Basement Excavation Sunshine Coast

Maximize Your Development Potential with Professional Basement Excavation on the Sunshine Coast

For property developers focused on maximizing the value and functionality of multi-residential projects, basement excavation is a crucial step in optimizing space. Whether you’re looking to create additional parking, storage, or even living spaces, a well-executed basement can significantly enhance the utility and appeal of your development. Expanding downwards not only increases usable square footage but also adds substantial value to your property, making it a wise investment for future returns. To ensure the success of your project, it’s essential to partner with a professional excavation company on the Sunshine Coast that has the expertise and experience in large-scale, multi-residential basement construction.

Safeguard your Investment by Using Professional Basement Excavation Contractors

Although creating a basement can be much cheaper than moving house or extending outwards or upwards, it’s still a considerable cost. The overall cost will depend on the size and layout of your finished basement as well as the drainage, insulation and waterproofing needed.

When excavating the space to create the basement, our costs will also be influenced by several factors:

• Accessibility to the site, with the need to get in and use heavy machinery and remove excavated materials. This may be affected by the presence of trees, walls and narrow entrances.
• The existence of a concrete slab that needs to be broken up and removed before excavation. Excavating a basement below an existing crawl space foundation is often easier and cheaper.
• Soil conditions, with rocky soil being more difficult to dig out and clay soil requiring more extensive drainage.
• Supporting the house during the excavation and construction process. The cheapest and quickest method is to raise the building on hydraulic jacks although this causes stress to the structure of the house and can result in damage to walls and floors with cracks appearing. This method will only be used if a structural engineer determines that raising the house is a suitable process.When the use of hydraulic jacks is not appropriate, the alternative method is to install support braces at each foundation footing, so the house is securely underpinned. This takes much more time and effort, and so is more costly but ensures your home is better supported and so is less likely to suffer damage.

Successful Completion from a Professional Business

Excavating and creating a basement is a significant task and not something that should be left to those inexperienced in the process. Always engage a professional earthmoving company for the work and get more than one quotation so you can compare prices and methods.

As professional basement excavation contractors, Fraser Earthworks:

• will have your property assessed by a structural engineer to determine the best method of supporting it
• are fully licensed, bonded and insured for the work
• provide a comprehensive quotation that itemises everything with no hidden extras
• have plenty of excellent reviews and references that attest to the quality of our work
• will keep you fully informed of progress throughout the project.

Never put the safety of your home in the hands of a company you can’t trust. Instead, contact us for basement excavation you can depend on.