Groundwork Services in Broughton

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping handled our extension groundworks in a narrow terrace where access is always touchy. They staggered deliveries, kept the alley open for bins and used boards so prams could still pass.

Trenches were neat, steel on spacers and the pour landed at the exact height for the brickies. They rinsed the pavement before leaving every afternoon. That level of consideration matters more than people think.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping handled excavation for our extension. Trenches straight, chalk lines clear, concrete finished level.

Inspector in and out in minutes. Stress off our shoulders.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping cleared an old rubble patch, dug for a resin drive and left a compacted base you could park a bus on. Edges are true, channels aligned and there’s a proper fall to the gully.

The prep feels bulletproof.

Dan planned ducts for water, power and data to a future office. Trenches straight, sand bed even and reinstatement level enough that you’d never know.

He sent a little route plan annotated in plain English. That sort of foresight saves you digging twice. Footings for the store went in the same week and passed inspection first go.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping installed a crate soakaway sized to the roof area, wrapped in geotextile with a neat gravel surround. They tied every downpipe cleanly and set new covers level with the patio.

First storm since and the garden held shape instead of turning to porridge. We slept better that night than we have in months.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping lifted the old slab, installed a proper hardcore layer and compacted it like they meant it. The new shed base feels solid and the edges are sharp.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping prepared a slab for a hot tub. Mesh on spacers, smooth finish, crisp arris so water sheds.

Looks ready for years.

Dan coordinated the dig with our builder and booked the concrete so no time was wasted. He set levels with a laser, compacted in layers and kept the lane clear for neighbours.

The inspector nodded, said “textbook,” and left. That summed it up.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping took our extension from muddy hole to inspected footings within a week. Trenches were neat, steel placed correctly and concrete finished flat.

They managed spoil with boards so the drive stayed clean. Seeing that level of care on groundwork gives real confidence for what comes next.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping stripped the site, set string lines and compacted the stone until the plate stopped bouncing. They kept the lane passable for prams and swept at the end of each day.

The soakaway crates went in with geotextile wrapped properly. Inspector came, nodded, left. It looks like groundwork you’ll never think about again, which is exactly the point.

We had subsiding flags. Dan lifted them, corrected the sub base with geotextile and compacted layers.

He explained why it failed before and how they fixed it. The area feels firm underfoot and looks ready for new stone.

We needed a slab for a heavy garden room plus a retaining nib to hold the bank. Backhouse Construction & Landscaping set shuttering true, mesh on proper chairs and finished with a tidy arris so water sheds instead of sulking along the edge.

The little wall has weep holes and a clean face ready for cladding. They staged deliveries sensibly so the street never blocked. It looks simple on the surface because the hard thinking went in underneath.

Dan planned a new soakaway with the right capacity for our roof, then connected downpipes and added a slot drain at the patio edge. He checked falls with a laser and walked me through aftercare.

First proper storm came and went. No standing water, no damp smell indoors. Calm job done right.

Dan poured a small slab for a garden office, left a smooth finish and added a conduit for future power. Thought ahead, which I appreciate.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping dug for a new resin drive while repairing a fractured clay pipe they found on day one. Both jobs ran together without stepping on each other.

Pipe bedded in sand, warning tape laid, covers set flush. The base looks bulletproof and the front now sheds water to the channel as designed. The inspector liked what he saw.