V.G. Bailey (Contractors) Ltd. - Mini Piling

 

 

 

Mini Piling is used when a site has restricted headroom, limited access or when piles are required inside existing buildings.

 

We’ve recently experienced projects of this nature in Kent and Surrey.

We offer 2 methods of mini piling.

Our open bore machine is ideally suited to clay soil conditions, and can reach depths of up to 20 metres with little headroom height required for operation. 150mm, 200mm and 300m diameter piles are offered on this lightweight machine.

 

The hydraulic crawler tracks close to make the machine 750mm wide making it ideal for restricted entrances such as internal/external doors and side gates.

 

Our drop hammer machine is slightly larger than the open bore machine but is no less effective. This machine is suited to wet sand and gravel sub soils where an open bore method cannot be achieved. Pre-formed steel piles are bottom driven into the ground by dropping a weight from predetermined heights.

 

This is repeated until a satisfactory set has been reached to take the KN loading of the pile. We support 150mm and 220mm diameter piles with this machine.