Footings & Foundations in Norwood Grove built for lasting strength and clean, compliant builds. We handle excavation, reinforcement and concrete pours with engineering-led accuracy. Ideal for new walls, garden rooms and structural landscaping projects.
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If you’re building a retaining wall, garden room base or new boundary structure near Norwood Grove Park, solid groundworks are non-negotiable. Fine Landscaping delivers wall footings, pier footings and strip footings designed to suit your build and soil conditions. We manage excavation, spoil removal and concrete placement with minimal disruption. Homeowners across SE19 rely on us to get the foundations right first time.
Norwood Grove’s Victorian houses, Edwardian properties and period conversions often come with tight side access and mature gardens. That means careful excavation planning, controlled dig depths and tidy reinstatement are essential. We regularly work around Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace where levels, old drains and mixed ground can affect footing design. Our team adapts methods and machinery to protect paving, planting and neighbouring boundaries.
We start with a site visit, discuss loads and layout, then specify the correct footing type—strip, pier or wall footings—before digging begins. Reinforcement is installed where required, concrete is poured to the right mix, and everything is prepared for inspection under Building Regs. You’ll get clear communication, neat working practices and a documented handover. Many clients choose us because we’re 15 minutes away and consistently deliver dependable results.
Ground conditions around Norwood Grove and Beaulieu Heights can vary, so we plan depths and reinforcement with care. Many streets have limited parking and narrow access, so we schedule deliveries and waste removal to keep disruption down. We’re familiar with working on period plots where old services and shared boundaries are common. If Building Control input is needed, we prepare the site to make inspections straightforward.
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Costs vary with depth, access and the footing type. As a guide, small wall footings might start around £900–£1,800, while larger strip footings for garden rooms or structural landscaping commonly fall between £2,500–£6,500. Complex sites with restricted access, heavier reinforcement, or significant spoil removal can be £7,000+. We provide a written estimate after a site visit in SE19.
Most domestic footing jobs take 1–3 days from excavation to pour, with additional time if inspections are required before concrete. Larger projects or difficult access can take 4–7 days, especially where hand-digging is needed. Timescales depend on footing depth, spoil volumes, reinforcement detailing, weather, and curing requirements. We’ll confirm a programme once the design and site constraints are agreed.
Footings themselves usually don’t require planning permission, but the structure they support might. Many garden walls, outbuildings and landscaping works are permitted development, yet Building Regulations may apply where structural loads, proximity to boundaries, or drainage changes are involved. In the London Borough of Croydon we’ll advise what’s likely needed, help coordinate Building Control where appropriate, and ensure the groundwork is ready for any required inspections.
Yes. Our footings and foundations come with a 10-year warranty covering workmanship-related issues such as settlement caused by incorrect preparation, inadequate reinforcement where specified, or poor concrete placement. It also covers defects arising from our installation methods. The warranty doesn’t cover movement from external factors like leaks, tree root activity, or changes made by others after completion. We’ll explain coverage clearly in writing.
We install wall footings, strip footings and pier footings, with options for reinforced or unreinforced concrete depending on loads and ground conditions. Reinforcement can include rebar cages, starter bars for walls, and mesh where specified by engineering. We can also incorporate drainage considerations, such as land drains behind retaining structures. We’ll recommend the best approach after assessing levels, access and the build you’re supporting.
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