Mini Piling in Tameside

Mini piling involves deep foundation elements being made via the use of very strong, small diameter steel casings and threaded bars. Mini piling is used within the construction industry in order to give extra structural support to buildings, to underpin their foundations, to increase mass stability, and to transfer over heavy loads.

The strong steel casings are position into the design depth via the use of a precise drilling technique. Thread bars re then put into each of the casings, which are then filled with cement. Sometimes it’s necessary for the casings to extend the entire depth or, alternatively, it might finish off above the bond zone and then a reinforcing bar goes the entire depth.

The diameter of the pile and the profile of the subsurface has a direct impact on capacity. It has been known for capacities of greater than 1000kN to be reached.

 When is Mini Piling needed?

This is the perfect thing to use in those instances where there is limited access, where work is being done inside a structure with a minimum headroom of 2.4m, where new foundations are being built, when underpinning a building, where there is subsidence, where retaining walls are being built, where a basement is being retrofitted, and where a mezzanine floor is being built.

Bottom Driven Piles Tameside

The process of installing these types of piles is quick, efficient and, best of all, is suitable for pretty much any type of ground condition. Because there is no spoil removal, this technique is advantageous to use on brownfield sites.

During the process, a steel tube with one end closed is driven down into the Earth in lengths of anywhere between 2m and 6m by an internal drop hammer. Each of the tubes is joined by a full weld during the installation process. The hammer knocks the pile down to a predetermined length. Once this has been done and the steel tube is in place, it is then filled up with concrete and cage or bar is put in.

We provide a range of piling solutions in and around the Tameside area.