Highlands and Islands · Scotland
Excavation and sub-base in Inverness
We quote excavation and sub-base for homes across Inverness, from the IV1 district outwards, and send an itemised written price after a free visit.
- Guide price
- Priced after survey
- Postcodes
- IV1, IV3
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
What excavation and sub-base involves
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.
Before quoting groundworks in Inverness we check levels against door thresholds, look for shallow services and plan where spoil and materials will go. Inverness mixes older streets with newer estates, and many homes have room for two or more cars.
Across the Highlands and Islands, the projects we price include preparing a drive to meet a new dropped kerb, setting a channel drain across a garage entrance and fitting setts or steel edging around a new drive. More about excavation and sub-base.
Prices for excavation and sub-base in Inverness
Labour and material costs in the Highlands and Islands run a little below the UK average, and the guide figures below reflect that. They include VAT and are confirmed after a survey.
| Service | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| Excavation and sub-base | Priced after survey |
| Resin bonded driveways | £35–£95 per m² |
| Driveway extensions and widening | £70–£110 per m² |
Based on Highlands and Islands rates. See the full price guide or price your own project.
Planning in Inverness
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.
General information for Scotland, not legal advice.
Weather and working days
The Highlands and Islands have short laying seasons and wet, exposed weather, so materials and timing are planned well ahead. Surveys run all year; resin work itself waits for a dry day above about 5°C.
How it works
You start with a guide price, we visit to measure and check the site, you get a written quote, and we book the work for suitable weather.
Excavation and sub-base in Inverness: questions
Do I need planning permission in Inverness?
Scotland's householder permitted development rules allow many hard surfaces at a house where the surface is porous or water drains to a permeable area within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.
What postcodes do you cover around Inverness?
We cover IV1 and IV3 and the surrounding districts, including Nairn.
Who approves dropped kerbs in Inverness?
Dropped kerb consent comes from your council as roads authority. We help with the application and get your drive ready to meet the new crossing.
Excavation and sub-base near Inverness
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Other services in Inverness
- 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
- 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
Free survey · itemised quote
Book a free survey in Inverness
We cover IV1 and IV3 and nearby. Tell us about your project and we will be in touch to 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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