Lintel repair in Kearsley
Cracked, rusting or sagging window and door heads on Kearsley terraces and interwar houses. Props go in, the old head comes out and the brick above is relaid over sound support.
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- Door and window heads
- Interwar bays
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Lintel faults on Kearsley houses
Doors and windows are the weakest points in a brick wall, and the lintel over each one takes the load from above. If it rusts, cracks or rots, the brickwork sinks and cracks spread from the corners of the frame.
Through our lintel repair and replacement work we prop the wall, cut out the failing lintel and fit a new steel, Catnic or concrete one. In cavity walls a tray and weep vents are added so water drains away from the new lintel.
The lintel guide explains how the job works. Older terraces laid in lime may need lime pointing around the rebuilt brickwork, and our page for brick repointing in Kearsley covers the rest of the wall.
Lintel prices in Kearsley
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 |
Terrace arches and interwar steel
Kearsley's brick terraces often have a brick arch over the front door and windows, sometimes with timber behind it. When the timber rots or the arch joints wash out, the arch drops and the door begins to bind. We rebuild the arch on a new lintel so the front looks unchanged.
Interwar houses tend to have early steel or concrete lintels over bays and wide windows. As the steel rusts it swells and lifts the brickwork, which shows as horizontal cracks above the frame and stepped cracks at the corners. Dealing with it before the brick cracks badly keeps the rebuild small.
Things that point to a lintel
- Front door catching at the top
- Arch over the door dropped
- Horizontal crack just above a frame
- Stepped cracks at a bay corner
- Rust bleeding from the brick joints
- Timber soft behind an arch
How a Kearsley lintel is replaced
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Photos first
Send us the opening and the crack. We will tell you if it is the lintel.
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Prop the opening
Props and strong boys hold the wall above before work begins.
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Fit the lintel
A new lintel is set level with a tray and weeps in cavity walls.
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Rebuild above
Brickwork or the arch is relaid and pointed, then props come out.
A door head before and after
Your Kearsley lintel job covers
- Check of the opening and the cause
- Wall propped before removal
- Old timber, steel or concrete taken out
- New steel, Catnic or concrete lintel
- Tray and weep vents in cavity walls
- Arch or brick head rebuilt
- Pointing to match the house
- Props removed and clear up
Lintel pages near Kearsley
Other towns nearby with lintel repair 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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Kearsley lintel questions
What does lintel replacement cost in Kearsley?
Lintels are priced by length, and each figure covers the inside and outside lintel. A front door at 1 to 1.5 metres is £1,850, and an interwar bay over 3 up to 3.5 metres is £3,150. Where just one side has failed, those halve to £925 and £1,575. Scaffold and upstairs openings add to the price.
My front door has started sticking at the top. Could it be the lintel?
It could. If the brickwork over the door has dropped or there is a crack at a top corner, the lintel is the likely cause. A photo will tell us more.
Can you rebuild the arch over my door?
Yes. We take the arch down, fit a new lintel behind and rebuild it in the same bricks where they are sound.
Is a horizontal crack above a window a lintel problem?
Often, especially on interwar houses with steel lintels. Rust lifts the brickwork above and leaves a horizontal crack along the joint.
Do I need to tell building control?
Replacing a structural lintel can need approval, so check with your local building control first. We will work to whatever they ask for.
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