St Austell
Groundworks & BuildingContractor in St Austell
Site preparation, groundworks, foundations, drainage and new build construction across St Austell and the clay country, including ongoing development work.
- Mid-Cornwall coverage from our Liskeard base
- 20 years' hands-on experience
- £5m public liability, £10m employers' liability
- Free site visit and written quote
Working in St Austell
Local builders and groundworkers serving St Austell
We work out of North Treviddo Farm, Horningtops, Liskeard, PL14 3PS, which keeps St Austell inside our normal working area for site visits, plant movements and day-to-day supervision.
St Austell is mid-Cornwall's largest town and a busy area for construction. We work across the town and the surrounding district, Charlestown, Carlyon Bay, Bethel, Trewoon, Roche, Bugle, St Blazey and the clay villages spread across the higher ground to the north.
The building stock is broad: Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the centre, granite cottages in the older villages, very large post-war and 1960s–1980s estates, extensive modern development, and industrial and commercial buildings tied to the china clay industry. Beyond that lie farms and rural properties on the clay uplands.
Our work in the St Austell area covers site preparation and groundworks packages for developers, foundations and drainage for new housing, complete new builds, extensions and conversions, driveways and hardstandings, drainage renewal, retaining walls and commercial concrete bases and slabs.
China clay country brings distinctive ground conditions. Tips, spoil, backfilled workings and made ground are widespread across the district, and the natural ground itself ranges from decomposed granite to heavy clay. Founding a building here starts with knowing what is under it, which is why we look before we price and design foundations with the engineer where conditions require it.
Property types we work on in St Austell
- Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the town centre
- Granite cottages in the clay villages
- Large post-war and 1960s–1980s estates
- Extensive modern housing development
- Commercial and industrial buildings
- Farms and rural properties on the clay uplands
What we get asked for most here
- Site preparation and developer groundworks packages
- Foundations, drainage and plot infrastructure
- New builds from bare plot to sign-off
- Extensions, conversions and structural alterations
- Commercial concrete bases, slabs and hardstandings
- Driveways, parking areas and resurfacing
Services
Services available in St Austell
Every service below is available in St Austell, as a standalone package or as part of a fully managed project run by Calum from first visit to final sign-off.
Groundworks in St Austell
Site clearance, excavation, foundations, drainage and concrete bases, as a standalone package or part of a full build.
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New Builds & House Building in St Austell
Full ground-up new builds for private clients, self-builders, landowners and developers.
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Concrete Bases & Slabs in St Austell
Reinforced bases and slabs for homes, garages, outbuildings, yards and plant.
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Drainage & Utilities in St Austell
Foul and surface water drainage, soakaways, attenuation, utility trenching and ducting, repairs and replacements.
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Extensions & Refurbishments in St Austell
Single and two-storey extensions, structural alterations and whole-property refurbishments.
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Landscaping in St Austell
Garden works, patios, driveways, hard standings, retaining walls and site finishing.
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Carpentry in St Austell
First and second fix carpentry, roof structures, floors, doors and joinery.
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Foundations & Footings in St Austell
Strip and trench fill foundations, reinforced footings and ground bearing slabs, built to engineer's specification.
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Block Work in St Austell
Blockwork and brickwork for foundations, substructures, walls and shell construction.
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Painting & Decorating in St Austell
Interior and exterior decorating to finish a build, extension or refurbishment properly.
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Site Clearance & Preparation in St Austell
Clearing, stripping, muck away and setting up a site ready for construction.
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Excavation & Earthworks in St Austell
Bulk excavation, cut and fill, dig-outs, reduced levels and earth moving with our own plant.
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Vetted electricians, plumbers and gas engineers brought in under our project management.
Read moreBuilding Control & Planning Support in St Austell
We handle building control sign-off and planning applications on notifiable work.
Read moreGeneral Building & Property Development in St Austell
All areas of building and property development, from structural building works through to full project coordination.
Read moreWhy us in St Austell
Why clients in St Austell use CC Construction Ltd
Verified cover, real local experience and one person answerable for the job from start to finish.
Set up for development-scale groundworks
Site clearance, bulk earthworks, foundations, drainage and concrete to engineer's drawings, delivered by our own team of 15–25 people with CPCS-ticketed operators and SMSTS site management.
Realistic about clay-country ground
Tips, spoil and made ground are common across this district. We prove founding conditions, take foundations to competent ground where necessary and design with the engineer instead of pouring onto whatever is there.
Domestic and commercial in the same hands
A rear extension and a commercial slab need different plant and tolerances but the same discipline. We do both, and quote each properly rather than applying a rule of thumb.
Cover, paperwork and clear quotes
£5 million public liability, £10 million employers' liability, Contractors' All Risks cover and written quotes stating inclusions and exclusions, priced fixed, cost-plus or labour-only.
Local conditions
Problems we see regularly in St Austell
Ground, weather, access and building age vary hugely across Cornwall and Devon. These are the issues that come up most often in and around St Austell.
Made ground, tips and backfilled workings
Founding onto clay-industry fill causes differential settlement and cracking. Where it is found or suspected, foundations are taken deeper to competent ground or redesigned, and building control inspects before concrete. Skipping that step is the expensive option in the long run.
Heavy clay and unreliable soakaways
In clay, a soakaway often simply fills and stays full. Surface water needs proper design: correctly sized and sited, or a legitimate connection where infiltration will not work. Guesswork here shows up as a flooded garden in the first wet winter.
Winter earthworks in slow-draining ground
Bulk dig and platform work in clay during a wet spell is slow, messy and costly. We build stone working platforms with geotextile, keep water off excavations and programme heavy earthworks sensibly where the job allows.
Ageing drainage in the older parts of town
Clay pipework, brick chambers and combined foul and surface systems cause repeat blockages. Re-laying to correct falls in modern pipework and separating flows where required solves it properly.
Level changes and retaining structures
The district is hilly and much of the older retention is undrained and undersized. Any wall retaining a drive, plot or building needs engineering, drainage and correct backfill.
How we work
How a job in St Austell runs
The same five stages on every project, whether it is a concrete base or a complete new build.
Step 1
Free site visit
Calum comes out to the property himself, walks the ground with you and looks at access, levels, existing drainage and where plant can realistically get in. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation afterwards.
Step 2
Scope and written quote
You get a written quote that sets out what is included, what is excluded and how the work will be sequenced. We price fixed price, cost-plus or labour-only, whichever suits the job and how you want to buy it.
Step 3
Approvals and programme
On notifiable work we handle the building control side and can put planning applications in for you. Once approvals are in place we agree a start date, a programme and any stage payments. A deposit is not normally required.
Step 4
Work on site
Our own team of 15–25 people carries out the work, with CPCS-ticketed plant operators and SMSTS site management. Where specialist trades are needed we bring in vetted subcontractors that Calum manages directly, so you still deal with one contractor.
Step 5
Inspection, sign-off and handover
Levels, falls and drainage runs are checked before anything is covered up, building control inspections are booked at the right stages, and the site is cleared down before handover. On new builds a structural warranty can be arranged.
FAQs
St Austell questions, answered
Cost, timings, coverage and cover, the things people in St Austell ask before booking a site visit.
Do you serve St Austell?
Yes. St Austell, Charlestown, Carlyon Bay, Trewoon, Bethel, Roche, Bugle and St Blazey are all within our working area from near Liskeard.
How quickly can you get to St Austell?
It is a routine run for us along the A390 and A38. Call 07770 946179 or send the details and Calum will arrange a free site visit and written quote.
What do groundworks cost in St Austell?
It depends on ground conditions, foundation design, drainage, levels, muck-away volumes and access. We establish those on site and from the drawings, then quote fixed price, cost-plus or labour-only.
Do you work for developers in the St Austell area?
Yes. Site preparation, bulk earthworks, foundations, drainage and concrete packages to engineer's drawings, with building control inspection stages coordinated by us.
Can you deal with made ground from the clay industry?
Yes, and we treat it as a design issue. Foundations go to competent ground or are redesigned with the engineer, and inspections are booked before concrete is ordered.
Do you pour commercial concrete slabs and hardstandings?
Yes: sub-base, reinforcement, tolerances and finish specified for the loading and use, whether that is a workshop floor, yard or parking area.
Is emergency availability offered in St Austell?
We are not a 24-hour call-out service, but urgent problems such as a collapsed drain, flooding or an unsafe excavation can often be attended quickly within our hours, Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 6:00pm.
Will you want a deposit?
Not normally. Larger projects are usually run on stage payments agreed in writing before work begins.
Are you insured?
Yes, £5 million public liability, £10 million employers' liability, products liability and Contractors' All Risks cover for contract works, owned and hired-in plant and employees' tools.
Which nearby areas do you also cover?
Bodmin, Fowey, Lostwithiel, Liskeard and Looe, plus the whole of Cornwall and Devon as far as Exeter.
Scope of work we cover in St Austell
- New Builds & House Building
- Extensions & Refurbishments
- Carpentry
- Landscaping
- Groundworks
- Foundations & Footings
- Drainage & Utilities
- Block Work
- Painting & Decorating
- Site Clearance & Preparation
- Excavation & Earthworks
- Concrete Bases & Slabs
- Electrical & Plumbing
- Building Control & Planning Support
- General Building & Property Development
Nearby areas we also cover
St Austell sits within our wider coverage of Cornwall and Devon as far as Exeter. If your property is close by, we almost certainly work there too.
Get a Free Quote
No deposit needed to get started. Free site visit and quote, fast turnaround.
Straight answers, free quote
Calum comes out, looks at the ground and gives you a written price. Fixed price, cost-plus or labour-only, and no deposit is normally required.
Call 07770 946179Mon–Sat, 7:30am – 6:00pm
Building in St Austell? Let's price it up.
Send over the details of your project in St Austell and Calum will arrange a free site visit, then follow it with a clear written quote: fixed price, cost-plus or labour-only.