Groundworks & Hardscaping in Ottery St Mary, Devon

Every successful building project starts below ground, and Brick Builds provides comprehensive groundworks services across Devon to give your project the solid foundation it needs. Our groundworks capabilities include excavation, strip and trench foundations, raft slabs, drainage installation, soakaways, concrete works and site clearance — whether as a standalone contract or as part of a larger build project in Ottery St Mary.

Our hardscaping team designs and installs quality driveways, patios, garden terracing, retaining walls and external paving in Ottery St Mary and across Devon. We use durable, locally sourced materials wherever possible — including natural stone, limestone, block paving and Cotswold gravel — to ensure your outdoor spaces complement the character of your property and the local Devon landscape.

Groundworks in Devon require a thorough understanding of local geology — Somerset clay, Devon red soil and Dorset chalk each behave differently and require specific foundation approaches. Our team has extensive experience across all soil types encountered in Ottery St Mary and the wider area, ensuring your foundations are engineered correctly from day one to avoid costly problems further down the line.