Kelly Concrete Block Hire in Godstone, Surrey
Kelly concrete block hire in Godstone for retaining walls, aggregate and material bays, barriers and storage on farms, estates and sites. Coppard supplies interlocking concrete blocks in three sizes across Surrey. Because no block can be moved by hand, work out the handling and the delivery at the outset. Call 01883 743322 with the wall or bay height, the loads on it, the ground and the way in.
Around Godstone the common use is a retaining or bay wall, holding back aggregate, spoil, silage or a bank on a farm or estate, and that is where the engineering matters most. Interlocking blocks give mass and modularity without a poured wall, but a wall that retains a load is a structure, not a stack, so start with what it holds and the ground it stands on.
A Retaining Wall Is a Structure, Not a Stack
The most common Godstone use is holding something back, aggregate in a bay, spoil, silage, or a bank on sloping estate ground, and retaining a load puts forces on the wall that a freestanding divider never sees. The height, the density and behaviour of what is retained, drainage, the ground bearing beneath, and any surcharge from plant or stockpiles working near the top all decide whether it stands. A retaining arrangement must not be designed by stacking blocks until the height looks right.
So begin with what the wall holds and the ground it sits on, through the Godstone Tool Rental Service. Taller walls, heavily loaded bays or soft or falling farm ground can call for engineering input ahead of building, and that weighs heaviest where a collapse could reach people, livestock, vehicles or a neighbouring holding, which on a working estate is frequently only yards off.
Build the Quantity From the Three Block Sizes
The Coppard Kelly concrete block range offers the blocks in three lengths, each 720mm in section: 720mm long weighing 750kg, 1,440mm weighing 1,500kg, and 2,160mm weighing 2,250kg. Matching in height and width as they do, a mix of lengths builds walls of varying run and height while the courses stay true.
Count from the shape of the finished wall or bay, not a rough tally, since the corners, the returns, how high it retains and any gap left for a loader or a vehicle all move the total. Bear in mind as well that a four-week minimum applies to the barrier blocks, so set the hire length against a seasonal or staged farm programme, where a bay can be in place for months.
Sort the Handling Before Delivery Day
At 750kg for the smallest and 2,250kg for the largest, which carries a moulded-in hook, these are lifted by machine from lorry to final position, never by hand. A farm telehandler or loader may cope, but its capacity at reach, the slings or forks, and the going underneath all have to stack up, and soft or falling estate ground can make an easy-looking set awkward.
Settle where the lorry pulls up, the distance each block is carried and whether the way in stays clear once the first course is down, because a bay built into a yard corner can shut the handling machine out. Booking through the Coppard Kelly concrete block range, talk through how the blocks are placed as well as how many, so the delivery and the build are planned as one and the blocks do not turn up with no means to set them.
Keep Unusual Uses Separate and Confirm Them
What is confirmed is retaining walls, material and aggregate bays, barriers and storage that can be reconfigured. Anything else, a blast barrier, a security line, a counterweight, is a separate matter and should not be taken for granted because a heavy block might in principle do it; confirm it with the depot and a technical adviser first, and weigh whether a properly designed system is really what is called for.
At booking, set out the use, the retained or wall height, the loads acting on it, the ground it stands on and the plant you have to place it, so the conversation is about an arrangement that stands rather than a lorry-load count. Call 01883 743322 to confirm the sizes and what is free, for work across Godstone and the wider Surrey area.
Tell the Godstone Depot What It Holds and the Ground
The details that matter are what the wall or bay retains, its height, the loading near it, the ground it stands on, and the plant available to place the blocks. With those the team can talk through a stable arrangement and flag where engineering input is warranted, rather than treating it as a simple block count.
Coppard hires the interlocking blocks for work across Godstone and the wider Surrey area. Call 01883 743322 with the layout, the height it retains and how the blocks will be placed, and where the wall holds a genuine load or stands on soft or sloping ground, flag it early so the arrangement is designed rather than taken on trust.
Frequently Asked Questions - Kelly Concrete Block Hire in Godstone, Surrey
Can I stack Kelly blocks to hold back aggregate or a bank?
They form retaining arrangements, but whether one stands rests on far more than block weight. The height, what is retained and how it behaves, drainage, the ground bearing beneath and surcharge from plant or stockpiles near the top all bear on the forces. On soft or sloping Godstone farm ground especially, higher walls or heavily loaded bays may want engineering input before they go up, so design a retaining wall around the actual load and ground rather than stacking blocks to the height you want and hoping it holds.
What sizes are available and how do I work out quantity?
All three are 720mm in section and differ only in length, at 720mm/750kg, 1,440mm/1,500kg and 2,160mm/2,250kg. A shared section lets a mix build varying lengths and heights on true courses. Reckon the number off the finished wall or bay, allowing for corners, returns, the retained height and any opening for a loader or vehicle, not off the run length, since those move the total noticeably.
How are the blocks moved on a farm or estate?
Every size needs mechanical handling, from 750kg up to 2,250kg, and the largest has an integral lifting hook. A telehandler or loader on the holding may do the lift, but the machine, the lifting accessories, the working radius and the ground still have to suit it, and soft or sloping estate ground can complicate an apparently simple placement. Plan where the lorry stands and each block’s route before unloading, and avoid a layout that traps the handling machine once the first course is down.
Can I use them for a blast barrier or a counterweight?
Take it as its own question rather than a given. Confirmed uses are retaining walls, aggregate and material bays, barriers and storage; a blast barrier, a security perimeter or a counterweight is not to be assumed because a heavy block could in theory serve, so have the depot and a suitable technical adviser confirm the use fits the blocks and the setting, and weigh whether a purpose-designed system is what the job really wants.
Could planning permission apply to a block wall or barrier?
Possibly. It turns on where the wall is, how high it is, what it is for and the wider setting, and an agricultural retaining wall may sit differently from an ordinary boundary. The Planning Portal guidance on fences, gates and garden walls is at Planning Portal guidance on fences, gates and garden walls on planningportal.co.uk, but a commercial or farm retaining wall can need separate consideration. Where it is permanent, prominent or close to a highway or a neighbouring holding, put the question to the local planning authority before you build.
Need Kelly concrete block hire in Godstone?
Give us what the wall holds, its height, the ground and the handling access. Call Coppard on 01883 743322.
