Strip and trench fill foundations
The usual foundation for extensions and garages: a trench dug to depth and filled with concrete.
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For homeowners
Extension foundations & footingsin Manchester and Cheshire
Foundations for extensions, garages and outbuildings, dug to the depth your inspector requires and poured once approved.
- Fully insured
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- Family-run
- Over 20 years
Foundations are the part of a build that nobody sees and everything depends on.
Extension foundations
Foundations for extensions and outbuildings
They must suit the ground, be set out accurately, and be approved by building control before any concrete is poured.
We dig and pour foundations for extensions, garages and outbuildings across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. We check the setting out before we dig, have the trench clean and ready for the inspection, and pour only once the inspector has approved it.
- Dug to the depth the inspector requires
- Setting out checked before we dig
- Ready on time for the inspection
- Concrete poured once approved
What the work covers
Extension foundations for homeowners.
Across Greater Manchester and Cheshire, as part of our domestic groundworks services.
Raft foundations
A reinforced concrete slab that spreads the load where the ground is not suited to a standard foundation.
Pad foundations
Individual concrete pads under posts and columns, for garden rooms, car ports and verandas.
Deeper foundations
Extra depth where trees, drains or soft ground require it, as your building inspector directs.
Recent work
Recent extension foundations jobs.
A few photos of this kind of work. See the gallery for more.
Common questions
Extension foundations: your questions.
How deep will my foundations need to be?
That depends on the ground and on any trees nearby, and your building inspector makes the final decision once the trench is open. We price for the likely depth and explain in the quote how the cost changes if the inspector asks for more.
Who arranges the building control inspection?
Usually you or your builder, because the application is in your name. We will tell you when the trench will be ready, so the inspection can be booked for the right day.
What if you find a drain or an old foundation?
It happens, particularly at older houses. We stop, show you what we have found and explain the options before carrying on. Any extra cost is agreed with you first.
Where to next
Related services.
Other domestic groundworks services, from the same team.
Drainage & drain repairs
New drains, soakaways and garden drainage, and repairs to blocked or collapsed drains.
Driveways
Block paving, tarmac, resin and gravel driveways, built on a solid base.
Landscaping & patios
Patios, steps, retaining walls, turf and planting, on ground that has been carefully prepared.
Garden & site clearance
Overgrown gardens, outbuildings and old concrete cleared and taken away.
For builders, developers & site managersCommercial foundationsBuilding on a site rather than at home? See our commercial service.→
Areas we cover
Extension foundations across Greater Manchester & Cheshire.
We cover 42 towns from our yard in Gorton. See the areas we cover for travel times to your postcode.
Stockport
Trafford & Salford
A free visit, a written price
Need a price for extension foundations?
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