Lintel repair in Ellesmere Port
Concrete heads cracking, steel lintels rusting and brick arches sinking on Ellesmere Port terraces and post-war houses. We find the cause and replace what has failed.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Concrete heads replaced
- Post-war houses covered
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Concrete, steel and brick heads all wear out
The kind of lintel over your windows depends a lot on when the house went up. Older terraces tend to have brick arches or stone, while many post-war homes were built with cast concrete heads that show on the face of the wall.
With our lintel replacement service we prop the wall above, cut out the failed head and fit a new one sized to the opening. If you would like to know what that involves before you call, the lintel replacement guide goes through it step by step.
Once the lintel is in, the bricks around it are relaid and any cracked ones swapped through our brick repair service. Where the whole wall needs new joints, our repointing can follow on.
Lintel prices in Ellesmere Port
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 terraces and large post-war estates
Ellesmere Port mixes older terraces with large post-war estates. On many post-war houses the heads are exposed concrete with steel bars inside. When water reaches that steel it rusts and swells, and the concrete cracks along its length or breaks away at the corners, leaving the bar showing.
The older terraces more often have brick arches or flat brick heads over a hidden bearer. Those fail more slowly, usually as a gentle dip in the bricks over the frame. In both cases we check the openings next to the one that has cracked, as houses of the same build tend to fail in the same way.
Signs a head over an opening has failed
- Concrete head cracked along its length
- Steel bar showing through broken concrete
- Corner of a concrete head breaking off
- Brick head dipping over a frame
- Damp around the top of a window
- Crack running up from a door corner
From cracked head to new lintel
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Send photos
A close view of the head and a wider shot of the wall help us judge it.
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Hold up the wall
Props and strong boys go in so the brickwork above stays put.
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Swap the lintel
The cracked concrete or failed steel is taken out and a new lintel fitted.
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Finish the opening
Brick is relaid around the head, pointed and the props removed.
A broken concrete head swapped out
Ellesmere Port lintel jobs include
- Check of this and nearby openings
- Wall propped before work begins
- Cracked concrete or steel cut out
- New concrete, steel or Catnic lintel
- Tray and weep vents in cavity walls
- Brick relaid and matched
- Joints pointed to suit the wall
- Waste taken away at the end
Lintel repair around Ellesmere Port
Towns near Ellesmere Port that have their own lintel page.
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 Ellesmere Port
I can see a steel bar in my concrete window head. Is that bad?
It means the steel inside has rusted enough to push the concrete off. The head has lost strength and should be replaced, so it is worth getting a photo to us soon.
Can a cracked concrete lintel be patched?
A small chip on the surface can sometimes be repaired, but a crack along the length or exposed rusting steel means the lintel needs replacing. Patching over rust tends to fail again.
How much does it cost to replace a lintel in Ellesmere Port?
For 1 to 1.5 metres it is £1,850, rising in bands to £3,450 at 3.5 to 4 metres, covering the inside and outside lintel together. One side alone is half, from £925. Upstairs openings, scaffold and extra brickwork can push it higher.
Should I replace all my concrete heads at once?
Not necessarily. If one has cracked, the others are likely to be of the same age, so we check them and tell you which are sound. You can then plan the rest over time.
Will new lintels look different to the old concrete ones?
Where the old head showed on the face, we can fit a new concrete lintel to keep the look, or a steel lintel with brick in front. We talk you through both.
Get an opinion on your lintel
Quotes for lintel work in Ellesmere Port are free. Send a photo or call.