Excavation & site prep
Strip-out, dig to depth, muck-away, ready for build-up.
Service · Groundworks
Groundworks contractors.
Carlisle and Cumbria.
Overview
Groundworks is the part of the job no one photographs and everyone relies on. Excavation depths, sub-base build-up, falls, drainage runs, edge restraints — get these right and the finish on top will last decades. Get them wrong and you'll see it within a winter.
What we install
What we cover.
Drainage
Surface water, soakaways, linear and channel drainage, SuDS detailing.
Sub-base & build-up
Type 1, properly compacted in layers, with the right falls.
Edges & retaining
Edge restraints, kerbs, sett borders, low retaining walls.
Our process
A short version.
01
Site visit
Survey, levels, drainage outfalls, access constraints.
02
Proposal
Fixed written price with build-up spec and schedule.
03
Build
Excavation, drainage, sub-base, edges, prep for finishes.
04
Handover
Sign-off, photographs, documentation for the next trade if needed.
Recent projects
A small selection.
FAQs
Common questions.
- Site clearance, excavation, levels, sub-base, foundations, drainage, edge restraints, retaining and prep for whatever sits on top — patio, driveway, garden room, extension. The unseen build that determines whether the finished work lasts.
Start a project
Got a project that starts with a hole? Talk to us first.
Residential groundworks across Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway. Insured, scheduled, sequenced.