DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL
NEW BUILD FOUNDATIONS
HOUSE EXTENSIONS
SUBSIDENCE REPAIR
BASEMENT UNDERPINNING
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
INSTANT FOUNDATIONS
SLOPE STABILISATION
SHEET PILE TIEBACK
RAIL,TRACKBED STABILIING
UTILITIES
TELECOM & MAST SUPPORT
OVERHEAD LINE GRILLAGE
PISA SCREW ANCHORS
LOAD TESTING
Large Garden Building in Cambridge
by admin | December 17, 2020 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
12 AB Chance Screw piles were installed for a garden building in the grounds of this large house in Cambridge. The site is surrounded by trees so the AB Chance helical screw piles system was ideal as it is a non-invasive, displacement piling system with no damage to...
Horatio’s Garden, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
by admin | June 1, 2020 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Ground Sun designed, supplied and installed in excess of 50 piles for the new structures in this Horatio's Garden project at Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital. Horatio's Garden is a national charity creating and nurturing beautiful gardens in NHS spinal injury centres....
46 Screw Piles Installed to underpin property and support new basement
by admin | February 20, 2020 | Case Study, Screw Piles, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Ground Sun installed 46 screw piles in a white city terraced house basement, an extreme example of the restricted access Ground Sun are capable of installing this foundation system in. Previously Ground Sun were contracted with the installation of underpinning screw...
46 Screw Piles for Canterbury School’s New Modular Building
by admin | November 29, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Vibration Free, No Excavation, Minimal Disturbance Ground Sun installed 46 screw pile foundations for a modular school building in the Canterbury Academy in Kent. The installation was completed with a 5 tonne machine brought to site by Ground Sun. This enabled Ground...
Screw Pile Solution protecting 300 year old oak tree in Ashtead, Surrey
by admin | November 29, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Screw Pile Solution protecting 300 year old oak tree in Ashtead. 19 Screw Piles installed around a 300 year old oak tree for front side and rear extension and 2 installed internally as part of a house reconfiguration. Using the AB Chance screw pile system ensured the...
Screw Pile Solution – House Extension in Chingford
by admin | July 12, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Screw pile solution for rear house extension with protected trees 10 screw piles were installed for a part single/part double story rear extension to this house in Chingford. The clay soil had a high plasticity and was susceptible to movement, both swelling and...
CHANCE screw pile foundations in Pimlico
by admin | July 10, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
12 CHANCE screw pile foundations were installed at this property in Pimlico, London SW1. The project had limited access for heavy machinery and therefore our handheld equipment was ideal for this situation. There were many protected trees in the area - tree roots were...
CHANCE Screw Pile Foundations For New Build In Kentish Town
by admin | July 10, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Screw Pile Foundations Around Trees And Tree Roots CHANCE Screw Pile Foundations were an ideal solution for this new 2 storey house built in the garden of a listed property. There was restricted access and the team were working close to a listed wall. The site was...
Screw Piles & Beams Installation for House Extension Bromley, Kent
by admin | July 10, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Ground Sun installed screw piles and beams / floor slab as an efficient solution for this house extension which had limited side access. Screw piles require no heavy machinery on site and no need for expensive removal of excavation spoils. Also with many trees...
Foundations Installation, St John’s Wood
by admin | July 10, 2019 | Case Study, Screw Piles | 0 Comments
Ground Sun was commissioned to work with John Cromer, Arboricultural Consultant, to develop an appropriate method of installing the foundations for a large extension in this prestigious area of north London. Once the scheme was developed and approved by the Council,...