A minimum of 75 mm of concrete cover is required all around the steel foundation beams. This coating provides a surface for the beam and block floor and also prevents corrosion for the lifetime of the building by sealing against the oxygen and water necessary for rust to form. It is the only wet process […]

The steel beams positioned on the piles have to be encased in concrete to both prevent corrosion and also provide stiffness against twist from any lateral forces of the building structure. As the steel beams are above ground, everything has to be shuttered to hold the concrete when it’s poured. All the shuttering is installed […]

All 29  steel screw piles of the minimum intrusion foundation system have been inserted in 2 days by Helical Systems. The initial “auger” pile section is screwed into the ground using a hydraulic torque motor. The torque motor was hung from an excavator which supplied hydraulic pressure to the motor. The size of the excavator […]

The site preparation and installation of all the underground services has been completed. The work included: Demolition of the existing garage building and break up of the foundation concrete Construction of the vehicle and pedestrian entrance bridges Installation of the underground rainwater flood attenuation storage tank Build up of the on-site car park area to create a […]

Traffic logging equipment has been installed and paid for by the Hawley Green Day Nursery to monitor traffic flows on Hawley Road at the Hawley Green junction. The equipment will log both vehicle movements and also their speed using the two pickup lines installed on the road surface. This will continue for a 1 week […]

Whilst preparing the site, further proof has been found that the site was not only scrub land but also used as the local dump. This has been known from conversations with long standing inhabitants and normally evidence is found by means of glass bottles. If you are following our Facebook updates, you can see some […]

Stuart Farmer of Greenacre Services has begun ground works on the site. Stuart’s family have lived in Hawley since the early 1970’s and can now claim 3 generations  of the family in the “business”. Stuart’s Father has already made a trip to the site to check on progress, and we look forward to further site […]

Helical Systems will supply and install the steel foundation system using their GroundScrew twist piles. The system has been selected as it does not require site excavation and avoids use of corrosive concrete that kills tree roots. The system is minimal impact and can achieve depths below any strata liable to shrinkage. Installation is by […]

Merronbrook Timber Frame based in Hartley Witney are to design, manufacture and erect on site the Day Nursery timber frame. Merronbrook have been trading since 1961 in Hartley Witney and remains a family owned business.  As well as full building timber frames, Merronbrook also manufacture roof trusses and floor joists for a wide range of […]

An application for discharge of the 13 Planning Conditions has been submitted to Hart Planning on 09 February 2018. Processing of the remaining Planning Conditions has been lengthy: The revised documents for Highways Cross Section, Travel Plan and Construction Environmental Plan requested by Hart and uploaded to the public Planning Portal on 29 June 2017 […]