Garden Groundworks in Pollards Hill that set your project up properly from day one. From site clearance and excavation to drainage and foundations, we prepare gardens for patios, lawns, sheds and extensions—cleanly and safely.
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If your garden needs reshaping before the build begins, our team delivers practical groundwork solutions across SW16. We regularly work near Pollards Hill Library and around South Lodge Avenue, handling everything from site clearance to precise levelling. Whether you’re planning a new patio, lawn, retaining edge or garden room, good ground preparation prevents sinking, pooling and cracks later. We manage excavation, grading and waste removal with minimal disruption.
Pollards Hill’s quiet residential streets include plenty of 1930s semis, post-war housing and maisonettes, each with different access and ground levels. Rear gardens can have tight side passages, existing concrete bases or tired drainage runs that need upgrading before landscaping starts. We tailor our approach for properties in nearby Norbury and Mitcham too, ensuring the sub-base and falls suit your layout. The result is a garden that looks right and performs well in all seasons.
We start with a site visit, levels check and a clear scope covering excavation depths, falls and disposal. Our crew arrives with the right machinery for access, keeps the site tidy, and removes waste responsibly. Every base is compacted in layers and checked for stability before the next stage begins. Homeowners choose us for straightforward communication, reliable scheduling and workmanship backed by a 10-year warranty.
We understand the practicalities of garden groundworks in London Borough of Merton, including access constraints and considerate working on residential roads. Around Pollards Hill Recreation Ground and the SW16 area, gardens often sit on heavier soils that benefit from careful drainage planning and robust sub-bases. We plan deliveries, parking and spoil removal to reduce inconvenience, and we adapt machinery choice to suit tight driveways and side passages. That local knowledge helps keep your project efficient and compliant.
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Costs vary with access, spoil volume and what’s being built. As a guide, basic site clearance and waste removal often starts from £400–£900. Levelling and grading for a small garden is commonly £900–£2,500. Drainage runs can be £800–£2,500 depending on length and soakaway needs. Foundations or sub-bases for patios and garden rooms typically range £1,200–£4,500+.
Most jobs take 1–5 days, depending on the size of the garden and the scope. Simple clearance and excavation may be completed in a day or two, while levelling, drainage and building up a sub-base can take longer due to layer compaction and setting out levels. Restricted access, hidden obstructions (old concrete, roots), and wet weather can extend timescales. We’ll confirm a realistic schedule after surveying.
Many garden groundworks are permitted development, especially when you’re preparing for patios, lawns or like-for-like hardstanding. However, rules can change if you’re altering levels significantly, affecting drainage to the highway, or working near boundaries and shared access. If you’re installing new paving at the front, permeable surfacing and runoff rules may apply. We’ll advise on likely requirements and can help you check with Merton Council where needed.
Yes. Our groundwork installations come with a 10-year warranty covering workmanship on the prepared base layers, levels and drainage components we install, when used as specified. This includes issues such as sub-base failure due to inadequate compaction or incorrect falls, subject to normal ground movement and misuse exclusions. We also document what’s been installed so future landscaping stages match the specification. Warranty details are provided in writing with your quote.
We can prepare bases and falls for porcelain or sandstone patios, block paving, resin-bound surfaces, turfing, artificial grass, and gravel paths with stabilisation grids. For structures, we install foundations for sheds, pergolas and garden rooms, plus drainage such as channel drains and soakaways. We’ll help you choose build-ups based on how you’ll use the space, expected loads, and maintenance preferences, then set levels to suit thresholds and boundaries.
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