Kieran McCarthy: Fixing cracks in the foundation in Cork

Building engineer and Cheap Irish Homes co-presenter Kieran McCarthy answers your building questions

'Why are remediation costs so high in Cork?'

We’re looking to buy a home in a settled area near national schools in Cork City’s southside, so despite the incentives to buy new, our choice is more confined to older houses.

Lots that we have looked at have acknowledged issues with subsidence and leaking drains, some of it has been addressed, more not touched, often where the house owner had been elderly.