Kent · England
Structural repairs in Maidstone
Structural repairs in Maidstone: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- ME14, ME15, ME16
- Population
- about 110,000
- Area
- Kent
- Pricing region
- South East
Where do we cover around Maidstone?
Maidstone is in Kent and takes in postcode districts ME14, ME15, ME16. About 110,000 people live there. We also take enquiries from nearby Gillingham (9 miles), Strood (9 miles), Sittingbourne (11 miles) and Tonbridge (12 miles).
What should you know about the ground under Maidstone?
Much of Kent sits on clay that shrinks in dry summers and swells in wet winters. Parts of Kent lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. Housing stock in Kent: Victorian terraces in the Medway towns, weatherboarded and Wealden houses, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows.
What we check first in Maidstone
These are the things we most often check for in Maidstone. The repair only lasts if the cause has stopped.
- Shrinkable clay drying out in hot summers, worst within reach of tree roots
- Bay windows built on shallower footings than the main walls
- Rotten timber lintels and bressummers over bays and openings
- Extensions and bays moving differently from the main house
Repairs we carry out in Maidstone
- Concrete repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Gable end wall repairs
- Floor joist repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Structural crack repairs
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
- Lintel replacement
- Wall tie replacement
- Underpinning
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Brick arch repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Roof structure repairs
- Crack stitching
Guide prices in Maidstone
Guide prices below are for homes in Maidstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Maidstone need approval?
In England, building control approves and inspects structural work such as underpinning; small like-for-like repairs usually do not need it. Party wall notices apply where work affects a shared wall.
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Structural repairs in Maidstone: questions
Do you cover Maidstone?
Yes, Maidstone is covered, along with postcode districts ME14, ME15, ME16. We also cover nearby Gillingham and Strood.
Why do houses in Maidstone crack?
Common causes around Maidstone 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 Maidstone?
It depends on the repair. On South East rates, mass-concrete underpinning from about £1,100 per metre of wall and resin injection from about £895 per metre of wall treated, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
If you are in Maidstone, 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.