Lintel repair and replacement in Coventry
We replace cracked, rusted and sagging lintels over Coventry windows and doors, then rebuild the brickwork above so it blends in. Photo quotes are free.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Brick arches rebuilt
- Catnic and concrete lintels
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Lintel work across Coventry's mixed housing
Coventry has a real mix of houses, from Victorian terraces to interwar semis and the homes built during post-war rebuilding. Each period used a different way of spanning a window, so the cause of a crack above one varies from house to house.
Through our lintel replacement service we find what is holding up the bricks, prop the wall and fit a new steel, Catnic or concrete lintel where the old one has failed. Pointing around the opening is matched as we rebuild.
If the rest of the house needs its joints done, see our page on repointing in Coventry. The lintel guide covers the job in more depth, and our pointing guide explains the repoint side.
Lintel prices in Coventry
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.
See every lintel price
| 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 |
Three eras of window head
Victorian terraces often have no separate lintel on the outer face at all, just a brick arch or a soldier course, sometimes with a timber lintel hidden on the inner side. When the arch drops or the timber rots, the bricks above the opening sag. Interwar semis brought early steel and concrete, and the bay windows of that period carry a lot of weight on their heads.
Homes from the post-war rebuilding usually have concrete or steel lintels in cavity walls. Here the trouble is often rust, or water getting past a lintel that was never given a cavity tray. We look at the opening, decide which of these is the cause and price the repair that fixes it.
What to watch for above windows
- Brick arch dropping at its centre
- Soldier course of bricks dipping
- Rust bleeding through joints over a frame
- Crack stepping out from a bay window head
- Inside plaster cracking above a window
- Door frame catching at the top
Our lintel replacement in four steps
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Photos first
Send close-ups of the crack and a wider shot so we can see the whole opening.
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Prop and needle
The brickwork above is supported on props before any bricks are removed.
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New lintel in
The replacement goes in level with proper bearing and a cavity tray where it is needed.
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Brick back up
We relay the bricks, point to match and take the props out once the mortar has gone off.
Before and after on a cracked window head
Included when we replace a lintel
- Check of the opening and the cause
- Props and strong boys set up
- Old lintel, arch or timber removed
- New steel, Catnic or concrete lintel
- Cavity tray and weep vents as needed
- Matching bricks used to rebuild
- Joints pointed in a matching mortar
- Props out and waste cleared
Lintel repair in neighbouring towns
Close to Coventry but not in it? Try one of these pages.
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
Coventry lintel questions
What will a lintel replacement in Coventry cost?
It is priced by length. Up to 1.5 metres is from £1,850. Up to 2 metres is from £2,150 and up to 2.5 metres from £2,450. Scaffold for upstairs, a bay window, extra rebuilding or damaged brick can take it above those figures. Each band includes both the inside and outside lintel, and doing one side alone costs half.
There is a crack over my bay. What can be done?
Yes. Bay window heads carry a heavy load and often move as the lintel or the timber behind it gives way. We look at how the bay is built and price the right repair, which may include rebuilding the brickwork over it.
Can a dropped brick arch be rebuilt?
Usually. We prop the arch, take it down, set a lintel behind it if one is needed and rebuild the arch in the original bricks where they can be reused.
Is a timber lintel a problem?
Timber lintels in older houses can rot once water gets to them, especially behind the outer brick. If yours is soft or the bricks above are dropping, we would replace it with steel or concrete.
Can you replace the lintel over my back door?
Yes. Door openings fail in the same way as windows, and a dropped head often makes the door stick or the frame twist. We prop the wall, fit a new lintel and rebuild above it, leaving the door in place where we can.
Ask about your window head
WhatsApp a photo of the crack and we will give you a free quote for lintel work in Coventry.