FLOOD RESISTANCE WORK

FLOOD RESISTANCE WORK.

A ditch needed to be cleared and a retaining wall was to be erected. The work was was required to provide flood resistance to the customers property in mid Suffolk.

The project began with the cutting of trees and clearing of brambles and scrub. An 8 ton excavator and a specialised attachment for installing the oak sleeper retaining wall was delivered to site. It was then possible to clear the ditch using an 8 ton excavator.

The large culvert was then cleared and once again water was able to flow.

One hundred plus oak sleepers were then transported to site with ironmongery to install the sleepers.

A specially made attachment was then fitted to the excavator to knock oak posts into place. The posts formed the framework for the retaining wall.

The oak retaining wall could now be constructed. To create the wall the team drilled and bolted oak sleepers to the upright oak posts. 

Once the oak retaining wall was fitted we installed a waterproof membrane behind the wall and then backfilled the bank to give it stability. The area was then cleared and the plant was collected.

The site was then left in as clean and tidy a condition as possible.

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