DomesticConservatory foundations
Light build. Serious foundations.
A conservatory or orangery is light, but it’s also rigid and full of glass. Even a little ground movement can crack the base, stick the doors and open gaps where it meets the house. Clay soils, nearby trees and old filled ground are the usual reasons a standard footing won’t do.
A piled foundation carries the conservatory down to stable ground, so it moves with your house, not with the seasons. Piles with a reinforced concrete ground beam or slab on top are often quicker and tidier than digging deep trenches across your garden.
We’ve piled conservatories in London and York, using augered piles and steel cased driven piles to suit the ground. Our engineers produce the design and calculations that building control, and warranty providers such as NHBC, Zurich and LABC, ask for, and our compact rigs get to most back gardens.
- Engineered, not guessedFoundations designed for your ground, however light the structure.
- Garden-friendlyCompact rigs and minimal spoil.
- Insurance-backed guaranteeOffered on our work, with comprehensive cover.
Why pile a conservatory?Plainly explained
Level today. Level for good.
In poor ground, a strip footing has to go deeper and wider until it reaches soil that can carry the load. Piles get there with far less excavation.
Less digging
No deep trenches across your patio or lawn, and far less spoil to take away.
Stays put
Founded on firm ground below the zone of seasonal movement, so the joint with your house stays tight.
Small rigs, tight gardens
Mini piling rigs built for restricted access and low headroom.
Mini piling →How it worksThree simple stages
From plans to piles.
Send us your drawings and ground report and we’ll do the rest. The full nine-step guide explains planning, party walls and everything in between.
Send your plans
Your conservatory drawings and ground report tell us what the foundations must carry. No ground report yet? We can help you arrange one.
You + our helpWe design and quote
We choose the right piles and rig for your garden, then give you a clear price and the design for building control.
M&DWe install
Piles installed on time and on budget, with pile logs and the paperwork your building control officer needs.
M&D
DomesticOther projects
Building something else?
We pile for projects of every size around the home.
Foundations for your futureFree, no-obligation quote
Ready to build? Let’s start below ground.
Whether you’re a homeowner or a local builder, there’s an M&D team near you that will advise you at every step and make sure your build sits on foundations that last.