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Specialist foundation installation
Ground Screws for Ground-Mounted Solar
Planning solar panels on your land? We install ground-screw foundations for suitable ground-mounted arrays, working with your solar installer to get the support positions right. Call Craig with your idea and location to get started.
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The right foundation for your ground-mounted solar array
A sunny garden, paddock or business plot can provide space for solar where the roof is shaded, awkwardly shaped or already in use. The first decision is the panel layout: your solar installer considers sunlight, shading, orientation and access, then chooses a mounting system. Its foundation plan tells us where support is needed.
Start with the mounting system
Panel dimensions alone do not establish screw positions. We need the frame supplier’s support layout and accepted foundation connection before setting out.
Explore the details →Allow for wind uplift
Tilted panels catch the wind. The designer must consider uplift, sideways loading and the site’s exposure alongside the array’s weight.
Explore the details →Check what is underground
Buried cables, water pipes, drains, roots and obstructions influence safe installation positions. Ground conditions may call for trial installation and testing.
Explore the details →Keep room to maintain the array
Row spacing, grass cutting, access and cable routes belong in the layout from the beginning. Foundation positions should respect that plan.
Explore the details →Three easy steps
From first call to a finished foundation
Getting started is simple. We will guide you through the choices and explain any information needed before installation.
Talk through the options
We discuss the site and suitable foundations, identify any supplier information needed and provide a clear written quotation.
Install and hand over
Our team marks out and installs the agreed foundation, with the required checks before the next stage of your project.
Choose the foundation, not the complication
Foundation options for your ground-mounted solar array
These are the methods worth assessing for this application. The structure, support plan and actual ground determine the right choice—not a one-size-fits-all specification.
Installed ground screws
Ground screws for solar mounting frames
Installed screws can support a compatible solar mounting frame with relatively small areas of ground disturbance. The specified screw, embedment, head connection and verification requirements must suit both the soil and the mounting system. We quote the installation against that agreed detail.
Worth considering for: Arrays with an approved screw-supported frame and suitable ground
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Concrete
Concrete pads or designed ballast
Designed concrete pads or a proprietary ballasted mounting system may be considered where penetration is restricted or screws are unsuitable. Ballast still needs checks for sliding, overturning and ground bearing. The solar designer selects the arrangement; an ordinary loose patio slab is not a substitute.
Worth considering for: Sites requiring a designed pad or non-penetrating support
Ask about this option →Clear prices, agreed scope
A price for your project
Specialist foundations need a quotation matched to the structure, ground and installation scope. A generic garden-building price would not reliably represent this project. Call Craig with your idea and postcode to get started.
No VAT is added to the guide prices shown.
Get your exact written priceView the full base price guideThe structure
Its loads, footprint and accepted support arrangement.
The site
Ground conditions, levels, buried services and practical access.
The foundation package
Specified materials, installation and any agreed testing or supporting frame.
The written quotation
Clear inclusions, responsibilities and timing before work is booked.
Easy to start, free to ask
Tell us about your ground-mounted solar array
You do not need drawings or a finished specification before getting in touch. Send what you have and Craig will explain the useful next step.
Helpful details, if available
- Site postcode and a short description of the land
- Approximate array size or panel count, if known
- Solar installer or mounting-system name, if chosen
- A few photographs of the access and proposed position
- Preferred timing and any available frame drawings
Talk to Craig
Craig will listen to what you are planning and help establish the foundation information that matters.
Online quote requests are normally answered within 24 hours, excluding weekends.
Request your free quote
Just give us your contact details and a short description of what you want to build. We will guide you through the rest.
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Ground-Mounted Solar Foundations installation
Planned around its use
What matters for your ground-mounted solar array
Ground screws transfer the frame’s loads into the soil at individual support points. On a suitable site, this can reduce excavation and concrete deliveries and avoids a concrete curing period. The finished support must also resist wind trying to lift or push the panels, not just carry their weight.
JustBases offers the foundation installation part of the project. We welcome homeowners, landowners and solar companies looking for a ground-screw installer to work alongside their panel and electrical teams. Foundation product selection, the frame connection and any necessary testing are agreed before installation; you do not need all of that resolved before your first call.
We quote smaller residential, agricultural and commercial arrays across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, East Somerset, southwest Berkshire and the Isle of Wight. Island quotations include the travel and ferry requirements for the individual job. For larger solar parks and contractor packages, see our separate solar-farm foundations page below.
Discuss your project with Craig →Start with the mounting system
Panel dimensions alone do not establish screw positions. We need the frame supplier’s support layout and accepted foundation connection before setting out.
Allow for wind uplift
Tilted panels catch the wind. The designer must consider uplift, sideways loading and the site’s exposure alongside the array’s weight.
Check what is underground
Buried cables, water pipes, drains, roots and obstructions influence safe installation positions. Ground conditions may call for trial installation and testing.
Keep room to maintain the array
Row spacing, grass cutting, access and cable routes belong in the layout from the beginning. Foundation positions should respect that plan.
Agree finished support levels
On a slope, the mounting designer determines how the frame follows the ground and what adjustment is permitted. A level garden-building grid is not a solar specification.
When the design and ground are suitable
Why consider ground screws?
Year-round flexibility
A screw-only foundation avoids pouring and curing concrete, reducing one source of weather-related delays. Unsafe access, flooding, frozen or unsuitable ground can still mean postponing installation.
Less digging and mess
Localised supports can reduce excavation and spoil compared with extensive concrete foundations. Clearance, pre-drilling, service trenches and machinery access may still disturb the site.
A lower-impact approach
Using less concrete and moving less spoil can reduce material use and transport. Retaining vegetation may benefit habitats, but trees and wildlife still need protection. Steel manufacture and the full project design matter to any carbon comparison.
Before installation
Dimensions, approvals and responsibilities
The solar installer is responsible for the energy system layout, electrical work and connection arrangements. JustBases prices the agreed foundations. Tell us if you also need associated groundwork so the quotation can state exactly what is included.
Planning requirements depend on the complete solar proposal, its setting and the applicable rules. Some domestic installations can use permitted-development rights subject to conditions, while others need an application. Using removable ground screws does not create a planning exemption; confirm the route with your installer or local planning authority.
Before installation, the appointed designer or mounting supplier must accept the foundation type, support spacing and connections. If load tests are required, agree who commissions them, the test locations and the acceptance criteria. A screw that turns into the ground successfully has not by that fact alone demonstrated the required capacity.
JustBases quotes the agreed foundation and groundwork. Product installation, specialist connections, commissioning and third-party design remain outside our scope unless the written quotation expressly includes them.
Genuine customer feedback
A full 10-year JustBases guarantee
Our full written guarantee covers installation workmanship and the foundation materials we supply, subject to your quotation. Read what customers say about our foundation work below, with the original job types and sources shown.
"I couldn't recommend Craig highly enough! Communication prior to the job was outstanding even considering our ever changing goal posts. Craig and his team turned up exactly at the agreed time, were well presented, friendly and professional. The cleanliness, attention to detail and quality of the job was outstanding."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH16 · 2020-05-27
Work listed by the source: Log cabin foundation
"Good standard of workmanship. Friendly and efficient. Prompt response for estimate and fitted into our timescale. Will be using the firm in future and thoroughly recommend them."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · SP6 · 2019-09-16
Work listed by the source: Concrete base for new summerhouse
"Craig and his team were very professional throughout the job. They worked tirelessly and extremely hard. The job involved digging up a thick reinforced concrete base. Then creating a whole new base with precision engineering in preparation to accept a new building on top. The result was an excellent job all round."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH24 · 2021-11-30
Work listed by the source: Building foundations and landscaping
Our service area
Foundation installation across the South
For this application we cover Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, East Somerset, Southwest Berkshire, Isle of Wight. Tell Craig the postcode and we will confirm the suitable installation options and travel requirements.
Straight answers before you decide
Ground-Mounted Solar Foundations FAQs
Yes. Ask your installer to contact Craig, or send us their proposed mounting system. We can discuss the foundation package directly and agree which party supplies the screws, confirms the design and installs the frame.
Still unsure? Send Craig a short enquiry and we will help with the next step.
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