Lintel repairs in Redditch
Lintels that have cracked, rusted or let in water on Redditch terraces and estate homes, replaced with the wall propped and the brickwork rebuilt neatly. Free quotes.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Cavity trays and weeps
- Estate houses and terraces
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Lintels that crack, rust or let water in
A lintel can fail in two ways. It can lose its strength, so the bricks above it drop, or it can let water through, so damp shows inside above the window. Some fail in both ways at once.
Our lintel replacement deals with both. The wall is propped, a new lintel goes in with a proper cavity tray and weep vents, and the brick above is rebuilt.
If your walls need repointing too, have a look at repointing in Redditch. For cracked bricks around the opening, our brickwork repairs can replace them at the same time.
Lintel prices in Redditch
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 new town estates
Redditch's older terraces have brick arches and simple heads over their openings, often with timber behind. As these age, the arches settle and the timber can rot, which leaves the brick above with too little support.
Houses on the new town estates were built with modern cavity walls and steel or concrete lintels. Their weak point is often water rather than strength: if the cavity tray or weep vents are missing or blocked, damp can come through above the window inside. We check for this as well as for structural cracking.
Lintel faults to watch for
- Damp stain above a window inside
- No weep vents over an opening
- Crack stepping up from a frame
- Rust stains on the outer brick
- Arch bricks loose or dropped
- Window or door binding
How we replace a lintel
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Photos and questions
Send photos of the crack or damp patch and we will tell you what looks likely.
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Props up
The wall is supported before any brickwork is removed above the opening.
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Lintel and tray
A new lintel is bedded level, with a cavity tray and weep vents in cavity walls.
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Rebuild and point
Bricks are relaid to match, pointed, and the props are taken down.
A window head, before and after
Included in a Redditch lintel job
- Check of the head inside and out
- Wall propped before work
- Old lintel or arch taken out
- New steel, Catnic or concrete lintel
- Cavity tray to direct water out
- Weep vents in the course above
- Brick relaid and pointed to match
- Props removed and waste cleared
Lintel pages near Redditch
We also have pages for lintel work in these nearby places.
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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Redditch lintel questions
How much is lintel replacement in Redditch?
Bands go by lintel length, from £1,850 for 1 to 1.5 metres to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres, covering both inner and outer lintels. One side alone is half the band, from £925. Upstairs openings and extra rebuilding cost more.
Why is there damp above my window but no crack?
On cavity wall houses this often means the cavity tray or weep vents over the lintel are missing or blocked. Water runs inside instead of out. Fitting a proper tray usually solves it.
What are weep vents for?
They are small vents in the brick course above a lintel. They let water caught by the cavity tray drain out of the wall instead of sitting inside it.
Can you fix a lintel on an estate house quickly?
Most single openings on a modern house are straightforward once the wall is propped. We tell you how long your job should take when we quote.
Will the new brickwork match on an estate house?
Estate houses often use a common brick that is easy to match. We reuse the bricks we take out and point in a matching mortar.
Send us your lintel photos
Free lintel repair quotes in Redditch. WhatsApp a photo of the crack or the damp patch.