Lintel repairs and replacement in Mansfield
Failed lintels over windows and doors on Mansfield terraces and estate houses replaced, with the wall supported throughout and the brickwork rebuilt to match. Free quotes.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Terraces and estate houses
- Door and window heads
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Lintels that have stopped carrying the wall
The brickwork over a window or door sits on a lintel. If that lintel bends, cracks or rusts through, the bricks above have nothing solid to sit on, so they drop and crack.
Our lintel replacement service props the wall, removes the failed lintel and fits a new one, then rebuilds the brickwork above. Joints elsewhere on the house can be renewed while we are there, and our page on repointing in Mansfield covers that.
If you would like to understand how it is done first, the lintel replacement guide explains it, and our pointing guide covers the joints.
Lintel prices in Mansfield
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 |
Coalfield terraces and interwar estates
Mansfield's brick terraces from the coalfield era tend to have brick arches or simple heads over the openings, built with lime mortar. Settlement over the years can leave those arches out of shape, and replacement windows fitted later sometimes have no proper support above them at all.
Houses on the interwar estates were often built with early concrete or steel lintels. Concrete from that time can crack where the steel inside has rusted, and the face of the lintel may flake away. Either way, the fix is a new lintel and properly rebuilt brickwork above it.
How to spot a lintel problem
- Arch over a window out of shape
- Concrete head cracked or flaking
- Brick crack running up from a door
- Rust stains bleeding over a frame
- Window reveal plaster cracking inside
- Frames out of square or sticking
How we replace a lintel
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Your photos
Send a wide shot and a close-up of the crack so we can see what is going on.
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Temporary support
Props and strong boys take the weight of the brickwork above the opening.
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New lintel fitted
We remove the old head and bed a new lintel with proper bearing each side.
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Rebuild and point
The brick above goes back in matching bond and mortar, then the props come out.
A failed head and its replacement
Covered by your lintel quote
- Inspection of the failed head
- Props and needles before removal
- Old arch, concrete or steel taken out
- New lintel suited to the wall
- Cavity tray and weep vents where needed
- Matching bricks relaid above
- Mortar matched in colour
- Props struck and waste cleared
Lintel pages around Mansfield
Lintel repair pages for some of the towns around Mansfield.
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
Mansfield lintel questions
What is the cost of lintel replacement in Mansfield?
It is based on length. The shortest band of 1 to 1.5 metres is from £1,850, a lintel up to 2.5 metres is from £2,450, and the longest standard band is from £3,450. Height, scaffold and extra brickwork all add to that. These figures are for the inside and outside lintel together, with one side alone at half.
My replacement windows have a crack above them. Why?
When old windows are swapped, the head above is sometimes left with poor support, or the old frame was carrying some load. Over time the brick drops onto the new frame. A proper lintel stops this.
Can a concrete lintel be repaired?
Small patches of spalled concrete can sometimes be repaired if the steel inside is still sound. If the lintel has cracked through or the steel is badly rusted, replacement is the safer choice.
Do you check the inner lintel as well?
Yes. We look at both sides of the opening, because a crack inside can mean the inner lintel needs attention.
How much brickwork has to come out?
Usually just the courses directly over the opening and a little either side. If the brick above has already cracked further up, more may need to be taken down and relaid.
Free lintel quotes in Mansfield
Send a photo of the crack on WhatsApp or call us to talk it through.