# Groundworks services | Shore Construction Services

> Site clearance, foundations, drainage, slabs, driveways and muck away from Shore Construction Services, groundworks contractor in Lowestoft.

Source: https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services

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# Groundworks services

The jobs that happen before anything goes up, done by one firm from the first dig to handover.

- [Site clearance and excavation](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#site-clearance)
- [Foundations and substructure](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#foundations)
- [Drainage](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#drainage)
- [Ground floors and slabs](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#slabs)
- [Driveways and hardstanding](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#driveways)
- [Muck away and waste removal](https://shoreconstructionservices.co.uk/services#muck-away)

## Site clearance and excavation

Mostly for builders and developers

Topsoil strip, reduced level digs and setting out, ready for the build.

- Vegetation and topsoil strip
- Reduced level digs to formation
- Setting out from your drawings
- Temporary hardstanding and site access

## Foundations and substructure

For builders and homeowners

Footings dug and poured, and the walls built up to damp proof course, ready for the bricklayers.

- Trench fill and strip footings
- Substructure blockwork up to damp proof course
- Footings for extensions, garages and outbuildings
- Inspections booked with Building Control before the pour

## Drainage

For builders and homeowners

Below ground foul and surface water drainage, laid to fall and tested.

- Foul and surface water runs
- Manholes, inspection chambers and connections
- Soakaways and attenuation
- Air and water tests before backfill

## Ground floors and slabs

For builders and homeowners

Compacted sub-base, membranes, insulation and concrete for ground floors, yards and bases.

- Type 1 sub-base, laid and compacted in layers
- Damp proof membranes and insulation
- Reinforced concrete slabs and oversites
- Bases for garages, sheds and plant

## Driveways and hardstanding

Mostly for homeowners

Dug out properly first, so the surface on top lasts.

- Dig out and sub-base to suit the load
- Edgings, kerbs and drainage channels
- Block paving, tarmac or concrete finishes
- Dropped kerb works to the council's specification

## Muck away and waste removal

For builders and homeowners

Spoil and site waste taken away under our own upper-tier waste carrier licence.

- Spoil from our own digs taken away as we go
- Muck away for other trades on site
- Waste transfer notes for every load
- Upper-tier waste carrier, licence CBDU661704