[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":359},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-en-chaweng-construction-support":3,"project-related-en-chaweng-construction-support":97},{"id":4,"title":5,"beforeAfter":6,"body":7,"cover":51,"date":52,"description":13,"equipment":53,"extension":57,"gallery":58,"location":86,"meta":87,"navigation":88,"path":89,"seo":90,"service":91,"sitemap":92,"slug":93,"stem":94,"summary":95,"__hash__":96},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fchaweng-construction-support.md","Construction groundwork support for a residential build in Chaweng",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":43},"minimark",[10,14,19,22,26,29,33,36,40],[11,12,13],"p",{},"A regular client building a private residence in Chaweng brought us in as ongoing groundwork support throughout the construction process. We worked alongside the main contractor across multiple stages, typically in half-day and full-day shifts, handling everything that required machinery.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"site-leveling-and-earthworks","Site leveling and earthworks",[11,20,21],{},"We started by bringing the plot to a working level - cutting high spots, redistributing material and hauling surplus soil off site with the Hino 300. The Caterpillar 305CR handled the bulk earthmoving while the Komatsu PC30-7 worked in tighter areas around the perimeter and between structures.",[15,23,25],{"id":24},"foundation-excavation-and-pile-support","Foundation excavation and pile support",[11,27,28],{},"Once the slab area was established, we excavated pile positions to the specified depths. 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He liked that we responded quickly and came to assess the scope of work straight away - he knew from that first conversation what the job would cost and how long it would take. That transparency is how we work.",[11,118,119],{},"The plot is in Lipa Noi, on the quieter western side of Koh Samui. It had an old wooden stilt house that needed to come down completely, along with trees and banana palms that had grown around it. After clearing, the client needed the ground level raised by around 40 cm with imported fill and properly leveled for the next construction phase.",[15,121,123],{"id":122},"demolition","Demolition",[11,125,126],{},"The Caterpillar 305CR handled the demolition. The house was a timber structure on concrete stilts - we brought it down section by section, broke up the foundation and sorted the material for removal. 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We price jobs clearly before we start.",{"title":44,"searchDepth":45,"depth":45,"links":155},[156,157,158,159],{"id":122,"depth":45,"text":123},{"id":132,"depth":45,"text":133},{"id":139,"depth":45,"text":140},{"id":146,"depth":45,"text":147},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fhero.webp","2026-03-20",[55,163],"hino-super-fm18",[165,168,171,174,177],{"src":166,"alt":167},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fhouse-before-demolition.webp","Old stilt house in Lipa Noi before demolition work began",{"src":169,"alt":170},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fexcavator-ready-to-demolish.webp","Caterpillar 305CR excavator positioned and ready to demolish the structure",{"src":172,"alt":173},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fdemolished-foundation.webp","Demolished concrete foundation broken up and ready for removal",{"src":175,"alt":176},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fexcavator-clearing-banana-trees.webp","Excavator clearing banana trees and vegetation from the plot",{"src":178,"alt":179},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition\u002Fresult-leveled-and-filled-plot.webp","Final result - plot raised by 40 cm, leveled and ready for construction","Lipa Noi, Koh Samui",{},"\u002Fprojects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition",{"title":100,"description":116},{"loc":182},"lipa-noi-house-demolition","projects\u002Flipa-noi-house-demolition","Demolished an old stilt house, cleared trees and palms, removed all debris, brought in fill and raised the plot level by around 40 cm - full site preparation in five days in Lipa Noi, Koh Samui.","q9vbQae4LkfNiWzj5jeqpnbOSKYwJneTedUcukoF26M",{"id":190,"title":191,"beforeAfter":192,"body":213,"cover":251,"date":252,"description":217,"equipment":253,"extension":57,"gallery":256,"location":278,"meta":279,"navigation":88,"path":280,"seo":281,"service":282,"sitemap":283,"slug":284,"stem":285,"summary":286,"__hash__":287},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july.md","Site clearance in Bo Put, Chaweng - Koh Samui",[193,198,203,208],{"beforeImage":194,"beforeAlt":195,"afterImage":196,"afterAlt":197},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-1.webp","Dense vegetation covering the plot before clearance","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-1.webp","Plot cleared and leveled after day one",{"beforeImage":199,"beforeAlt":200,"afterImage":201,"afterAlt":202},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-2.webp","Overgrown section with large trees and palms","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-2.webp","Same section cleared, stumps removed, ground exposed",{"beforeImage":204,"beforeAlt":205,"afterImage":206,"afterAlt":207},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-3.webp","Trees and palms covering the plot before work started","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-3.webp","Area fully cleared and ready for leveling",{"beforeImage":209,"beforeAlt":210,"afterImage":211,"afterAlt":212},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-4.webp","Plot perimeter overgrown before work started","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-4.webp","Perimeter cleared, clean ground level achieved",{"type":8,"value":214,"toc":247},[215,218,221,225,228,231,234,238,241,244],[11,216,217],{},"The client - a developer with an active construction portfolio on the island - called us at 9 in the morning. By 11 we were on site together, walking the plot and agreeing on the scope. That evening we mobilised the machinery. Work started the next morning, and three days later the site was clear.",[11,219,220],{},"The plot is in Bo Put, close to the temple เจดีย์ศรีสุคตคีรี (เจดีย์เขาหัวจุก) in the Chaweng area. It was heavily overgrown - large trees and palms with deep root systems, uneven ground throughout. The kind of site where you need the right combination of machines and a crew that works at pace.",[15,222,224],{"id":223},"how-the-work-was-done","How the work was done",[11,226,227],{},"Before mobilising, we assessed the site and made a deliberate call on equipment. The tractor would handle the bulk of the clearing - pushing, dragging and moving vegetation across the plot. A compact excavator was enough for the large stumps and root extraction; there was no need for a full-size machine. That decision saved the client money on equipment hire, and it meant we could deliver the Yanmar B32 on the same Hino 300 truck that was already working the site - no separate low-loader required.",[11,229,230],{},"The Kubota L3608 tractor worked continuously, dragging felled logs and pushing material into loading position. The Hino 300 ran trips to haul everything off site between deliveries.",[11,232,233],{},"Some of the stumps were exceptional in size - one was bigger than the driver standing next to it. 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If you need a plot cleared, get in touch - we can usually mobilise within 24 hours.",{"title":44,"searchDepth":45,"depth":45,"links":248},[249,250],{"id":223,"depth":45,"text":224},{"id":236,"depth":45,"text":237},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fhero.webp","2026-07-10",[254,255,54],"yanmar-b32","kubota-l3608",[257,260,263,266,269,272,275],{"src":258,"alt":259},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fplot-before-clearance.webp","Overgrown plot in Bo Put before clearance work began",{"src":261,"alt":262},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fexcavator-cab-view-during-work.webp","View from the excavator cab during active site clearance",{"src":264,"alt":265},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fdigging-out-large-tree-stump.webp","Excavator digging out a massive tree stump from the plot",{"src":267,"alt":268},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fgiant-stump-bigger-than-driver.webp","A tree stump larger than the driver - scale of the vegetation on site",{"src":270,"alt":271},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Ftractor-pulling-log.webp","Kubota tractor pulling a large felled log across the cleared area",{"src":273,"alt":274},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Floading-trees-and-stumps-into-truck.webp","Loading felled trees and stumps into the Hino 300 truck for removal",{"src":276,"alt":277},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fcleared-plot-result.webp","Final result - clean, level plot in Bo Put ready for construction","Bo Put, Koh Samui",{},"\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july",{"title":191,"description":217},"land-clearing",{"loc":280},"site-clearance-bo-put-july","projects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july","Full site clearance in Bo Put near Chaweng, Koh Samui. Felled trees, extracted giant stumps, cleared palms and vegetation, leveled the ground - ready for construction in three days.","vo2r0WQi-zmFqPhUDj--_hwrTY4GqkpQJU0MYt3YMQ4",{"id":289,"title":290,"beforeAfter":6,"body":291,"cover":332,"date":333,"description":334,"equipment":335,"extension":57,"gallery":337,"location":350,"meta":351,"navigation":88,"path":352,"seo":353,"service":282,"sitemap":354,"slug":355,"stem":356,"summary":357,"__hash__":358},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-site-clearance-june.md","Site clearance in Nathon - trees, roots and wire removal",{"type":8,"value":292,"toc":328},[293,302,305,309,312,315,319,322,325],[11,294,295,296,301],{},"This job came from proximity. While we were finishing the ",[297,298,300],"a",{"href":299},"\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-pool-excavation","pool pit excavation on the neighbouring plot",", the owner of the adjacent site came over and asked if we could handle his plot. 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While we were finishing the pool pit excavation on the neighbouring plot, the owner of the adjacent site came over and asked if we could handle his plot. 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