BNS Groundwork London

"Had a drainage issue under the side return that kept flooding after heavy rain. BNS came out, dug it up properly and rebuilt the run with a new soakaway. Found them after asking around in Fulham for someone who actually does groundworks rather than just patching. No more standing water since."

"Had BNS do the groundworks and foundations for a side and rear extension on our house. The dig was bigger than we expected once they got underneath because the existing footings were shallow, but they sorted out an underpin section and got the new pad foundations in without it turning into a mess. The concrete pour was clean, levels were spot on when the bricklayers came in after them. They also fabricated a steel frame for the opening where the old back wall was coming out, delivered and installed it themselves rather than us having to find a separate steel contractor. Drainage was rerouted to the new layout, all properly tied into the existing run. Site was kept tidy throughout, skips swapped over when needed without me having to chase. Solid bit of work and the price held to what was quoted."

"started looking into this project late last year and honestly had no idea how much goes into groundworks until we got into it. BNS came out for a site visit pretty quick after we reached out, measured everything up and sent over a proper quote within the week. once we agreed they got the dig scheduled and had a team on site within two weeks. the foundation pour was done over a couple days and they coordinated the concrete deliveries so nothing was sitting around waiting. comms were good throughout, the foreman would ring us if anything came up rather than just making decisions without checking. finished up right around when they said they would which was a relief because we had trades lined up after them"

"It took me ages to actually pull the trigger on the groundwork because every company I spoke to either ghosted after the quote or gave me wildly different numbers. These lot were the third ones I contacted and the difference was they actually came back with a breakdown that made sense to me, not just a lump sum. The surveyor they sent round was patient, explained why we needed deeper footings than I assumed. Scheduling was maybe two weeks out from deposit to start which felt reasonable. My architect said the work looked solid when he inspected."

"they did the full foundation pour for our extension, like the whole thing from excavation through to the slab. ground conditions were tricky bc theres old clay underneath and some random rubble from a previous structure nobody told us about. they adjusted the design on site and got structural engineer sign off same day which saved us probably a week. concrete finish was clean, levels were spot on when the bricklayers came to check. drainage runs all tied in properly too"