Some jobs stick with you, not because they’re massive, but because they need a careful hand and a bit of respect for what’s already there. We were recommended to a carpenter working on a Grade I listed building. The issue? A rotten oak threshold that had given in to years of water ingress. The cause […]

Some jobs start off looking straightforward: replace a broken old clay drain system, sort out the root invasion, and stop the blockages that need jetting every fortnight, but as anyone in this line of work knows, there’s nearly always a twist. This one came in the shape of a gym. A private gym, to be exact, […]

Tight Access, Smart Foundations We recently had the pleasure of working with a returning customer who needed foundations, oversite and blockwork for a new extension. With plans already drawn up, we carried out a site visit to assess the job in full. The original idea was a standard strip footing, but with our experience and […]

We’ve been back on site at a footing job we started a few weeks ago, after a brief pause while the client awaited final approval from his structural engineer and original building inspector. The initial plan was straightforward: a footing one metre deep and 600mm wide to support a single-storey timber-framed extension. Once we’d excavated as […]

When it comes to creating the perfect outdoor space, laying the right foundations is everything. A customer approached us at Bluebells Groundworks with a clear vision: to build a practical and attractive patio on a set budget. Their initial plan was for a 32m² sandstone patio area, but we scaled it down to a more cost-effective […]

Imagine this: you’re gearing up to lay the foundations for your extension, and in an ideal world, you’d be working on untouched ground in the middle of a field with no trees nearby. Unfortunately, for most of us, this dream scenario is far from reality. Extensions often take place in established gardens, surrounded by mature trees, […]