Covering Strabane
Our coverage around Strabane (BT82) also includes Derry, Omagh and Limavady.
Homes in County Tyrone
Northern Ireland has a high proportion of detached houses and bungalows outside the cities, which often suit side extensions, rear extensions and upward extensions.
What is included in a structural alteration in Strabane?
Structural alterations change the load-bearing parts of a house, most often removing a wall between two rooms and putting in a steel beam to create an open-plan layout. The work needs a structural engineer’s design and building regulations approval.
- Planning and building control applications to the council
- Temporary works and propping
- Fire protection and plaster encasement
What will a structural alteration cost?
What structural alterations typically cost. These are guide ranges; the written quote for your house replaces them.
| Structural alterations | Guide price incl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Single load-bearing wall removal with steel | £3,000 to £7,500 |
| Chimney breast removal with support | £1,800 to £4,500 |
| Multiple walls or full open-plan remodel | £8,000 to £20,000 |
Planning and building rules in Strabane
Projects in Northern Ireland need planning clearance from one of the eleven councils and building control approval, also from the council. The Party Wall etc. Act does not extend to Northern Ireland, so work near neighbours is agreed directly and documented carefully.
Internal alterations rarely need planning permission in Northern Ireland, but structural work needs building control approval.
What should I think about before starting?
- The beam size can mean a downstand in the ceiling unless it is set flush within the floor.
- Pipes and cables in the wall need rerouting first.
From first call to completion
- Send us the details. Give us a postcode, a rough idea of size and some photos, by phone, form or the guide price tool.
- We visit and measure. A surveyor checks the house, the boundaries and the ground, and discusses what is realistic.
- Price and paperwork. The design is priced line by line, and we submit the planning and building control applications.
- We build it. Work follows an agreed programme, with inspections at each stage and a final sign-off.
Structural alterations: common questions
How do I know if a wall is load-bearing?
We check on site and confirm with the structural engineer.
Can the steel be hidden in the ceiling?
Often it can be set within the floor depth, avoiding a downstand. The engineer confirms what is possible.
Who deals with the council for a project in Strabane?
We do. We prepare the drawings, submit planning or permitted development paperwork if needed, and arrange building control inspections.
Structural alterations near Strabane
- Structural alterations in Derry
- Structural alterations in Omagh
- Structural alterations in Limavady
- Structural alterations in Cookstown
Learn more about structural alterations, or see every project we cover in Strabane.