New Build Basements – Forming
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For many years, builders and developers in Britain have avoided basement construction. The main reasons cited for this are the cost of the basement construction, and the cost of putting the basement right if it is built poorly and lets in moisture.
However, in both continental Europe and North America, (both places where space is more readily available than here in the UK) they have been building basements as standard practice for years.
 Land Cost
As land costs increase it makes economic sense to optimise the available space, and with so many individual plots being infill and relatively small there is a definite need to maximise the living space.
Building Costs
New basement technologies have quickened the build time and reduced the cost of basement construction.
Waterproofing
A modern basement should always be dry. There are so many ways nowadays to keep the moisture out, (and we would always advocate a belt and braces approach) that damp basements should be a thing of the past.
Here at BASEMENTS (UK) Ltd we offer our expertise in waterproofing alongside the ability to form the basement area to your specifications. We are able to use both traditional and more modern construction methods which enables us to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive service from start to finish.
We have found that modern construction techniques save both time and money for our customers as well as being able to offer significant energy saving benefits over traditional methods. Of the methods available we have found that ICF (Insulating Concrete Formwork) using extruded polystyrene is by far the most efficient and versatile way to form a basement.
ICF Frequently asked Questions
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Using ICF - example for the developer:
If eight three bedroom houses with adjoining garages could fit onto a given piece of development land, how many plots could be fitted in if the garage was in the basement? It is probably ten houses, so there would be an immediate gain of two plots. Once you take away the cost of the footings, walls and roof for the above ground garages, and allow that sum against the cost of the basement construction, then the financial gain potential is obvious and significant. There is a further obvious advantage for developers, which is that houses with basements sell for more money – people just love to have a basement!
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