Kent · England
Structural repairs in Dover
Structural repairs in Dover: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- CT14, CT16, CT17
- Population
- about 42,000
- Area
- Kent
- Pricing region
- South East
Where do we cover around Dover?
Dover is in Kent and takes in postcode districts CT14, CT16, CT17. About 42,000 people live there. We also take enquiries from nearby Folkestone (7 miles), Deal (8 miles), Canterbury (15 miles) and Ramsgate (15 miles).
How do local ground conditions affect structural repairs in Dover?
Kent is one of the parts of the UK where clay soils are most likely to move with the seasons. Parts of Kent lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. Typical buildings in Kent: Victorian terraces in the Medway towns, weatherboarded and Wealden houses, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows.
What we check first in Dover
Before pricing a repair in Dover, we look at these likely causes first.
- Clay subsoil that shrinks and swells with the seasons, especially near trees and hedges
- Shallow footings and corroded wall ties in older brick houses
- Rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings
- Garden and boundary walls leaning as tree roots and frost get to them
Repairs we carry out in Dover
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Structural crack repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Underpinning
- Crack stitching
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Concrete repairs
- Lintel replacement
- Roof structure repairs
- Brick arch repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Gable end wall repairs
- Wall tie replacement
- Floor joist repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
Guide prices in Dover
Guide prices below are for homes in Dover, on South East 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 | £90 – £200 | per metre of crack |
| Underpinning: mass-concrete underpinning | £1,100 – £1,700 | per metre of wall |
| Wall tie replacement: semi-detached house | £2,800 – £5,600 | per house |
| Bowing wall repairs: lateral restraint for a typical gable | £1,100 – £3,350 | per wall |
Do repairs in Dover need approval?
Most crack repairs in England need no approval, but foundation and strengthening work is building work under the Building Regulations. We tell you which applies before a price is agreed.
Towns near Dover
Structural repairs in Dover: questions
Do you cover Dover?
We do. Dover and the surrounding area are covered, including nearby Folkestone and Deal. A free initial assessment from your photos is the first step.
Why do houses in Dover crack?
Common causes around Dover include shallow footings and corroded wall ties in older brick houses, rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings, 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 Dover?
It depends on the repair. On South East rates, crack stitching from about £90 per metre of crack and mass-concrete underpinning from about £1,100 per metre of wall, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
Send photos of the problem in Dover and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.