Foundation Design in Taunton SW — Engineered for Your Ground

Foundation design is needed for new builds, extensions, basement conversions, and any project where the foundation must be engineered for the actual ground rather than assumed. It suits clients who want a single point of contact from design to DPC.

Typical design projects include residential extension foundations, commercial new-build substructures, basement conversions, and foundation packages where the ground requires a specific engineered solution.

Foundation design is the structural engineering that specifies the foundation type, depth, reinforcement and material based on the ground conditions and the structural loads. Our in-house team produces the design, issues it for building control approval, and then installs it — removing the gap that opens when design and build are split across two contractors.

We assess the ground and the loads, then produce the foundation specification — type, depth, reinforcement and material. The design is issued for building control approval, and the same team then constructs it. We coordinate the whole sequence.

Foundation design cost is typically included within the overall package. The total cost depends on the foundation type, the ground conditions, the size of the structure and the access. We provide a fixed quote within 48 hours of the site visit.

We provide a fixed, written quote within 48 hours of the site visit. You will know exactly what the job costs before any equipment arrives on your property.

Taurus Piling & Foundations Ltd is an owner-operated piling and foundation contractor based in Taunton, serving Somerset, London and the wider South West. We are fully insured and CHAS accredited, with an in-house structural piling design team — so your project moves without waiting on a third party. Every project is overseen personally by the director. Free quotes are provided within 48 hours, and every job is backed by a satisfaction guarantee.

Do you handle the building control submissions for the design?

Yes. Because we design and build in-house, we produce the design, issue it for building control approval, and construct it. You have one point of contact throughout, and there is no waiting on an external engineer to respond.