Wall tie replacement for Newburn properties
If your property is in Newburn or the NE15 district or nearby Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Wallsend, it is within our Tyne and Wear coverage. It is about 5 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Defects such as failed pointing, leaking gutters and bridged damp-proof courses are listed and priced separately for Newburn properties, so you can choose who fixes them. Where a Newburn wall does need work, bricks are lifted and rebuilt in matching mortar, and the cavity is checked with a camera before it is closed up.
Before any material is chosen, exposure is checked. Tyne and Wear has a mix of moderate and more exposed sites. Hilltop, coastal and west-facing walls take the brunt of wind-driven rain, so the survey records exposure for each elevation before a material is chosen.
As for paperwork, if cavity wall insulation follows in Newburn, filling a cavity is notifiable building work and needs a building notice or competent-person self-certification.
Rules in England
Filling a cavity is notifiable building work and needs a building notice or competent-person self-certification if insulation work follows.
Sources: Planning Portal: cavity wall insulation and building regulations; CIGA: CWISC competent person scheme.
Ties and cavity insulation
Ties should be checked before a cavity is filled. Fitting remedial ties does not normally stop a cavity being insulated later, and we can do both in one visit. Where cracking suggests movement, we recommend a structural engineer's view first.
What is included in Newburn
- Tie inspection with metal detector and borescope
- Making good
- Isolation or removal of old ties where needed
- Remedial stainless ties to a set pattern
Guide prices for Newburn
| Wall tie replacement guide prices | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Remedial wall ties, detached house | £1,995–£3,495 |
| Remedial wall ties, semi-detached house | £1,495–£2,495 |
| Remedial wall ties, terraced house | £995–£1,795 |
This work is not insulation, so it is normally standard-rated for VAT. Guide prices include VAT where it applies. Guide ranges only: the fixed price is confirmed in writing before any work starts, and anything that could not be seen at survey is agreed with you first.
How it works in Newburn:
Tell us what is happening
Postcode, property type and what you have noticed.
Price agreed first
We confirm the price before anyone visits.
Visit and checks
Photos and readings at the areas that matter.
Findings in writing
What we found and the options, each priced separately.