced cost of our foundations allows our clients to build on marginal sites that would previously not be viable. Such sites include Greenfield plots with challenging ground conditions, as well as Brownfield land.
By removing the traditional processes, we can make your site safer. Our systems require minimal manual handling, minimal trip hazards, no open excavations, no overhead cranes and reduced plant movement.
All our foundation systems are BBA certified and warranty provider approved: NHBC, Premier Guarantee and LABC. All engineered solutions are also fully underwritten.
With a focus on communication with all parties, we strive to create a seamless operation from enquiry to completion; offering an integrated approach to our services, including an in-house design team and a plant division, we provide a one-stop service for foundations.
As a design and build service, we also remove the traditional interface between Pilers and Groundworkers, mitigating any problems between design and installation.
With over 30 years of experience working with Contractors, Developers and Groundworkers, we pride ourselves on maintaining relationships and securing repeat business with our clients.
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Increasingly frequently, our clients’ designs and/or planning permission require building in Root Protection Areas (RPA). To actualise these schemes, we offer our Treesafe approach on affected plots. This allows construction near trees (including ones under Tree Preservation Orders/ TPOs) without risk of damage to the tree roots. For more information, visit our Treesafe page.
For more information on our raft systems, please see on the following pages: Housedeck and Comdeck. You can also contact one of our specialists here: Our specialists.
What our Clients say
James Dupey, Managing Surveyor, Lovells
Oma Hamam, Development Director, Chalkdene
Michael Collins, Commercial Manager, Bellway
Andrew Crouch, Senior Project Manager, Engie
Nick Jude, Construction Manager, Willmott Dixon
Sam Kemp, Project Manager, Morgan Sindall
Joss Orpin, Site Manager, Bellway
Tom Devenish, Senior Groundworks Surveyor, Bloor Homes
David Beech, Senior Infrastructure Manager, Taylor Wimpey
For examples of how Housedeck and Comdeck has helped other Contractors and Developers, please see the below case studies.