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Loading houses in Dungannon

This page explains how we handle loading houses for sites in Dungannon: what we look at, how the work is organised and what to send us to get things moving.

Guide £14,500–£32,000 per house ex VATFree site surveyBT71
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Location
Dungannon, County Tyrone
Main postcode district
BT71
Nearby (straight line)
Cookstown (10 miles), Armagh (12 miles) and Portadown (14 miles)
Survey and quote
Free, with a fixed written quote
Loading houses, in short

A loading house is an insulated steel structure built against the outside wall of a building, containing a dock leveller and usually a shelter or seal at its front. The building door closes at the wall line, while trailers dock against the house. Loading houses suit buildings whose floor is at dock height but which have no room inside for a leveller pit.

Is this right for your site in Dungannon?

Where a yard in Dungannon is narrow, an angled loading house lets trailers approach on a diagonal and can sometimes fit more bays along one wall. Units in Dungannon with floors at dock height but no room for an internal leveller pit are typical candidates for an external loading house.

Racked warehouses around Dungannon that cannot spare internal floor space for a dock can move the leveller outside the wall into a loading house instead.

Here is what happens after you contact us about a site in Dungannon. We arrange a free survey, measure up and send a fixed written quote. If you go ahead, we manage the whole job, including ordering, delivery and coordination with your site team. Specialist installation engineers working under our management do the fitting, at times built around your loading schedule, with out-of-hours work by arrangement. Testing and handover documents close the job.

Can a loading house be added to an existing building?

Yes, loading houses are often added to existing buildings, provided the floor is at or near dock height and the wall can take a suitable opening. Adding docks without breaking out the floor is one of the main reasons operators choose them.

At survey we check:

  • the floor height inside against the yard level outside;
  • whether an existing door opening can be used, or a new one formed in the cladding or masonry;
  • drains, ducts and other buried services where foundations will go;
  • the space trailers need to manoeuvre, and whether an angled house would work better;
  • any planning or building control approval the project may need.

Where the existing door is in good condition and suits the new layout, it can sometimes be kept. If your building has floors at yard level, a wider loading bay conversion may be the better route.

How much does a loading house cost?

A loading house typically costs £14,500 to £32,000 per house, supplied and installed, excluding VAT. That covers the insulated structure with its leveller and shelter or seal; the figure for your site depends on size, layout and what has to happen to the building and yard.

What moves the price:

  • Size and layout: straight houses are simpler than angled ones, and larger houses use more steel and panel.
  • Leveller type: telescopic-lip levellers cost more than swing-lip.
  • Front sealing: inflatable shelters cost more than retractable shelters or foam seals.
  • Foundations: ground conditions and buried services decide the size of pads or footings.
  • Building works: forming or enlarging the wall opening, and a new insulated door if needed.
  • Electrics and access: supply to the leveller and lights, crane access and any out-of-hours working.

These are guide budgets. After a free site survey we send a written quote that is the fixed price. VAT is added at the standard rate.

Guide price, Dungannon
£14,500–£32,000 per house, ex VAT

The same published guide range applies across Northern Ireland; access, out-of-hours working and site conditions are confirmed at the free survey.

What does the free survey cover?

  • Lighting inside trailers and at the dock face
  • Gaps around trailers where heated or chilled air escapes
  • Access for deliveries, cranes or lifting equipment during installation
  • Wheel guide positions and yard markings for reversing vehicles
  • Clear opening width and height for each door
  • Yard gradient and the slope of the approach to the dock

Options to discuss

Straight loading house

Set square to the building wall, the simplest layout where the yard has room for trailers to reverse straight in. Usually the most economical arrangement for one or more bays.

Angled loading house

Set at an angle to the wall so trailers approach on a diagonal, useful on narrow yards and sometimes allowing more bays to fit along a single elevation.

Regulations and approvals in Northern Ireland

Energy requirements for non-dwellings in Northern Ireland are set by Technical Booklet F2. For new or replacement loading bay doors in Dungannon, we confirm the figure that applies to your project and check what applies at survey, rather than working to rules from elsewhere in the UK.

Questions about loading houses in Dungannon

How do you price loading houses for a site in Dungannon?

Guide budgets for supply and fit are £14,500 to £32,000 per house, excluding VAT. The figure moves with size, insulation, the operator, electrics, access, any pit or groundworks and out-of-hours working. Where levellers are involved, the guide assumes an existing, sound pit. After the free survey you receive a fixed written quote, and that is the price for the agreed scope.

Can you work alongside our main contractor on a new build in Dungannon?

Yes. For new warehouses and fit-outs, we can supply and install the dock package as part of a wider project, working to the main contractor's programme, site rules and permits. We will need drawings, dock levels and the programme, and we coordinate pit details, power supplies and door openings with the relevant trades before installation begins.

Which building and safety rules apply to a site in Dungannon?

It depends on which UK nation the site is in. England and Wales use Building Regulations approval, Scotland uses building warrants and Northern Ireland uses building control approval from the council. Workplace safety is regulated by HSE in Great Britain and HSENI in Northern Ireland, and energy rules differ between nations. For your site in Dungannon, we check what applies at survey and design to it.

Does a loading house need planning permission?

A loading house can need planning permission because it is a new external structure, and we check this at survey for every project. Forming a new opening in the wall may also need Building Regulations approval, a building warrant in Scotland or building control approval in Northern Ireland, depending on where the site is.

How long does a loading house take to install?

The programme depends mainly on foundation works and manufacturing lead times, and we set it out in writing with the quote. On site, foundations must cure before the frame goes up, and the rest of the work follows in sequence. We agree dates with you so other bays can keep working.

Loading houses near Dungannon

Close neighbours of Dungannon with their own pages here: Cookstown (10 miles), Armagh (12 miles) and Portadown (14 miles). Choose one to see coverage details for that town.

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