Prime Waste Services delivers backfill materials by grab lorry across Sutton (SM1, SM2 and SM3) for foundations, drainage and service trenches, basement retaining walls and driveway sub-bases. Where the crane can reach, up to 7.5m depending on vehicle and site conditions, the material is placed straight into or beside the excavation instead of being tipped on the road.

Because we also run muck away, we can take the excavated spoil out and bring the backfill in on the same visit where the job allows, saving a second lorry and a day of waiting.

Backfill materials we deliver

Backfilling for basement and extension contractors in Sutton

Basement contractors need free-draining stone behind retaining walls and around land drains, and extension builders need over-dig around foundations filled before the slab goes in. In Sutton, where the ground is clay in the north, sandier ground through the centre and chalk towards Belmont, the right granular backfill helps drainage and reduces later settlement. Your engineer’s specification decides the material, and we supply to it.

Backfilling for driveway and resin driveway contractors in Sutton

Driveway contractors in Sutton use us to take the dig-out away and bring the Type 1 for the sub-base in one trip. As a guide, a 50m² driveway with 150mm of compacted Type 1 needs around 15 to 16 tonnes, about one grab lorry load. Compaction is carried out by your team on site.

How it works

Backfilling in Sutton: local knowledge

We work across Sutton town centre, the A217 and A232 and the residential streets out towards Belmont and Rose Hill, in the London Borough of Sutton. Most Sutton streets allow the lorry to pull up at the kerb and lift over walls or parked cars, so nothing needs to be wheelbarrowed out through the house.

Licensed, insured and documented

We hold Environment Agency waste carrier registration CBDU480663 (upper tier, carrier and dealer) and Goods Vehicle Operator Licence OK2066087. Our drivers are CPCS compliant, CSCS registered and DBS checked, we are fully insured, and a waste transfer note is issued for every load we take away.

Frequently asked questions: backfilling services in Sutton

Which backfill should go behind a basement retaining wall?

Usually a free-draining granular material such as clean stone or gravel, but always follow your structural engineer’s specification. We can supply what they specify.

Can the grab place backfill directly into a trench?

Often, yes, where the excavation is within the crane’s reach of up to 7.5m depending on vehicle and site conditions.

Do you compact the backfill?

No. We supply, deliver and place the material; compaction is done by your groundworkers on site.

Can you remove the spoil at the same time?

Yes, where the job allows we load the excavated spoil and deliver the backfill on the same visit.

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Book in Sutton

Call 07778 541120 or 020 7167 8474, email info@primewasteservicesltd.com, or use our contact form. Send the site address, the waste type or material, and the access details, and we will come back with a quote. Same-day and next-day slots are subject to availability.