Lintel repair in Macclesfield
Dropped arches, cracked stone heads and rusting steel dealt with on Macclesfield terraces and weavers' cottages. Free quotes from a photo of the opening.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Arches rebuilt to match
- Stone heads assessed
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Lintels on Macclesfield terraces
The brick terraces and weavers' cottages here were built long before steel lintels were common. Most window heads are brick arches, stone heads or timber hidden behind the face, and each one carries the load above in a different way.
Our lintel repair and replacement work starts by working out which type you have and what has made it move. It may be a rotted timber, a slipped arch or a split stone. Where bricks around the opening are damaged too, our brick repairs service replaces them.
Pointing on these old walls is usually lime based, so see our page on repointing in Macclesfield if the joints are worn as well.
Lintel prices in Macclesfield
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' cottages and silk-era terraces
Weavers' cottages were often built with large upper windows to let light into the workrooms. Wide openings like these put a lot of brick on a single head, and over time arches can flatten and timber lintels can sag. A crack that runs up from both top corners of a long upstairs window is a common result.
On the brick terraces, a regular cause is water. Blocked gutters and failed sills let rain soak the head of the opening year after year, and timber or early iron lintels in that damp spot rot or rust. Fixing the lintel and the water problem together stops the crack coming back.
Signs over your windows
- Flattened or dipped brick arch
- Cracks rising from both top corners
- Split in a stone window head
- Timber visible and soft at the reveal
- Sash window binding in its frame
- Damp staining above an opening inside
Step by step on your opening
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Identify the head
We work out whether you have an arch, stone, timber or steel over the opening.
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Prop and needle
Props go in under the brickwork so the wall is held before anything is removed.
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Fit a new lintel
A suitable steel or concrete lintel is bedded with solid bearings both ends.
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Rebuild the face
The arch or face brick is relaid and pointed in a mortar that suits the wall.
A dropped arch put right
What we include
- Check of the head and surrounding brick
- Props set before bricks come out
- Failed lintel or timber removed
- New steel or concrete lintel
- Cavity tray where a cavity exists
- Brick arch or soldier course relaid
- Pointing matched to the old joints
- Rubble cleared and props removed
Nearby lintel pages
Lintel repair pages for towns around Macclesfield.
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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Guides
Lintel questions in Macclesfield
Can the original brick arch be kept?
Often yes. If the bricks are sound we take the arch down, fit a hidden lintel behind and rebuild the arch on the face, so the window looks as it did.
How much is a lintel replacement?
We price by the length of the lintel, from £1,850 for 1 to 1.5 metres up to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres. Wide weavers' windows on upper floors, scaffold, or a lot of arch to rebuild can put the price above the band, and longer spans are priced from photos.
What can be done with a cracked stone head?
A small crack in a stone head may only need pinning or the joints repointed. If it has split through and dropped, a steel or concrete lintel can be fitted behind to take the load.
Will you need to take the sash window out?
In most cases the frame stays where it is. The head is supported from outside and the work is done around the window.
Does the house next door get affected?
On a terrace the work stays within your wall. If the crack runs across the line between two houses, we will mention it so you can talk to your neighbour.
Get your lintel looked at
Send us a photo of the crack on WhatsApp or call. We give free quotes on lintel work in Macclesfield.