Leicestershire · England
Structural repairs in Market Harborough
Structural repairs in Market Harborough: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- LE16
- Population
- about 25,000
- Area
- Leicestershire
- Pricing region
- East Midlands
Where do we cover around Market Harborough?
With roughly 25,000 people, Market Harborough spans postcode districts LE16 in Leicestershire. Neighbouring towns we cover: Corby (10 miles), Kettering (10 miles), Wigston (10 miles) and Uppingham (11 miles).
Is Leicestershire prone to ground movement?
Parts of Leicestershire have clay that can shrink near trees in dry spells. Parts of Leicestershire lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. Housing stock in Leicestershire: Victorian terraces in Leicester and Loughborough, inter-war semis and large post-war estates.
What we check first in Market Harborough
These are the things we most often check for in Market Harborough. The repair only lasts if the cause has stopped.
- Pockets of shrinkable clay, mainly where large trees grow close to the house
- 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 Market Harborough
- Gable end wall repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Brick arch repairs
- Roof structure repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Lintel replacement
- Floor joist repairs
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Wall tie replacement
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Structural crack repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Chimney stack repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Underpinning
- Crack stitching
- Bowing wall repairs
- Concrete repairs
Guide prices in Market Harborough
The ranges below reflect typical East Midlands costs for structural repairs, including VAT. Scaffold, access and making good can push a job to the top of the range.
| Item | Guide price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Underpinning: mass-concrete underpinning | £980 – £1,450 | per metre of wall |
| Wall tie replacement: semi-detached house | £2,450 – £4,900 | per house |
| Lintel replacement: standard window or door opening | £735 – £2,450 | per opening |
| Structural surveys and crack monitoring: structural engineer's inspection and report | £490 – £1,950 | per property |
Do repairs in Market Harborough 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.
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Structural repairs in Market Harborough: questions
Do you cover Market Harborough?
We do. Market Harborough and the surrounding area are covered, including nearby Corby and Kettering. A free initial assessment from your photos is the first step.
Why do houses in Market Harborough crack?
Common causes around Market Harborough include shallow footings and corroded wall ties in older brick houses, bay windows built on shallower footings than the main walls, 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 Market Harborough?
It depends on the repair. On East Midlands rates, a standard window or door lintel from about £735 per opening and wall tie replacement on a semi-detached house from about £2,450 per house, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
Send photos of the problem in Market Harborough and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.