Traditional underpinning techniques involve excavating out pockets below existing foundation levels and mass filling with concrete to extend the foundation depth down to suitable bearing strata. All underpinning schemes undertaken to specifications and underpinning schedules, provided by Engineers, to comply with Building Control criteria. To create more versatile, economically and practically efficient solutions, traditional underpinning techniques can be combined with helical masonry repairs to provide less disruptive ‘overpinning’ schemes