Leicestershire · England
Structural repairs in Melton Mowbray
Structural repairs in Melton Mowbray: subsidence, cracks, underpinning, wall ties and lintels, with a free initial assessment from your photos.
- Postcodes
- LE13, LE14
- Population
- about 28,000
- Area
- Leicestershire
- Pricing region
- East Midlands
Where do we cover around Melton Mowbray?
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: about 28,000 residents across postcode districts LE13, LE14. Nearby places we cover include Oakham (9 miles), Mountsorrel (12 miles), Loughborough (13 miles) and Leicester (14 miles).
What should you know about the ground under Melton Mowbray?
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 Melton Mowbray
Before pricing a repair in Melton Mowbray, we look at these likely causes first.
- Pockets of shrinkable clay, mainly where large trees grow close to the house
- 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 Melton Mowbray
- Subsidence repairs
- Lintel replacement
- Floor joist repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Gable end wall repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
- Crack stitching
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Resin injection ground stabilisation
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
- Bowing wall repairs
- Extension pulling away repairs
- Mining subsidence repairs
- Concrete repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Underpinning
- Structural crack repairs
- Roof structure repairs
- Wall tie replacement
- Subsidence insurance claim repairs
- Brick arch repairs
Guide prices in Melton Mowbray
Prices in Melton Mowbray are worked out on East Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crack stitching: crack stitching with stainless helical bars | £80 – £175 | per metre of crack |
| Underpinning: mass-concrete underpinning | £980 – £1,450 | per metre of wall |
| Resin injection ground stabilisation: resin injection ground stabilisation | £785 – £1,450 | per metre of wall treated |
| Bowing wall repairs: lateral restraint for a typical gable | £980 – £2,950 | per wall |
Do repairs in Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray: questions
Do you cover Melton Mowbray?
Yes, Melton Mowbray is covered, along with postcode districts LE13, LE14. We also cover nearby Oakham and Mountsorrel.
Why do houses in Melton Mowbray crack?
Common causes around Melton Mowbray include bay windows built on shallower footings than the main walls, 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 Melton Mowbray?
It depends on the repair. On East Midlands rates, crack stitching from about £80 per metre of crack and lateral restraint for a bowing gable from about £980 per wall, including VAT. Your written price follows photos or a survey.
Send photos of the problem in Melton Mowbray and we will come back with a free initial view and the next step.