County Tyrone · Northern Ireland
Structural repairs in Omagh
Structural repairs in Omagh: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- BT78
- Population
- about 21,000
- Area
- County Tyrone
- Pricing region
- Northern Ireland
Where do we cover around Omagh?
With roughly 21,000 people, Omagh spans postcode districts BT78 in County Tyrone. Nearby places we cover include Strabane (17 miles), Enniskillen (22 miles), Cookstown (22 miles) and Dungannon (22 miles).
Is County Tyrone prone to ground movement?
Most of County Tyrone is on firmer ground than the clay belts of the south-east. Parts of County Tyrone lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. Housing stock in County Tyrone: Market-town terraces, rural houses and post-war estates.
What we check first in Omagh
In Omagh, cracking usually comes back to one of these. We rule each in or out before recommending a repair.
- 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
- Garden and boundary walls leaning as tree roots and frost get to them
Repairs we carry out in Omagh
- Roof structure repairs
- Floor joist repairs
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Wall tie replacement
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Brick arch repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Concrete repairs
- Gable end wall repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Crack stitching
- Underpinning
- Lintel replacement
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Structural crack repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
Guide prices in Omagh
Guide prices below are for homes in Omagh, on Northern Ireland rates and including VAT. A survey or good photos let us turn them into a fixed written price.
| Item | Guide price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Crack stitching: crack stitching with stainless helical bars | £70 – £160 | per metre of crack |
| Underpinning: mass-concrete underpinning | £880 – £1,300 | per metre of wall |
| 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 Omagh need approval?
In Northern Ireland, structural work comes under the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and council building control; minor repairs usually need no approval.
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Structural repairs in Omagh: questions
Do you cover Omagh?
We do. Omagh and the surrounding area are covered, including nearby Strabane and Enniskillen. A free initial assessment from your photos is the first step.
Why do houses in Omagh crack?
Common causes around Omagh include rusting cavity wall ties in 20th-century brick houses, 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 Omagh?
It depends on the repair. On Northern Ireland rates, crack stitching from about £70 per metre of crack and mass-concrete underpinning from about £880 per metre of wall, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
Send photos of the problem in Omagh and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.