Expert Groundworks in West Cornwall, From Site Clearance to Foundations
Every building, arena, driveway and patio depends on the ground beneath it. We clear the site, excavate, drain and lay the foundations, then hand over a base ready for whatever is built on it, whether that is a new home, a farm building or a garden project.
CHAS accredited
Constructionline Gold memberCPCS-carded operatorsOur own plant fleetFully insured Groundworks Carried Out by an Experienced West Cornwall Contractor
Groundworks is the preparation of the ground before anything is built on it: site clearance, excavation, foundations, drainage and the sub-base that a building, slab or surface sits on. It is the first stage of almost every construction project, and the least visible once the job is finished.
That is exactly why it rewards care. The levels, depths and drainage decided at this stage shape how everything above them performs for as long as it stands.
Luna Maintenance Ltd carries out groundworks for self-builders, builders, farms and homeowners across West Cornwall, from a single outbuilding base to the complete package for a new build. As excavation contractors with our own machinery, we take the job from the first dig to a base that is ready for the next trade.
The Groundworks We Carry Out
Site clearance and preparation
Vegetation, topsoil and old surfaces cleared, with breakers for concrete and rock, so the site is ready to excavate.
Excavation and reduced level digs
Bulk excavation with the 14-tonne excavator, and tight-access digs with our 2-tonne minis. Its iDig machine control helps hold levels across the whole dig.
Foundations and footings
Trench footings and foundations dug to the width and depth your drawings and building control require, ready for concrete.
Drainage and service trenches
Foul and surface water runs, soakaways and trenches for services, laid to fall. See our drainage service for the full range.
Bases and slabs
Prepared and compacted sub-bases for slabs, shed bases and workshop floors, with the pour itself covered by our concrete works service.
Setting out
Lines and levels marked from your drawings before the first bucket goes in, through our setting out service.
Excavation for retaining walls
Cutting back sloping ground and preparing the footing for retaining walls.
Spoil and muck away
Spoil reused on site where it suits the job, and muck away arranged as part of the work where it needs to leave.
Groundworks and Drainage Services
The ground prepared and drained properly before anything is built on it.
Drainage
Soakaways, septic tanks, land drainage and surface water solutions.
Concrete works
Shed bases, slabs and workshop floors designed for the load they carry.
Tree removal and land clearance
Machine clearance with the 14-tonne excavator and tree shear.
Setting out
Accurate setting out from your drawings, ready for the footings.
Our Groundworks Across West Cornwall
Our groundworks range from the pads beneath steel-frame farm buildings and the bases of horse arenas to large slab pours, deep drainage runs and foundation setting out on farm sites. Every photograph on this site is our own team on our own work.
What Our Groundworks Customers Say
In our customers' own words:
"Luna maintenance ltd carried out some groundworks at my property after I received a recommendation from a friend. I was very happy with the work carried and I would certainly use him again. He is a consummate professional at what he does."
"They did the project promptly and charged exactly what they quoted, even doing a few extra bits for me whilst they were on site."
"Their time management, cost structure and quality of work has been excellent and I would be delighted to recommend them."
What Expert Groundworks Gives Your Project
A structure that stays soundFoundations and bases matched to the ground and the load mean the building, slab or surface above them stays level and true.
Water that goes where it shouldDrainage planned in from the start keeps foundations dry, stops water standing on finished surfaces and protects the work around it.
One team from the first dig to the baseClearance, excavation, drainage and foundations carried out by the same people on the same machines, with no gaps between trades.
A site that stays organisedSpoil managed as the work goes, muck away arranged where needed, and a clean, level base left ready for your builder or the next stage.
How a Groundworks Job Runs, Step by Step
Every groundworks project follows the same five stages:
Get in touch.
Call 07460 077745 or send the form with an outline of the project, the site location and any drawings you have.
Free site visit.
We walk the ground with you, look at access, levels, soil and drainage, and talk through how the job would run.
Written quote.
The work, the specification and the price, set out in writing before anything starts.
The groundwork.
Clearance, setting out, excavation, drainage and foundations, carried out by our team on our own machinery.
Ready for the next stage.
The site is left clean and level, with a walk-round so you can see exactly what has been built before your builder takes over.
Why Choose Luna Maintenance for Groundworks
Groundworks is construction work under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, and regulation 8 requires every contractor appointed to a project to have the skills, knowledge and experience to carry it out safely. Our CHAS accreditation is an independent check of exactly that, which you can verify before we start.
Our own fleet on every job. From the 14-tonne excavator to the minis and dumper, the machine you need is already ours.
Accuracy built in. iDig machine control on the excavator helps hold levels and depths across the dig.
Trained for the whole job. CPCS-carded on plant and confined space trained for drainage chambers and deep excavations.
A close team of five. The people who quote your groundworks are the people who carry them out.
Your Contractor: Ross Kitto
Luna Maintenance is led by director Ross Kitto, who brings 29 years in the trade to every groundworks job. He formed the company in 2023, and today leads a team of five covering plant, excavation, drainage, concrete and surfacing, so the work is carried out by our own people.
The company is CHAS accredited, a Constructionline Gold member and fully insured.
“We look at every detail, down to the smallest, because the groundwork is the part of the job everything else stands on,”
says Ross Kitto, director of Luna Maintenance Ltd.
Groundworks Across West Cornwall
What Your Groundworks Quote Covers
Every groundworks job is priced after a free site visit, because the ground itself decides much of the work. Your written quote sets out:
If the ground turns out to need something different once it is opened up, we talk it through with you before the work carries on.
Groundworks Questions
What does groundworks include?
How deep do foundations need to be?
Do you do groundworks for new builds?
What happens to the spoil?
How long does a groundworks job take?
Can you work on tight-access sites?
Are you CHAS accredited?
Ready to Start Your Groundworks?
Send us your drawings or an outline of the project, and we will come and walk the ground with you. The site visit and the written quote are both free.
Call Ross on 07460 077745·Book a free site visit online
Based in Hayle, working across West Cornwall
Phone: 07460 077745
Email: office@lunamaintenanceltd.com
Hours: 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week
Last updated: 20 October 2026