Nininog

Hi Dreadnaught That sounds interesting. Non of the structural engineers have mentioned screwpiles with a raft. How did that work exactly? Was your raft insulated ? Did the screwpiles have to go to the same depth as conventional piles? sorry for all the questions in advance nini

Hi everyone, We’re in the process of a new build for a business on our land and have been granted planning permission for a brick and block L Shaped one storey. The problem is that we had a soil investigation done because we have protected trees near the build and the engineer has recommended piled foundations. We’ve had a quote for these and they’re knocking on £50,000! Which is out of our budget and not viable. So we’re pondering on a timber frame building instead and hoping the foundations would mean we’re able to put a concrete slab down instead? Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated! Thanks