122 | Systemwell suited to NZ conditions The system includes specification and installation of building code-compliant pile foundations for a wide range of projects. BUILDING StopDigging! T T Kelly Deeks Having already installed more than 100,000 groundscrews across New Zealand in the past eight years, international market leader StopDigging! is saving time, cost, effort, and the environment with its CodeMark certified groundscrew foundation system. The system includes specification and installation of building code-compliant pile foundations for a wide range of projects and geological parameters and has been used widely throughout Europe and America since 2012. StopDigging! was proud to bring its expertise to New Zealand in 2017. “The piling industry in New Zealand is a lot bigger than in the UK, for example, in residential construction where a lot of homes are built on concrete foundations,” says StopDigging! New Zealand managing director Jude Hickson. “The particular topography of many regions of New Zealand lends itself to houses going on piles, rather than having to create flat surface to lay a concrete foundation with excavation and retaining walls. “Concrete slab and raft foundations have their place, but are only really suitable for good ground conditions and so they’re often combined with piles for use in poor ground conditions,” Jude says. “Our groundscrew system is perfectly suitable for sloping and uneven ground, and ground with less than good bearing capacity, with the added bonus of being installed in a matter of hours with no damage to the surrounding landscape, and better for the environment than other foundation systems.” StopDigging! is the most efficient way of creating a pile foundation on the market today. This clean, cost-effective, and long-lasting alternative to conventional concrete/ timber foundations is a simple and smart way of using helical ground screws to replace the concrete underpinning of many types of structures, from piles for traditional and transportable homes, to underslab piling for concrete foundations, granny flats, tiny homes and decks. StopDigging! also provides its own ground-mount system for solar PV panel mounting. StopDigging! is more economical because there is no ground disturbance, no excavations, no waste, and nothing to clean up from site. CodeMark certification provides a streamlined pathway for building consent, and there are also no excavation inspections needed on site by engineers or council, so there are none of those associated delays or costs. There are also no weather delays where your holes have filled up with rain water. Once installed within a day, the structure can start being constructed on day two of the programme, rather than week two. StopDigging! has recently invested heavily into a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to give clients, architects, engineers, and councils the surety of a formal independent verification of the groundscrew system having a much lower carbon footprint than other piling methods. With all of these advantages on offer, it’s no wonder StopDigging! has been the pile foundation of choice for projects across the country so far. With regional partners from the Far North to Southland, StopDigging! combines its innovative design with professional local region partners, who deliver the very best service and install strong, stable, and secure foundations that save time, money, work, and the environment. High Quality Installation of Premium Exterior Decking and Associated Products. 02108963482 tommy@exteriorconstruction.co.nz fb.com/tommyexteriorconstr Proud to support
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