Strabane · County Tyrone
Wall tie replacement in Strabane
Plenty of cavity-walled houses, in Strabane as elsewhere, were built when galvanised steel ties were standard, and those ties are now reaching the end of their life. A survey shows whether yours are sound, thinning or actively swelling and cracking the brickwork.
Guide price from£1,600per house inc VAT
- Postcodes
- BT82
- Population
- about 14,000
- Area
- County Tyrone
- Pricing region
- Northern Ireland
What should you know about the ground under Strabane?
Postcode districts BT82 cover Strabane, a County Tyrone town of about 14,000 people. We also take enquiries from nearby Derry (14 miles) and Omagh (17 miles).
Most of County Tyrone is on firmer ground than the clay belts of the south-east. Parts of County Tyrone lie on a former coalfield, so a coal mining search is worth checking if movement has no obvious cause. Housing stock in County Tyrone: Market-town terraces, rural houses and post-war estates.
What happens during wall tie replacement, step by step?
Report and quote
You receive a written summary of what the survey found on each elevation, which walls need new ties, whether old ties should be isolated or removed, and a no-obligation written quote with scaffold shown separately.
Access
Ties are fitted across the whole of each affected elevation, so scaffold or a tower is usually needed above ground floor. We plan access around conservatories, extensions, neighbours’ land and any parking that must be suspended.
Install the new ties
New stainless ties are drilled and fixed to the specified grid, with closer spacing around windows, doors and the roofline. Sample ties can be pull-tested to confirm they are holding in your particular brick and block.
What to look for before calling about wall tie replacement
- Outer brickwork bowing or bulging, often worst near the top
- A house built before the 1980s on an exposed or coastal site
- Cracked render with a regular horizontal pattern
Wall tie replacement prices in Strabane
For Strabane we use Northern Ireland rates. Treat the table as a budget guide, inc VAT; the price you pay is the one on your written quote.
| Item | Guide price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-terrace houseest. | £1,600 – £3,100 | per house |
| Semi-detached house | £2,200 – £4,400 | per house |
| Detached houseest. | £3,100 – £6,150 | per house |
| Scaffolding where neededest. | £530 – £1,600 | per elevation |
How we usually approach wall tie replacement
Remedial tie installation
New stainless ties are drilled through the outer leaf into the inner leaf, then fixed by mechanical expansion or resin, depending on the masonry. They are placed to a set grid across each elevation, with extra ties around openings and at the edges. Holes are made good in matching mortar.
Best for: Walls where the original ties have failed or are missing
Partial rebuild of the outer leaf
If a section of the outer leaf has bulged too far to be tied back, it is carefully taken down and rebuilt with new ties built in as the work goes up. This is uncommon, and is usually limited to a gable top, a parapet or a panel under a window.
Best for: Outer leaf too distorted to tie back safely
Rules for wall tie replacement in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, minor repairs usually need no approval, but structural work comes under the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and council building control. There is no Party Wall Act in Northern Ireland.
Questions about wall tie replacement in Strabane
What is the price of wall tie replacement in Strabane?
Guide prices for wall tie replacement in Strabane start from about £1,600 per house, including VAT, on Northern Ireland rates. Your fixed written price follows photos or a survey and depends on the extent of the work and access.
Do you carry out wall tie replacement in Strabane?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Strabane, including BT82, and from nearby places such as Derry and Omagh. Send photos for a free initial view and we will tell you what happens next.
Does the ground around Strabane cause cracking?
Tyrone has glacial till over varied rock, with a small historic coalfield around Coalisland near Dungannon. Only an investigation can say why a particular building has moved.
Will a mortgage lender accept wall tie replacement?
Lenders generally accept properly carried out tie replacement, but they may want to see the survey, the quote or a record of the completed work. If a valuation has flagged wall ties, a written report and itemised quote are usually what the lender or buyer needs next.
How do I know if my wall ties have failed?
The clearest sign is horizontal cracking in the mortar joints repeating every few courses, often with a bulge or a lifted roofline. Wire ties can fail with no cracking at all, so a tie survey with a metal detector and borescope is the only reliable check.
More repairs we carry out in Strabane
- Structural crack repairs
- Boundary and garden wall repairs
- Bay window subsidence repairs
- Bowing wall repairs
- Retaining wall repairs
Wall tie replacement near Strabane
Send photos of any horizontal cracking at your Strabane property and we will tell you whether a wall tie survey looks worthwhile.