Hampshire · England
Structural repairs in Southampton
Structural repairs in Southampton: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- SO14, SO15, SO17
- Population
- about 270,000
- Area
- Hampshire
- Pricing region
- South East
Where do we cover around Southampton?
Postcode districts SO14, SO15, SO17 cover Southampton, a Hampshire town of about 270,000 people. Nearby places we cover include Hythe (3 miles), Totton (4 miles), Hedge End (5 miles) and Eastleigh (5 miles).
What should you know about the ground under Southampton?
Hampshire is one of the parts of the UK where clay soils are most likely to move with the seasons. Ground movement here is more often linked to soils, drains and trees than to mining. What you mostly find across Hampshire: Victorian terraces in Portsmouth and Southampton, 1930s semis, and large post-war and new-build estates.
What we check first in Southampton
Before pricing a repair in Southampton, we look at these likely causes first.
- Clay subsoil that shrinks and swells with the seasons, especially near trees and hedges
- 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 Southampton
- Bowing wall repairs
- Roof structure repairs
- Structural crack repairs
- Wall tie replacement
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Underpinning
- Brick arch repairs
- Crack stitching
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Lintel replacement
- Subsidence repairs
- Gable end wall repairs
- Concrete repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Floor joist repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
Guide prices in Southampton
Prices in Southampton are worked out on South East 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 | £1,100 – £1,700 | per metre of wall |
| Resin injection ground stabilisation: resin injection ground stabilisation | £895 – £1,700 | per metre of wall treated |
| Wall tie replacement: semi-detached house | £2,800 – £5,600 | per house |
| Lintel replacement: standard window or door opening | £840 – £2,800 | per opening |
Do repairs in Southampton need approval?
Stitching and like-for-like repairs rarely need approval in England. Underpinning and other strengthening work goes through building control, and work near a neighbour’s foundations can need a party wall notice.
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Structural repairs in Southampton: questions
Do you cover Southampton?
We do. Southampton and the surrounding area are covered, including nearby Hythe and Totton. A free initial assessment from your photos is the first step.
Why do houses in Southampton crack?
Common causes around Southampton include bay windows built on shallower footings than the main walls, rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings, 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 Southampton?
It depends on the repair. On South East rates, resin injection from about £895 per metre of wall treated and wall tie replacement on a semi-detached house from about £2,800 per house, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
Send photos of the problem in Southampton and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.