County Armagh · Northern Ireland
Structural repairs in Portadown
Structural repairs in Portadown: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- BT62
- Population
- about 33,000
- Area
- County Armagh
- Pricing region
- Northern Ireland
Where do we cover around Portadown?
Portadown is in County Armagh and takes in postcode districts BT62. About 33,000 people live there. Neighbouring towns we cover: Craigavon (3 miles), Banbridge (8 miles), Armagh (10 miles) and Dungannon (14 miles).
Is County Armagh prone to ground movement?
Clay shrinkage is less of a concern in County Armagh, so other causes such as drains, poor footings or older walls are checked first. Ground movement here is more often linked to soils, drains and trees than to mining. Housing stock in County Armagh: Georgian houses in Armagh, brick terraces in Portadown and Lurgan, and post-war estates.
What we check first in Portadown
These are the things we most often check for in Portadown. The repair only lasts if the cause has stopped.
- Soft spots, made ground or fill under footings rather than clay shrinkage
- Rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings
- Shallow footings and corroded wall ties in older brick houses
- Garden and boundary walls leaning as tree roots and frost get to them
Repairs we carry out in Portadown
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Gable end wall repairs
- Brick arch repairs
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Crack stitching
- Roof structure repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Floor joist repairs
- Concrete repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Subsidence repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Structural crack repairs
- Wall tie replacement
- Underpinning
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Lintel replacement
Guide prices in Portadown
Prices in Portadown are worked out on Northern Ireland rates. They include VAT and are a starting point: access, the extent of the damage and whether an engineer or building control is involved all move the figure.
| Item | Guide price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Underpinning: mass-concrete underpinning | £880 – £1,300 | per metre of wall |
| Resin injection ground stabilisation: resin injection ground stabilisation | £705 – £1,300 | per metre of wall treated |
| Wall tie replacement: semi-detached house | £2,200 – £4,400 | per house |
| Lintel replacement: standard window or door opening | £660 – £2,200 | per opening |
Do repairs in Portadown need approval?
Underpinning in Northern Ireland needs council building control approval. There is no Party Wall Act in Northern Ireland.
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Structural repairs in Portadown: questions
Do you cover Portadown?
We do. Portadown and the surrounding area are covered, including nearby Craigavon and Banbridge. A free initial assessment from your photos is the first step.
Why do houses in Portadown crack?
Common causes around Portadown include rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings, bay windows built on shallower footings than the main walls, and leaking or broken drains washing fine soil out from under footings. The cause is checked before any repair is recommended.
How much do structural repairs cost in Portadown?
It depends on the repair. On Northern Ireland rates, mass-concrete underpinning from about £880 per metre of wall and wall tie replacement on a semi-detached house from about £2,200 per house, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
If you are in Portadown, the quickest start is a few photos and a short description. We reply with what we think is going on and what it should cost.