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Would you like to transform your garden with a home office? If so, the case study below my peak your interest. Putting a home office in your garden has never been easier. However, cost can be a factor and in some cases clients would prefer to do the job themselves....

Do you have "dead space" in your garden? In the case study below the owners had the ingenious idea of building decking over a large ditch, transforming the garden and making it much more usable. This project had one burning question though, what foundations to use in...

Would you like to build a beautiful summer house? Perhaps this case study will inspire you? Building a beautiful summer house next to large pond could pose you with a problem with regards to foundations. The answer on this project was to go with machine installed DIY...

Would you like a high quality extra living space in your garden? That's exactly what the owners of the case study below wanted and they succeeded to a very high standard. One challenge people are faced with on such a project is what type of foundation to use. On this...

Over nearly two centuries screw piles have come a long way. Originally, they were used as a means to built lighthouses in unstable ground, today they can be used for projects ranging from large commercial buildings all the way down to tiny garden sheds. In this blog...

Although screw piles have been in use for nearly 200 years many people are still unaware of the technology, its uses and its benefits. So below we provide 5 screw pile “Did you knows..” to help inform the curios. 1) Screwpiles are generally more environmentally...

One day is 1832, Alexander Mitchel, a “blind” Irish civil engineer and brick maker, had a flash of inspiration, when due to a gust of wind his custom made boat sail screwed itself into sand on his local beach. His self designed sail had a broad flanged screw which...

Do you have a garden DIY project? We might be bale to help.  UKhelix supply high quality DIY screw piles for structures like sheds, garden houses, man caves, decking and fencing. Maybe screw piles could be the answer for you, but where should you start? In this...

Cables, pipes, water mains, what if you hit one when using Screw piles? Before you begin any kind of foundation work, it is strongly recommended you conduct a survey to find out what is under the ground. This includes: 1) Checking your building plans 2) Discovering...

Before using a DIY screw pile you should ALWAYS look at the following points When using DIY screw piles, it's important that you know certain key factors to decide which type or length of the screw piles you will need. What is the weight of your structure? The weight...