Woking · Surrey
Concrete repairs in Woking
If rust stains or loose concrete have appeared on your Woking property, it is worth acting before pieces fall. Patch repair, crack injection and a protective coating usually restore balconies, canopies and lintels without replacing them.
Guide price from£95per m² inc VAT
- Postcodes
- GU21, GU22
- Population
- about 100,000
- Area
- Surrey
- Pricing region
- South East
What is the ground like in Surrey?
Woking (GU21, GU22) has around 100,000 residents and sits in Surrey. Nearby, we also cover Chertsey (5 miles), Weybridge (6 miles) and Guildford (6 miles).
Much of Surrey sits on clay that shrinks in dry summers and swells in wet winters. Ground movement here is more often linked to soils, drains and trees than to mining. What you mostly find across Surrey: Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and detached houses in the commuter towns, and post-war estates.
Is it time for concrete repairs? Common signs
- Rust-coloured stains or streaks running down the concrete surface
- Exposed steel bars showing where concrete has fallen away
- Hollow sound when the surface is tapped with a hammer
What should you budget for concrete repairs in Woking?
The ranges below reflect typical South East costs for concrete repairs, including VAT. Scaffold, access and making good can push a job to the top of the range.
| Item | Guide price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete patch repair | £95 – £200 | per m² |
| Crack injection | £200 – £540 | per metre |
| Small jobs (minimum visit)est. | £505 – £1,000 | per visit |
Repair options we may recommend
Recasting or strengthening
Where steel has lost much of its section, or a lintel or canopy is too far gone to patch, the element is propped and rebuilt, replaced or strengthened to an engineer’s design. It is less common, but sometimes the more lasting option for small canopies and old precast lintels.
Best for: Badly corroded lintels, canopies and balcony edges
Crack injection
Cracks are sealed at the surface, then a low-viscosity resin is injected under pressure through ports until it fills the crack. A rigid resin bonds the two faces back together, while a flexible one seals live cracks against water. The choice depends on whether the crack is still moving.
Best for: Cracks letting water in, or splitting a slab or beam
What to expect when we carry out concrete repairs
Photos and a description
Send photos of the damage close up and from a distance, plus the whole balcony, canopy or elevation. Tell us roughly how old the building is and whether anything has fallen, so we can judge whether to make it safe first.
Engineer where needed
If the steel has lost significant section, or the element carries a balcony, stair or wall, an independent chartered structural engineer is appointed to assess and specify. We can arrange this, and the repair follows their scope.
Break out, repair, protect
Damaged concrete is cut back to sound material, steel cleaned and primed, and the section rebuilt and cured. Cracks are injected, then the surface is coated and drainage details put right so water runs off rather than sitting.
Rules for concrete repairs in England
Like-for-like repairs such as crack stitching and repointing do not usually need building control approval in England, but anything that changes or strengthens the structure, such as underpinning or rebuilding a wall, does. If the work touches a party wall, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may apply.
Your concrete repairs questions
How much should I budget for concrete repairs in Woking?
Guide prices for concrete repairs in Woking start from about £95 per m², including VAT, on South East rates. Your fixed written price follows photos or a survey and depends on the extent of the work and access.
Can you survey a property in Woking?
Yes, Woking is covered, along with postcode districts GU21, GU22. We also cover nearby Chertsey and Weybridge.
Why do houses in Surrey crack?
North Surrey sits on London Clay, the south on Weald Clay, with chalk along the North Downs and sands in the west. Large gardens with mature trees on clay make seasonal subsidence a familiar problem. Only an investigation can say why a particular building has moved.
Do you repair concrete on blocks of flats?
Yes, we repair concrete on houses, flats and small commercial buildings, including balconies, walkway edges, canopies and lintels. For flats, the freeholder, managing agent or owners’ association normally instructs the work. We can price to an engineer’s schedule where one has been prepared.
Can you repair a cracked concrete lintel?
Often, yes. Spalling and small cracks in a concrete lintel can be patch repaired and the steel treated. If the lintel is badly cracked, sagging or the bars have lost much of their section, replacement is usually better, and the opening is propped while it is done.
Related work in Woking
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Chimney stack repairs
- Subsidence repairs
- Structural surveys and crack monitoring
Concrete repairs near Woking
The written quote for concrete repairs in Woking sets out the estimated areas and lengths, then becomes a fixed price in writing once the repair is specified.