Lintel repairs in Derby
Window and door heads that have cracked, rusted or dropped on Derby homes, put right with a new lintel and brickwork rebuilt to match. Send a photo for a free price.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Stone heads assessed
- Walls propped before work
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Cracks above openings, sorted at the source
Filling a crack above a window only hides it for a while. If the lintel underneath has rusted or broken, the crack comes back, usually wider than before.
Our lintel repair work starts by finding what has failed. Then we support the brickwork, remove the old head and set a new lintel in its place, with cavity trays and weep vents fitted in cavity walls.
For the joints elsewhere on the house, see repointing in Derby. Cracked bricks around the opening can be replaced through our brickwork repairs service at the same time.
Lintel prices in Derby
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 |
Older heads and newer lintels in Derby
Victorian terraces and the older buildings around the city centre often have stone heads or brick arches over the windows, sometimes backed by timber. Stone heads can crack straight through, and once a crack opens the two halves start to drop. Sometimes the stone can be kept and supported with a new lintel behind, which keeps the look of the front.
Interwar semis more often have early steel or concrete lintels. Steel of that age rusts, swells and lifts the brick course above, while concrete can split where its reinforcement corrodes. We check for both before giving you a price.
Signs of a failing window head
- Stone head cracked across the middle
- Brown rust marks over a window
- Bricks lifted or pushed out above a frame
- Crack running up from a door corner
- Sill and head no longer parallel
- Window sash or casement binding
Lintel work from start to finish
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We see the problem
Your photos tell us whether the head is stone, brick, steel or concrete and how far it has moved.
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Brickwork is supported
Acrow props and strong boys carry the wall above the opening.
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Lintel is replaced
The failed head comes out and a new lintel is bedded with full bearing.
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Wall is made good
We rebuild, point to match and remove the props when the mortar is hard.
The window head before and after
Your lintel quote covers
- Inspection of the head and wall above
- Wall needled and propped
- Failed lintel or stone head removed
- New lintel to suit the wall type
- Stone head kept where it can be
- Cavity tray and weeps in cavity walls
- Rebuild in matching brick and mortar
- Clean site when the props come out
More lintel pages nearby
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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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Your Derby lintel questions
How is lintel replacement priced in Derby?
By the length of the lintel. A short one of 1 to 1.5 metres is from £1,850 and longer openings move up through the bands to £3,450 at 4 metres. Upstairs access, stone heads and extra brickwork to rebuild can add to the cost. If just one of the two lintels needs replacing, the band price halves, starting at £925.
Can you save the original stone head?
If it is cracked but still in one piece, it can often stay, with a new steel lintel fitted behind it to take the load. If it has split badly or crumbled, we talk through a replacement with you.
The crack is only inside. Is it the lintel?
It might be the inner lintel rather than the outer one. Cracks in the plaster above a window can come from either, so send photos of both sides and we will tell you which looks at fault.
How long do the props stay in?
Until the new mortar over the lintel has set enough to carry the bricks. We give you a rough idea when we quote, and the weather plays a part.
Should I replace my windows before or after the lintel?
If you are planning new windows, do the lintel first or at the same time. Fitting new frames under a failing head risks damaging them later when the bricks move.
Free quotes for lintel work in Derby
Message us a photo of the window or door head and we will tell you what it needs.