If we take a 6m x 3m garden room being installed on level ground, adhering to building guidelines, there are savings with ground screws.
The cost of installing a 0.15m deep concrete base, including excavation with spoils remaining on-site, materials and labour is £2,520.
Supplying and installing our ground screws, without digging up, causing a mess or damage to the garden, and with a timber subframe, is £2,205.
The cost of concrete foundations increases significantly on sites with sloping or unlevel ground, which will require more excavation, removal of spoils, materials and labour. We only need to select longer screws!
The structural integrity of the RADIX Ground Screws that we supply and install on our projects is covered with a 35-year ground screw guarantee, and the quality of our work with a 10-year installation guarantee, so you can trust in our product and service.
Concrete is harming the environment – in a big way.
Replacing concrete with ground screws for your project will make a difference. It’s a small difference, but being environmentally friendly is about making many small changes together.
You enjoy faster installs without delay or hassle
You can experience minimal disruption and no damage or mess to their garden
You will have helped protect the protect our environment by avoiding concrete foundations
If we take a plot of land needing foundations for a 4m x 5m timber building, the impact on our environment is clear.
A traditional base made of 16 x 0.125m3 concrete piers would use 2m3 or 4.8 tonnes of concrete - and requires a lot of digging! Alternatively, 16 RDX PRO 76mm x 1250mm ground screws, each weighing 10kg or 160kg total, will produce a solid foundation without digging or damage. The average embodied carbon in concrete is 358kg per 1m3, therefore
Alternatively, 16 RDX PRO 76mm x 1250mm ground screws, each weighing 10kg or 160kg total, will produce a solid foundation without digging or damage. The average embodied carbon in concrete is 358kg per 1m3, therefore The Average CO2e = 716kg The average embodied carbon in steel is 1850kg per tonne, therefore
Projects over areas of sloping or challenging ground will require excavating and significantly more concrete - or may not be possible at all. We can raise levels quickly and with minimal impact by selecting longer screws!