The Little Boltons, Kensington London
This delicate project involved digging and stabilizing a new basement under an existing building in a busy residential area. We were required to install multiple piles around all sides of the structure to act as a retaining wall. This then allowed us to fully excavate the basement.
We were performing wide diameter drilling into “London Gravels”, which made the drilling a challenging project. Throughout the project our drilling rig operators were working around load-bearing columns and walls that couldn’t be disturbed.
Due to the difficult nature of this project and our ability to deliver with excellence, the project was nominated for an ICE Award in 2008.
Technical Details:
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Ischebeck titan self-drilled tension piles in terrace gravels
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52 No. to depths between 9 and 18 metres
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Bayonet decoupling tension piles for quick basement construction
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Rapid installation without the requirement of casing using rotary percussive Klemm piling rig
