New Forest garden-building foundations
Ground screws, concrete and raised timber-frame bases for garden rooms, offices, cabins and substantial garden buildings—with clear prices and a full 10-year guarantee.
Illustrative garden-room example
Respect the garden, support the building
Burley combines village gardens with Forest-edge plots, gravel lanes, mature trees and ground that can change between freely draining-looking surfaces and seasonally wet layers. A garden-room base should respond to the particular plot rather than a rustic postcode assumption.
Tell Craig what you want to build and its approximate dimensions. JustBases will compare concrete, ground screws and raised timber and arrange a visit where seeing the Forest setting or access would improve the advice.
What are you planning?
Three easy steps
You provide the idea and location; we work through the suitable construction choices.
Share the building type, rough footprint and Burley postcode.
Craig considers levels, access and the building, then sends a clear written quote.
The team marks out and constructs the foundation ready for the specified room or cabin.
Choose the foundation, not the complication
You do not need to choose one now. We compare the building, garden and access, then explain the simplest suitable option.
A traditional full-area slab for substantial garden rooms designed for continuous support.
From £695 for 8' × 6' 48 ft² / 4.46 m²
Driven steel supports for compatible frames, limiting excavation to planned positions.
Installed screws from £1,180 for 8' × 6'; frame quoted separately 48 ft² / 4.46 m²
A treated structural platform for suitable rooms on uneven Forest-edge gardens.
From £840 for 8' × 6' 48 ft² / 4.46 m²
Useful guide prices
These are current guide prices for standard installations. The written quotation confirms access, levels, preparation, ground conditions, support layout and any optional DPM or service conduit.
Get your exact written price| Base size | Concrete | Raised timber | Installed ground screws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10' x 8' 3m x 2.4m 80 ft² / 7.43 m² | £965 | £1,195 | £1,280 |
| 12' x 8' 3.6m x 2.4m 96 ft² / 8.92 m² | £1,075 | £1,375 | £1,340 |
| 12' x 10' 3.6m x 3m 120 ft² / 11.15 m² | £1,195 | £1,585 | £1,400 |
| 14' x 10' 4.2m x 3m 140 ft² / 13.01 m² | £1,295 | £1,820 | £1,460 |
| 16' x 10' 4.8m x 3m 160 ft² / 14.86 m² | £1,445 | £1,995 | £1,500 |
| 20' x 10' 6m x 3m 200 ft² / 18.58 m² | £1,695 | £2,415 | £1,600 |
Ground-screw prices are for the installed screws only. A suitable timber or galvanised-steel support frame can be added to the written quotation. Raised-timber prices use suitable concrete or composite posts. Your quotation confirms exactly what is included.
Easy to start, free to ask
Tell us the building type, approximate footprint and Burley address. Craig will explain the suitable base choices and provide a written price without asking you to solve the site first.
Talk to Craig about your garden room base
Not sure which base you need? Craig will listen to what you are planning and explain the easiest next step.
Online quote requests are normally answered within 24 hours, excluding weekends.
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
Garden room base installation in Burley
Clear reassurance
The JustBases guarantee covers our installation workmanship and the foundation materials we supply, subject to the written quotation. It is separate from the garden-building supplier's warranty.
Realistic timing
Ground screws are normally installed in one day. Concrete bases are normally installed within two working days, with the next-stage timing confirmed for the project.
Frames available
We can supply a treated timber or galvanised-steel support frame where it forms part of the agreed ground-screw solution.
Genuine feedback on related building-base work
"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 came to give a quote and completed work within time scale. Very friendly company, very helpful and the job was tidy and looks perfect. Would highly recommend."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · KT11 · 2018-06-22
Work listed by the source: Base for log cabin
"A high standard of work and very pleasant lads to deal with. I would not hesitate to recommend them."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH24 · 2018-01-10
Work listed by the source: Concrete base for workshop
Match the base to the space
The building name is only the starting point. We also consider its footprint, support arrangement, intended use and the garden it needs to fit.
A well-insulated room needs a square and level foundation beneath its floor, doors and glazing.
Suitable base options
Concrete slab
Provides continuous support for rooms designed around a full rigid base.
Ground screws and frame
Can reduce excavation for compatible rooms and suit a defined framed floor.
Raised timber platform
Useful for selected timber rooms across manageable level changes.
Mature roots, banks, ditches and seasonal water are discussed in relation to the chosen position; they are not reasons to make first contact complicated.
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A substantial timber cabin needs bearing beneath its wall rails and floor structure at the locations the manufacturer intends.
Suitable base options
Concrete
Suitable for cabins specified for a continuous slab beneath the whole footprint.
Screw-supported frame
Can align a structural grid with compatible bearer positions.
Raised timber
Practical for approved cabins where a framed platform addresses uneven ground.
If the supplier has issued a base plan, send it before final set-out. A model name and dimensions are enough for the first discussion.
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Equipment, acoustic layers and services can affect floor weight and stiffness beneath a specialist space.
Suitable base options
Concrete foundation
Often preferred for heavier equipment and a firm full-area floor.
Engineered screw frame
Can suit compatible rooms when support and floor are designed for the loads.
Raised timber base
Possible for lighter uses with known spans and equipment positions.
A simple description of how the room will be used gives Craig enough to identify any foundation detail that matters.
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Pods commonly need accurately placed support under a chassis or bearer grid, plus suitable clearance from the surrounding garden.
Suitable base options
Ground screws plus frame
Often effective for defined supports where excavation should be kept focused.
Concrete base
Appropriate when the unit specification requires a full slab.
Raised timber platform
Can suit compatible lighter pods on a structural grid.
National Park planning and any sleeping or letting use should be checked separately, while the foundation can still be discussed.
Ask about this base →Local ground context
The BGS Ringwood district memoir maps contrasting Palaeogene sand-and-clay formations, gravelly plateaux, heath and wet valley ground east of the Avon. Burley gardens can therefore change from dry-looking topsoil to cohesive or seasonally wet layers.
Tree roots, old garden banks, ditches and imported material make the individual plot more important than the broad map. We compare systems for the intended footprint and building.
Customers do not need to identify the formation or arrange a report before calling. Share ordinary observations and we will take it from there.
Access handled with you
Burley access can involve narrow lanes, open Forest verges, overhead branches, gates or soft tracks before equipment reaches the garden. Village-centre properties may instead have limited parking and compact routes.
Craig can assess the important points from photographs or arrange a visit. You do not need to plan unloading or machinery movements before asking for a quote.
Helpful if you have them—not required before you call:
Useful local guidance
The New Forest National Park Authority is the planning authority. Permitted development depends on the entire building, its use, height, position and the rights applying to the property.
The Burley conservation-area appraisal identifies lanes, banks, ditches and trees as part of local character. Use it for the exact proposal without assuming a garden room is either automatically permitted or impossible.
Planning information is a practical starting point, not legal or planning advice. Confirm the position for the exact property and building with the relevant authority.
Choosing the building
These independent businesses provide rooms and timber buildings in the wider New Forest and south-coast area. Request the exact base footprint for the selected model.
New Forest timber rooms, offices and garden buildings.
Garden rooms and bespoke timber buildings from nearby Christchurch.
South-coast timber building supplier with a Lymington display site.
Independent research links only. No recommendation, partnership or previous project is implied; confirm delivery and base details with the supplier.
Service area
Our Burley coverage extends to nearby Forest-edge communities and rural BH24 properties where site access is suitable.
Straight answers
A building type, approximate size and postcode are enough to start.