Please find below a selection of news articles.
Although inevitably a lengthy process, building your own home is certainly worth the wait. Creating a dream home with the space, views and location wrapped into one is something that can't be rushed. Grand Designs demonstrates that it certainly is doable for the house-building novice.
Here are…
Read more: Grand designs for beginners
Although self-building a house can take months or even years of preparation, planning and building, self-building can be an affordable way for you to get your dream house.
Here, we give a step by step guide for building your own…
Read more: How to build your own house - Step by step guide
If you've been craving some additional space; whether your family has grown, your home business is taking over the living room or your kitchen is too small for your once small pet, it's time to think about the next step for you.
Should you move…
Read more: Extensions VS buying a new house
If you’ve completed a building project in the past, you’ll understand that the process is far from straightforward. There are many aspects to consider when building a new house. If you’re completely new to it, we’ve made a list of…
Read more: 5 things to think about before building a new house
It’s necessary for all buildings to have adequate foundations when building a new project.
Foundations support heavy building structures, transferring load of weight from the building to layers of rock or soil beneath. Pile foundations are used to transfer weak areas into stronger, less compressible soil…
Read more: Documents needed for piling
At Belowground Ltd we carry out a range of varied piling and underpinning work, for a wide number of contractors. Recently however, we encountered something on a job that caught even our experienced team off guard - the discoveryof human…
Read more: Human remains found at construction site in Kent
Published: 17th January 2018
The new year is a very popular time for people to begin thinking about housing renovation projects. As well as the appeal of the new year’s blank canvas ready for people to fill with their grand plans, there is also the…
Read more: Piled foundations for fabulous kitchen extensions
5 Reasons to consider construction equipment hire
Published: 1st December 2017
The benefits of purchasing a shiny new piece of equipment can be appealing. Newly purchased machinery comes with the latest technology and fully functioning settings - but what about potential downfalls? New construction equipment can come with a…
Read more: 5 Reasons to consider construction equipment hire
Published: 5th December 2017
The benefits of driven piling go beyond what many people give it credit for. Despite its many documented advantages, the UK has shown little enthusiasm for driven piling compared to mainland Europe who consider it the norm…
Read more: Why the UK Construction industry should embrace driven piling
At the first stage of any project, ground works are crucial to the success of any build.
Groundwork involves building a strong base in order for construction to begin. Sturdy groundwork is imperative when building and many specifications are needed in…
Read more: Why Groundworks are critical to construction
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