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Underpinning, decorating and maintenance

The jobs other firms will not turn out for.

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Underpinning and maintenance

About maintenance and underpinning

A lot of what we do is the work nobody else will come out for. A door that will not shut, a cracked lintel, a fence panel down, a wall that needs making good after a leak. Small jobs get a proper visit and a proper price, not a made up call out fee to put you off.

At the other end we underpin. Cracks that are getting wider, doors dropping out of square and a stepped crack through the brickwork usually mean movement. That gets an engineer involved, a trial hole to see what the foundation is sat on, and mass concrete underpinning in bays if it needs it.

What the job includes

  • Underpinning designed by an engineer and dug in sequenced bays
  • Cracks monitored or stitched where movement has already stopped
  • Painting and decorating inside and out, prepared not just covered
  • Doors, lintels, fences, gates and general repairs
  • Small jobs taken on, with a fixed price before we start

Recent jobs

Brickwork repaired and made good in PeterboroughBrickwork made good
General repairs completed on a houseGeneral repairs
Ground works and levels corrected outside a houseGround works

Maintenance FAQs

My wall is cracked, is it serious?

Hairline cracks in plaster are usually nothing. A stepped crack through the brickwork that is wider at the top, and doors that have started sticking, needs looking at properly. We will come and tell you straight.

Do you take on small jobs?

Yes. Half a day is fine. You get a price before we start, and no call out charge for quoting.

How much does underpinning cost?

It depends on how many bays and how deep. It is not a cheap job, but we will only recommend it if the movement is live. Often monitoring first is the right answer.

Do you do insurance work?

Yes. We can write up what we find and deal with the loss adjuster for subsidence or escape of water claims.

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Rather just talk it through?

Ring Stanley and describe the job, however small. If it is something we do not do, he will tell you who does.

03301 339819

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