At JPD Developments, our talented groundwork and piling contractors offer a range of services to our customers in Bromley and the surrounding areas. This includes:
All professional underpinning and piling services are delivered in line with your budget and schedule.
Sheet, driven, secant and CFA piling stem from techniques started long ago. See below for a brief look at the history of piling, then contact our piling contractors to discuss your need for groundworks, new foundations, concrete underpinning, site clearance and more in the South East.
CLICK TO CALL GET A QUOTEStudies show that piling may date back to the 4th Century CE, when villagers would use piles to lift their properties over a lake. Not only did this keep their homes dry, but it also helped to give them a better view in case of an attack. It’s also believed that Roman engineers would use piling when building around the sea.
Although these ancient techniques differ from the CFA piling, groundworks and deep foundation installations we perform for our clients, this was only the starting point. Engineers would then use driven piles to create bridges over the Tyne and Thames rivers – something you might expect from piling and groundworks professionals today.
Few examples are quite as enduring as Venice. The entire city was built over a lagoon with heavy wooden piles. These would then petrify due to the sediment and lack of oxygen, creating sturdy results that continue to keep the city afloat to this day. Even though we’re unlikely to build another city on the water, Venice reveals just what piling contractors can accomplish.
Groundworks, foundation installations and piling have come a long way in recent years. Installing CFA piles is a quiet process used for projects across Bromley and the surrounding areas, while sheet piling works to prevent shifting volumes of soil. Through the advancement of technology, our groundworkers can deliver the best option for every soil condition – no matter the weight of the above house, bridge or superstructure.
It’s worth noting that while timber once ruled the piling industry, concrete is now far more common. This is because concrete remains firm against poor soil and damp conditions and provides extreme load-bearing capacity.
The last thing you need is for your foundation installation to shift due to subsidence. A sinking property will only make it unfit for use, so it’s vital you choose piling contractors who will plan accordingly. Skilled as groundworkers, we check soil conditions and perform driven, sheet, secant, contiguous or CFA piling where suitable.
Environments in Bromley with a lot of clay or fine-grained soils might need driven piling instead of other techniques. We guarantee long-term success by taking great care in our planning for professional underpinning and piling, including concrete underpinning and shallow foundations.
