When you need it
- You are about to design a new building.
- The foundations of an existing building show settlement.
- You are adding floors and need to check the foundations.
- Your structural designer needs a soil report.
What is included
- Boreholes on site
- Laboratory tests on soil samples
- Bearing capacity and foundation level
- Recommended foundation type
- Soil investigation report
Deliverables
Borehole logsLaboratory resultsSoil investigation reportFoundation recommendations
How we work on it
01
Site visit
We agree the number and positions of the boreholes.
02
Boreholes
Drilling and sampling on site.
03
Laboratory
Tests on the samples.
04
Report
Soil properties, bearing capacity and foundation recommendations.
Questions
Do I need a soil investigation for a villa?
Every new building needs its foundations designed on known soil properties, and a soil investigation provides them.
Can you design the foundations as well?
Yes. Our structural engineers design the foundations from the soil report.
Talk to our technical office
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