County Tyrone · Northern Ireland
Structural repairs in Dungannon
Structural repairs in Dungannon: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- BT71
- Population
- about 12,000
- Area
- County Tyrone
- Pricing region
- Northern Ireland
Where do we cover around Dungannon?
Postcode districts BT71 cover Dungannon, a County Tyrone town of about 12,000 people. Neighbouring towns we cover: Cookstown (10 miles), Armagh (11 miles), Portadown (14 miles) and Craigavon (16 miles).
Is County Tyrone prone to ground movement?
Shrinkable clay is less common in County Tyrone than in south-east England. Parts of County Tyrone lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. What you mostly find across County Tyrone: market-town terraces, rural houses and post-war estates.
What we check first in Dungannon
These are the things we most often check for in Dungannon. The repair only lasts if the cause has stopped.
- Loose or saturated ground where water has collected around foundations
- Concrete lintels and boot lintels cracking over windows
- Rusting cavity wall ties in 20th-century brick houses
- Leaking or broken drains washing fine soil out from under footings
Repairs we carry out in Dungannon
- Gable end wall repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Crack stitching
- Lintel replacement
- Wall tie replacement
- Roof structure repairs
- Brick arch repairs
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Underpinning
- Structural crack repairs
- Concrete repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Floor joist repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
Guide prices in Dungannon
Prices in Dungannon 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 |
| Structural surveys and crack monitoring: structural engineer's inspection and report | £440 – £1,750 | per property |
Do repairs in Dungannon 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 Dungannon: questions
Do you cover Dungannon?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Dungannon, including BT71, and from nearby places such as Cookstown and Armagh. Send photos for a free initial view and we will tell you what happens next.
Why do houses in Dungannon crack?
Common causes around Dungannon include concrete lintels and boot lintels cracking over windows, extensions settling on shallower foundations than the house, and garden and boundary walls leaning as tree roots and frost get to them. The cause is checked before any repair is recommended.
How much do structural repairs cost in Dungannon?
It depends on the repair. On Northern Ireland rates, resin injection from about £705 per metre of wall treated 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.
Send photos of the problem in Dungannon and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.