1.0Design Buy Buildhttps://designbuybuild.co.ukAntony Holterhttps://designbuybuild.co.uk/author/antony-holter/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MOlLQfSGoF"><a href="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/helifix-micro-pile-foundations-installed-in-just-one-day/">Helifix Micro-pile foundations installed in just one day</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/helifix-micro-pile-foundations-installed-in-just-one-day/embed/#?secret=MOlLQfSGoF" width="600" height="338" title="“Helifix Micro-pile foundations installed in just one day” — Design Buy Build" data-secret="MOlLQfSGoF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://designbuybuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/imgpsh_mobile_save.jpg1200786Investigative work for a single storey workshop extension showed that load bearing depth and soil composition varied across the whole area of the proposed site.   These observations and the need for economical and reliable foundations to be installed quickly, whilst causing minimal disruption, resulted in the specification of Helifix Micro-piles as the solution. Not only would the Micro-piles provide rapid, cost-effective structural support for the new building, they would cause much less disruption compared to traditional high volume concrete pours.  The installation was so rapid that the foundations were installed in just one day, with no spoil removal, vibrations or major interuptions to the existing commercial property. Each […]