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Sub Structure

Enabling works

Earthwork support and attendance to an archaeological excavation to remove burials to allow the construction of a new day facility with basement and upper floors to St Pauls Church.

 

 

 

 

Basement walls

Formwork and reinforcement in preparation for waterproof concrete for the construction of a sub-terrain swimming pool and leisure facility to a private house. This structure will be completely hidden by the reinstatement of the garden with one metre of topsoil and patio area.

 

 

 

 

Top-down construction

Construction of an underground swimming pool to the rear of a Victorian terraced property. The ground floor slab was constructed first and then the walls and basement slab were formed, saving  25 ton of temporary work in a restricted conservation area.

 

 

 

 

Sunken garden

Underpinning, excavation and retaining walls to form a sunken garden in a restricted Knightsbridge dwelling.

 

 

 

 

Frame

Trench sheeting and frame to allow the excavation of a shaft for deep drainage.

 

 

 

 

Basement excavation

Enabling works and access to allow the commencement of a new basement.

 

 

 

 

Underpin excavation

Where possible Patterson Construction will excavate using mechanical means other than by traditional means

 

 

 

 

Mini piling

Mini piling to form retaining wall in a restricted site in The Boltons, London

 

 

 

 

Basement underneath existing house & garden

Temporary support to existing house to enable the construction of a basement larger than the footprint of the house and 80% of a large garden.

 

 

 

 

Formwork to one side wall

Single sided formwork to an 8 meter high wall to form new basement.

 

 

 

 

Traditional underpin

Traditional underpin to existing garden wall to form new basement structure

 

 

 

 

Shell for new swimming pool

Forming concrete sheet for new swimming pool using top down construction

 

 

 

 

King Posts

Drilling and casing piles for forming a King post drop wall

 

 

 

 

Cranage of excavator

Lifting a 5 ton excavator over terraced houses for use in constructing a new basement

 

 

 

 

Concrete & temporary works

Concrete walls and slab including temporary works for the formation of a new play and utility room under the rear garden of a Chelsea property

 

 

 

 

Tension piles

Contiguous and tension piles to form new basement swimming pool and gym

 

 

 

 

Voltex waterproofing

Voltex waterproofing to underground structure

 

 

 

 

Removing spoil

Removing spoil using conveyor to place the spoil into a waiting lorry

 

 

 

 

Cutting piles

Cutting down piles for testing and forming new pile caps for a hotel extension

 

 

 

 

Dewatering

Dewatering system to lower the water table by 2.00 metres for the formation of a new basement.

 

 

 

 

Ground slab

Inspection of steel for the construction of a basement ground slab.

 

 

 

 

Architectural visual concrete

Exposed concrete to a museum basement.

 

 

 

 

Retaining walls

Numerous retaining walls to support sloping garden.

 

 

 

 

Preprufe

Installation of Preprufe water proof system

 

 

 

 

Waterbar

Water bar fixed to trench piling for Caltite concrete