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Specialist foundation installation
Workshop Bases & Foundations
Workshop foundations are planned around the building frame, storage loads and the equipment you expect to use inside.
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Still comparing the options? What Is the Best Base for a Workshop? Choose Around the Work You Do
Start with what you want to build
The right foundation for your workshop
A workshop is often loaded much more heavily than an ordinary shed. Benches, materials, racking and machinery can concentrate weight in small areas, while wide doors demand a foundation that stays accurately level.
Real working loads
Machine positions, stocked racking and vehicle access should be discussed rather than treating the building as empty.
Explore the details →Door alignment
Long walls and wide doors reveal settlement quickly, making accurate level and support important.
Explore the details →Moisture control
Floor construction, DPM and ventilation depend on whether the workshop sits on a slab or suspended frame.
Explore the details →Future services
Power, dust extraction or water routes are simpler to accommodate before the foundation is complete.
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 workshop
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.
Concrete
Concrete foundation
A suitably specified slab provides a hard-wearing full-area floor and can be reinforced or thickened where approved equipment loads require it.
Worth considering for: Machinery, dense storage and workshops needing a durable solid floor
From £795 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²)
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Installed ground screws
Ground screws and support frame
Screws with an engineered timber or steel frame can support many framed workshops, subject to load distribution and ground conditions.
Worth considering for: Timber workshops, sloping sites and quick dry construction
Installed screws from £1,180 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²); frame quoted separately
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Raised timber
Raised timber frame
A raised structural platform suits some lightweight workshops when member sizes and support points reflect the planned contents.
Worth considering for: General hobby workshops without unusually heavy point loads
From £840 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²)
Ask about this option →Clear prices, agreed scope
Compare the base options
These examples come from our central standard-base price schedule. They are starting points for comparison, not confirmation that a particular size or specification is right for your application.
No VAT is added to the guide prices shown.
Get your exact written priceView the full base price guide| Base size | Concrete | Installed ground screws | Raised timber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8' x 6' 2.4m x 1.8m 48 ft² / 4.46 m² | £795 | £1,180 | £840 |
| 10' x 6' 3m x 1.8m 60 ft² / 5.57 m² | £945 | £1,220 | £985 |
| 10' x 8' 3m x 2.4m 80 ft² / 7.43 m² | £1,145 | £1,280 | £1,195 |
Ground-screw prices cover installed screws only; the support frame is quoted separately. Raised-timber prices use suitable concrete or composite posts. Access, ground, levels and the agreed design can change the price. Ask us for sizes without a published guide price.
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Tell us about your workshop
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
- Workshop model and base plan
- Bench and machine layout
- Heaviest stored items
- Door and threshold positions
- Required service ducts
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.
Your enquiry
Workshop Bases installation
Planned around its use
What matters for your workshop
JustBases coordinates the base with the workshop supplier and your intended use. We can install a full concrete floor or a designed ground-screw or raised frame system where the building and loads suit it.
Discuss your project with Craig →Real working loads
Machine positions, stocked racking and vehicle access should be discussed rather than treating the building as empty.
Door alignment
Long walls and wide doors reveal settlement quickly, making accurate level and support important.
Moisture control
Floor construction, DPM and ventilation depend on whether the workshop sits on a slab or suspended frame.
Future services
Power, dust extraction or water routes are simpler to accommodate before the foundation is complete.
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
Send equipment weights and foot positions for anything substantially heavier than normal benches. A lathe or mill may need its own isolated or locally strengthened foundation.
Commercial use, noise and a larger building can change planning considerations. Those questions concern the workshop as a whole, not simply its base.
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, South Wiltshire. Tell Craig the postcode and we will confirm the suitable installation options and travel requirements.
Straight answers before you decide
Workshop Bases FAQs
Often. Workshops tend to carry heavier contents, wider doors and more concentrated loads, so the specification should reflect how the building will be used.
Still unsure? Send Craig a short enquiry and we will help with the next step.
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Explore this application →Tell us what you want to build
An outline of the project and your postcode are enough to start.