Johns Groundwork Services Ltd
Spoil heaped on a cleared plot ready to load away

Our Services

Groundwork Services in Surrey

Foundations, excavation, drainage, demolition, muck away, driveways and patios, carried out by an owner operated team with its own machines, for homeowners, builders and developers.

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Overview

Nine Services, One Groundworks Team

Johns Groundwork Services carries out the work that happens in and on the ground, from the first dig to the finished surface. We are based in South Godstone and work across East Surrey, into South London and down into West Sussex.

Every job starts with a free site visit, where we look at the ground, the access and the levels before we quote. Our own mini digger, larger excavators and 16 tonne grab lorry do the work, and we source tippers and ready mixed concrete when the job calls for them.

Johns vans and the lorry with a Kubota on the back in the yard

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Groundworks and Foundations

The work every build stands on: foundations and footings dug and poured to the engineer's design, large volumes of earth moved to new levels, and reinforced bases and slabs for garages and outbuildings.

A new blockwork retaining wall and steps in a back garden Groundworks Strip, trench fill, raft and piled foundations for extensions, garages and new homes, with footings, oversite and slabs set out, dug and poured to the depth your engineer or building control specifies. Read more A Kubota excavator working at the base of a deep chalk cut Bulk Excavations Basements, reduced levels and cut and fill dug to exact depths and volumes. We check the ground first, reuse soil on site where we can and load the rest straight onto lorries. Read more Steel mesh laid beside a finished concrete base, a Kubota working behind Concrete Bases Reinforced concrete bases and slabs for garages, workshops, summer houses and outbuildings, with formwork set to line and level, a compacted sub base, steel mesh and a flat, true finish. Read more

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Drainage, Demolition and Muck Away

Foul and surface water drainage laid before the build goes up, garages and bungalows taken down safely, and spoil and rubble loaded and carried away by a registered upper tier waste carrier.

An orange drainage pipe laid in a narrow trench Drainage Preparation Foul and surface water runs dug, bedded and laid to the right falls before the build or the surface goes down, so the ground stays stable and every surface drains properly. Read more A Kubota excavator taking down a bungalow behind site fencing Demolition Full and partial demolition of garages, outbuildings and bungalows, plus interior strip outs and site clearance, with materials sorted for recycling and a clean, level site left behind. Read more A heap of demolition rubble on a cottage path in the woods Muck Away Spoil, rubble and waste loaded by our own 16 tonne grab lorry, with tippers sourced for bigger digs, and carried away legally by a registered upper tier waste carrier, CBDU416264. Read more

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Driveways and Landscaping

New driveways in block paving, tarmac or resin bound, and patios, paths, steps and walls in Indian sandstone, porcelain and block, all built on a properly compacted sub base.

A front drive dug out with the spoil heaped up for collection New Driveways Block paved, tarmac and resin bound driveways, dug out to solid ground, edged, drained and built up in compacted layers so they stand up to the weather and the weight of a car. Read more An Indian sandstone patio laid around a tile hung house Hard Landscaping Patios, paths, steps and walling in Indian sandstone, porcelain and block. We help with the design, the material and the levels, then build every layer to last. Read more

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Machines With Operators

Our 2 tonne mini digger with an experienced operator for trenching, levelling and tight access work, with larger diggers available when the job needs more reach.

The mini digger clearing a narrow back garden before a new lawn Operated Mini Digger Hire A 2 tonne mini digger with a trained operator, maintained by us, for footings, drainage trenches, levelling, tree stumps and small demolitions, including gardens with difficult access. Read more

For builders and developers

Working for Builders and Developers

A large part of our work is for builders and developers who need the groundworks done properly and on time so their own trades can follow on. We dig and pour footings, lay drainage runs, prepare and pour oversite slabs, and clear and level plots ready for the build.

Our team are CSCS carded, our drivers hold HGV licences and we are insured up to £5 million, so we fit straight onto a managed site. We can work from your drawings and the engineer's specification, and building control can inspect the excavations before any concrete goes in.

A Johns truck on a bungalow plot during demolition

One job, start to finish

A Bungalow Plot, Stage by Stage.

Six stages of a bungalow replacement, every photograph from a Johns job.

  1. The Bungalow Before
    01 The Bungalow Before The plot as it was: a chalet bungalow and its garden, before any machine arrived.
  2. Taken Down
    02 Taken Down The bungalow taken down with the excavator, the materials sorted as they came off.
  3. Cleared to Firm Ground
    03 Cleared to Firm Ground The rubble loaded away and the plot cleared back to firm ground.
  4. Dug to Level
    04 Dug to Level The plot excavated to its new level, the sides cut clean.
  5. Drains Set Out
    05 Drains Set Out New drainage pipes laid out across the plot, ready to go in.
  6. Footings Poured
    06 Footings Poured The footings poured across the plot for the new build.

One team

One Team From Demolition to Finished Drive

We are groundwork contractors and a demolition company in one, so the same team can take an old garage down, dig the footings for what replaces it and lay the drive in front of it. You have one point of contact and one programme, instead of three contractors waiting on each other.

Because we are a registered waste carrier with our own grab lorry, the rubble from the demolition and the spoil from the dig leave site as the work goes, rather than sitting in a heap. When the groundworks are finished, the driveway, patio or path is built on ground we prepared ourselves.

A new grey block paved drive in front of a pair of houses at dusk

Questions

Questions About Our Services

Which Groundwork Services Do You Offer?

We carry out groundworks and foundations, bulk excavations, drainage preparation, demolition, muck away, concrete bases, new driveways, hard landscaping and operated mini digger hire. Many jobs combine several of these, and we can run them all as one job.

Do You Work for Builders and Developers as Well as Homeowners?

Yes. We work for homeowners, builders, developers and commercial clients, from a single garage base to the groundworks for a new home.

Do You Supply Tippers and Concrete?

We own a 16 tonne hydraulic grab lorry, a 2 tonne mini digger and larger excavators. Tippers, extra grab lorries and ready mixed concrete are sourced and booked by us as the job requires, so you do not have to arrange them yourself.

Do You Publish Prices for Your Services?

No. Every job depends on the ground, the access and the amount of material, so we price each one after a free site visit. You then receive a clear quotation with no obligation.

Which Areas Do You Cover?

We are based in South Godstone and work across East Surrey, into South London and down into West Sussex, including Caterham, Oxted, Redhill, Reigate, Purley, East Grinstead and Crawley. If your town is not listed, please ask.

A long concrete base finished in a field

Free site visits · Free quotations

Tell Us About Your Job

Tell us what you need dug, cleared, laid or built, and we will arrange a free site visit and a quotation. Call or WhatsApp 07931 409809, or email info@johnsgs.co.uk.

Get a free quote Call 07931 409809