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Excavation and sub-base in Bristol
Excavation and sub-base throughout Bristol: free site visits, guide prices adjusted for South West rates and a written quote with every part of the job set out line by line.
- Guide price
- Priced after survey
- Postcode areas
- BS
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
Excavation and sub-base across Bristol
Excavation and sub-base work is the groundwork under a resin surface: digging out the old drive and soft ground, removing the spoil, and building up compacted layers of crushed stone and a binder course that will carry cars without moving.
Depth depends on the ground and the load. Clay, made ground and old garden soil need more depth than firm gravelly ground. Where services such as water pipes or cables run shallow, they are located before digging.
Across Bristol, the projects we price include replacing failed edges that have started to crumble, setting a channel drain across a garage entrance and adding a soakaway so water stays on the property.
Prices in Bristol
Guide prices for Bristol are based on South West rates, which are above the UK average. The written quote after your survey is the figure that counts.
Excavation and sub-base: Priced after survey.
Planning in Bristol
Groundworks for a domestic drive do not usually need planning permission in themselves, but the finished surface follows the front-garden drainage rules, and shallow services such as water pipes and cables are located before digging.
Weather and working days
The South West gets more rain than the east of England, especially on higher ground, so permeability and falls matter on every drive. We only lay resin on dry days with ground and air above about 5°C, so Bristol jobs are booked with the forecast in mind.
Towns in Bristol
We cover all of Bristol from this page; call or use the quote tool with your postcode.
Excavation and sub-base in Bristol: questions
Do I need planning permission in Bristol?
In England, a new or replaced hard surface of more than 5 m² in a front garden is permitted development only if it is porous, or if rainwater drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.
What postcodes do you cover around Bristol?
We cover BS and the surrounding districts.
How soon can you survey in Bristol?
Call 0800 088 6341 or use the quote tool and we will offer survey dates. Surveys are free and run all year.
Other services in Bristol
- Resin bound driveways
- Resin bonded driveways
- Resin over tarmac and concrete
- New resin driveways (full dig-out)
- Permeable SuDS driveways
- Driveway extensions and widening
- Resin patios
- Resin garden paths
- Resin steps
- Resin pool surrounds
- Accessible resin ramps
- Driveway drainage and soakaways
- Driveway edging and borders
- Dropped kerb applications
- Resin driveway repairs
- Resin driveway cleaning
- Resin driveway restoration
- Commercial resin surfacing
- Resin tree pits
- Anti-slip resin surfacing
- Footpaths and cycle paths
Free survey · itemised quote
Book a free survey in Bristol
Tell us about your project and we will arrange a visit.
- Base, edging and drainage priced line by line
- Real blend samples shown in daylight
- Price fixed in writing once the spec is agreed
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