Purkelly Bros has been carrying out underpinning services on properties across Hertfordshire for over 50 years. You can rely on our traditional and piled underpinning for any type of building across Hertfordshire; in Hitchin, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hoddesdon and Royston.

The Purkelly piling operation is headed by a chartered civil engineer with more than 45 years’ experience. We offer a bespoke design service projects are undertaken to suit your exact needs. All staff are fully trained and qualified and we always know exactly which aspects of the construction process need inspection. This allows to minimise potential delays so that your project can progress.

Purkelly Bros carry out the assessment and design of underpinning to a very high standard for damage caused by subsidence. We shape our services to the requirements of each individual and our underpinning work extends to builders and developers wishing to carry out additional loads on insufficient foundations. It also applies to create new basement space below existing buildings. Our work ranges from blocks of flats and terraces to bay windows, commercial and public premises.

Our services are wide-ranging and include solutions design, engineering drawings, consent for building regulations, traditional pad and beam underpinning and much more. We have developed extremely effective working methods that mean we can work on a wide range of buildings in terms of size and complexity. We can prepare risk assessments and methods statements, which allows our work to be carried out safely, quickly and to a high level of quality. Contact us to find out more.