Lintel repair in Batley
Cracked stone heads and failing lintels sorted on Batley's sandstone terraces and mill-era buildings. We prop the wall, renew the lintel and rebuild the face to match.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Sandstone heads repaired
- Lime-friendly rebuilding
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When a stone head gives way
Many Batley houses have a single block of sandstone spanning each window, with a matching sill below. Sandstone is strong in compression but weak when bent. If the wall settles or water gets into a bedding plane, the head can crack right through.
Our lintel repair service can either support the old stone with a new lintel behind it or replace the head where it is beyond saving. Before any stone comes out, props hold the wall above in place.
Walling around the opening is rebuilt and pointed in a mix that suits the stone, which is often lime, as described on our lime pointing page. For the full repointing picture, see repointing in Batley, and our lintel guide has the rest.
Lintel prices in Batley
Priced by lintel length. Move the slider to match your opening and send it to us.
Each price covers the inside and outside lintel, propping, rebuilding the brickwork above and pointing to match. If only one side needs doing, it is half price. Openings under 1 metre or over 4 metres are priced from photos.
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| Lintel length | Inside and out | One side only |
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| 1 to 1.5 metres | £1,850 | £925 |
| 1.5 to 2 metres | £2,150 | £1,075 |
| 2 to 2.5 metres | £2,450 | £1,225 |
| 2.5 to 3 metres | £2,750 | £1,375 |
| 3 to 3.5 metres | £3,150 | £1,575 |
| 3.5 to 4 metres | £3,450 | £1,725 |
Sandstone terraces and woollen-trade buildings
Sandstone terraces from Batley's woollen trade were built in thick solid walls, with stone heads carrying the outer face and timber often carrying the inner leaf. When that inner timber rots, the inside of the wall drops while the stone face stays put, and cracks appear around the reveal inside the room.
Former mill buildings and their offshoots have larger openings with long stone or iron heads. Iron hidden in the wall rusts and expands, splitting the stone around it. Work on openings this size is priced from photos and a visit, as each one differs.
Signs of trouble above an opening
- Stone head cracked through the middle
- Crack opening on the inside window reveal
- Stone face lifting or splitting near hidden iron
- Mortar falling out above the head
- Window frame forced out of square
- Walling above the head bulging forwards
How we deal with a stone head
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Send a photo or two
Inside and outside shots of the opening help us see both faces of the wall.
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Hold the wall
Props and needles take the load off the head before anything is disturbed.
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Support or replace
A new lintel goes in behind the stone or the failed head is replaced.
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Rebuild in kind
Stone is relaid and pointed in a mortar that suits the wall, then props come out.
A stone window head made sound
Covered in the job
- Inspection of both faces of the wall
- Props and needles as needed
- Stone over the opening lifted out
- Rotten timber or rusted iron removed
- New lintel fitted to the wall depth
- Cracked head supported or replaced
- Walling relaid and pointed to suit
- Props removed and rubble cleared
Nearby towns for lintel work
Lintel repair pages for places around Batley.
Our services
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Brick repointing
Failing joints raked out and refilled in mortar matched to your brick.
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Lime and mortar pointing
Breathable lime or matched mortar for Victorian, Edwardian and older homes.
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Lintel repair and replacement
Cracked or sagging window and door heads propped, replaced and rebuilt.
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Brickwork repairs
Spalled, cracked and loose bricks cut out and replaced to match.
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Bricklaying
Garden walls, boundary walls, piers and small brickwork builds.
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Not sure what you need?
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Guides
Lintel questions in Batley
What will a new lintel cost on my Batley house?
Lintels are priced by length, from £1,850 for 1 to 1.5 metres up to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres. Replacing a stone head rather than supporting it, scaffold for upstairs or wider mill-type openings will add to it. Both leaves of the wall are included in each band. Replacing just the outer or just the inner lintel is half price, £925 for the shortest band and £1,725 for the longest.
Can you keep my original stone head?
If it is cracked but still in one piece, it can often stay as the face with a new lintel behind taking the weight. That keeps the look of the terrace.
There is a crack inside around my window but not outside. Why?
In solid stone walls a timber lintel often carries the inner part. If that rots, the crack shows inside first. A photo of both sides tells us a lot.
Will the new stone match the old?
We look for sandstone close in colour and texture. New stone looks cleaner at first and weathers in over time.
Will my neighbour's wall be affected?
Not normally, as the work is confined to your own opening. On a terrace we take care with any shared stonework near the party wall.
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