Lintel repair in Burnley
Cracked stone heads, dropped brickwork and failing lintels over doors and windows on Burnley terraces, put right and finished to match the wall around them.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Stone heads replaced
- Props and needles used
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Cracked heads on stone and brick terraces
Look at the space just above your windows and doors. On many terraces it is a single piece of stone, and on others a row of bricks on a hidden lintel. A crack through that stone, or a dip in that row of bricks, means the support has started to fail.
With our lintel repair work the wall is propped, the failed head is taken out and a new lintel goes in. On stone fronts we can set a steel lintel behind a new or reused stone face, so the look of the house does not change.
Where the mortar around the opening has also failed, we can tie in repointing in Burnley at the same time. For the detail on how propping and replacement work, read our lintel replacement guide.
Lintel prices in Burnley
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 |
Weavers' terraces and their window heads
Burnley's stone and brick terraces date from its cotton weaving days. Stone heads on these houses are heavy and long lasting, but they crack if the wall settles or if a new frame was fitted tight under them. Once split, each half carries less and the brickwork above can start to drop.
On brick terraces of the same age, the heads were often supported on timber behind the facing bricks. Damp rots that timber slowly, and the first sign is usually a sagging course of bricks or plaster cracking inside above the window.
How a failing head shows itself
- Vertical crack through a stone lintel
- One half of a stone head lower than the other
- Bricks sagging over a back door
- Plaster cracking inside over a window
- Gap widening at the top of a frame
- Timber visible and rotten behind brick
From split head to sound opening
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Show us the crack
A clear photo of the head and the wall above is the best place to start.
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Hold the wall
Needles and props take the load off the head before it is removed.
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New lintel in
Steel or concrete goes in level, with stone facing reused or replaced.
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Finish the wall
Stone or brick is rebuilt, pointed to match and the props come out.
A split stone head replaced
Your Burnley lintel quote covers
- Look at the head and the wall above
- Props and needles before removal
- Cracked stone or rotten timber taken out
- Steel or concrete lintel fitted
- Stone face reused where it is sound
- Cavity tray where the wall needs one
- Joints pointed in a matching mortar
- Site left tidy with waste removed
Lintel pages near Burnley
Nearby towns where we also replace lintels.
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?
Send a photo of the wall and we will tell you what it needs.
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Burnley lintel questions
Can you match a stone window head?
We can often reuse the original stone if it is cracked cleanly, with a steel lintel taking the weight behind it. If the stone is too far gone, we talk you through replacement options before any work starts.
The crack is only inside. Could it still be the lintel?
Yes. On solid walls a timber lintel inside can rot while the outside looks fine. A crack in the plaster above a window is worth a photo, and we can tell you if it needs opening up.
What is the cost of lintel replacement in Burnley?
Openings of 1 to 1.5 metres are £1,850 and the length bands go up to £3,450 for 3.5 to 4 metres. A new stone head, scaffold for upstairs, or extra brickwork that has dropped can lift the price. Both the inner and outer lintel are in that price, and doing only one of them costs half, from £925.
Will the back door have to come out?
Usually not. The frame stays in while we prop and replace the head, though a little making good inside around the top of the frame may be needed.
Is building control involved?
Structural work such as replacing a lintel can need building regulations approval. Ring the building control office at Burnley's council before the job is booked in, and we will do the work the way they ask.
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