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Groundworks Companies in Bournemouth & Poole

Foundations, drainage, site clearance and civils work, dug and built in-house by a qualified groundworker rather than subbed out to someone else.

Groundworks we have finished recently

Excavation, footings, concrete bases and muck away. This is the bit nobody sees once the job is done, so we photograph it open and post it before it gets covered up.

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What Every Groundworks Job Includes

Whichever job you need, every visit works to the same standard.

Fixed, Itemised Quote

A price agreed before work starts, so nothing changes once the ground is open.

Qualified Groundworker on Site

Levels, falls and sub-base handled by a groundworker holding CSCS, SSSTS and a Diploma in Groundworks, not subbed out to whoever is free that week.

2-Year Workmanship Warranty

If anything settles or shifts inside two years, we come back and put it right.

Tidy Site, Walk-Round on Completion

The site is kept tidy throughout and swept down at the end of each day, with a walk-round before we leave.

How a Groundworks Job Runs

The same sequence, whether it is a footing, a soakaway or a full plot.

Site Visit and Assessment

We look at the ground, discuss what is needed, and dig trial pits or run a percolation test where the job calls for it.

Fixed-Price Quote

An itemised price agreed before anything starts, so nothing changes once the ground is open.

Dig, Build and Connect

Excavation, levels, sub-base, drainage and the pour or connection itself, handled by the same team throughout.

Walk-Round and Aftercare

A walk-round when the job is finished, plus a check-in once the ground has settled.

What Our Groundworks Clients Say

Feedback below covers foundations, shed and summerhouse bases, levelling and drainage work carried out across Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding area.

Asa Parker

6 weeks ago

I'm very happy with the work Jacc and this team have done. They removed the old driveway and previous concrete pads, before levelling and laying a new larger reinforced concrete slab and block paving driveway. Jacc was very helpful throughout.

Grace Sibley

5 weeks ago

Jacc and his team did a full patio renovation for us inclusive of sorting out some significant drainage problems. Jacc and his team have been professional through out and provided a high quality service even through some significantly challenging weather. I cannot fault them at all. Jacc and Jordan went above and beyond for us and despite it being 37 degrees carried on grafting to get us a usable patio before our sons 1st birthday. The work was efficient, they kept the place tidy with waste removal being organised within 48 hours of it being produced I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Four Ground for your upcoming landscape/ground works project.

Chris Lynch

6 months ago

We used Jacc and his team to lay the foundations and over site for a single story extension. After getting plenty of quotes he was very competitive and his enthusiasm and communication was exceptional. Our plan is to have Jacc back to complete our patio area and ground drainage - he's trustworthy, reliable and has a fantastic attitude - something that we've realised is really hard to come by in the building trade. Thanks so much Jacc and team!

Nick Wood

6 weeks ago

We had the team come around this morning to install a shed base for us. Great communication during the booking and survey and left they the garden clean and tidy. Would 100% recommend. Thanks again Jacc

David Buss

a year ago

Hired Four Groundworks & Landscaping to lay a concrete base for a new summerhouse I'm having installed and I'm extremely pleased with the job they did. Very thorough and not at all rushed and they worked exactly to a ground plan supplied by the summerhouse manufacturer. I wouldn't hesitate to use the company again for any gardening groundwork and landscaping. Excellent job done!

Richard

5 months ago

Jacc was fantastic from start to finish and really helpful with all aspects of the work we had done which was the initial ground work and levelling to sort the base of our dug up garden/driveway. From coming out to inspect/quote right through to completing the works required in a timely and high standard manner, it was easy to work with him. Communication is excellent with Jacc and would highly recommend anyone to use in the future.

Chanelle Stevenson

7 months ago

Jacc did a wonderful job at installing a new pathway leading to the garden annex as well as fresh artificial grass. Couldn't ask for a more efficient service! Would definitely recommend him to anyone needing groundwork! 😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

What Groundworks Actually Covers

Groundworks companies in Bournemouth and Poole get asked to do very different jobs under one name: a footing for an extension, a soakaway for a flooded garden, a sub-base under a new driveway. What ties them together is what happens before anything visible goes down, the excavation, the levels, the drainage and the compaction that decide whether the finished surface stays level or the water goes where it should.

Most groundwork contractors in Dorset are landscapers who sub the digging out to someone else. Four Groundworks does the opposite: the same qualified groundworker, with over 15 years in the trade, sets the levels and lays the finish, so the sub-base under a patio gets the same treatment as a footing under a wall. That matters most on the part nobody checks once it is covered over.

Ground conditions vary from garden to garden across Bournemouth, Poole and the wider Dorset and Hampshire patch, sometimes within the same plot, so what a trench needs to get through before it reaches anything workable is rarely the same twice. That is why every quote from a groundwork contractor working this patch starts with a site visit rather than a number given over the phone.

Groundworks Questions We Get Asked

Straight answers, before you pick up the phone.

How long will groundworks take?

It depends on the job. A percolation test is a short visit, a full soakaway and run usually takes a few days, and foundations are programmed to the drawings for your plot.

Do I need a percolation test?

If water is not draining away properly, or building control needs a soakaway sized correctly, a percolation test times how fast the ground takes water. That result decides what size soakaway it actually needs.

Will the work pass inspection?

Foundations, drainage and civils work is set out and built to the standard building control expects, with paperwork provided where the job needs it.

What happens if something settles later?

Everything is covered by a 2-year workmanship warranty. If it settles or shifts, we come back and put it right.

Can you handle the muck away?

Yes. Excavated spoil is removed as part of the job rather than left on site for someone else to deal with.

Talk to a Qualified Groundworker

Foundations, drainage, civils or a percolation test: tell us what is under the ground and we will tell you what it needs.

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