Lintel repair in Scarborough
Window heads on Scarborough terraces and guest houses that sea weather has rusted or cracked, replaced with a sound lintel and rebuilt to match the front.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Multi-storey fronts
- Rust damage put right
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Lintels and sea weather
Salt, wind and rain all speed up the life of a lintel. Steel corrodes faster, stone heads take more frost, and timber hidden behind the face stays damp for longer.
Our lintel repair and replacement service deals with the head itself, not just the crack it causes. We also cut out and replace bricks split by rusting steel through our brickwork repairs.
If the joints across the rest of the front are worn too, our brick repointing can be priced alongside the lintel work. The lintel replacement guide sets out each stage.
Lintel prices in Scarborough
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 |
Terraces and guest houses
Many Scarborough Victorian terraces and guest houses are tall, with three or four storeys of windows on an exposed front. Each floor has its own heads, and the upper ones take the worst of the weather while being the hardest to see from the ground. We look at the whole elevation, not just the one window you have spotted.
Where steel has been used before, sea air can rust it through from the ends inward. The swelling lifts the bricks over it and opens horizontal cracks along the bed joints. Taking out the corroded steel early keeps the amount of brickwork to rebuild down.
What to look for on the front
- Horizontal crack along the joint over a window
- Bricks lifted above a steel lintel
- Rust running down the brick face
- Bay or dormer head sagging
- Upper sash no longer sliding
- Cracks repeating at the same spot on each floor
Getting the lintel replaced
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Photos of each floor
Send pictures of the front and close-ups of the cracked heads.
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Access and props
Scaffold goes up where needed and the wall is propped at the opening.
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Out with the old
The rusted or cracked lintel is removed and a new one bedded in.
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Rebuild and point
Bricks are relaid and pointed to suit the front, then the props come out.
Before and after on an upper window
Included in the work
- Check of every head on the elevation
- Scaffold or access priced in
- Wall supported before removal
- Rusted or broken lintel taken out
- New lintel with tray and weeps where suitable
- Lifted or split bricks replaced
- Pointing to match the front
- Clean site and props cleared
Lintel work in other towns
Other towns in the region with lintel 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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Not sure what you need?
Send a photo of the wall and we will tell you what it needs.
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Guides
Scarborough lintel questions
How much does lintel replacement cost in Scarborough?
The shortest band, 1 to 1.5 metres, is £1,850 and a lintel over 2 up to 2.5 metres is £2,450. The longest standard band is £3,450. Tall guest house fronts often need scaffold, and that, along with bays and extra brick replacement, takes the price above the band. Inside and outside lintels are both included in each band. Halve it if only one side is failing, so £925 for the shortest band or £1,225 for over 2 up to 2.5 metres.
We run a guest house. Can the work fit around bookings?
We can plan the job for quieter weeks and keep the work outside as much as possible. Let us know your dates when you send photos.
Why does the crack keep coming back after filling?
Because the lintel behind it is still moving. Filling hides the crack until the steel rusts a little more or the timber drops a little further. Replacing the lintel stops it.
Do you check the other windows while you are here?
Yes. If one head has failed, others on the same face may be close behind. We will tell you what we see and you can decide whether to do them now.
Can a dormer or bay head be replaced?
Bays and dormers carry their loads in different ways, so we need to see each one before quoting. Send a photo of it from outside and one from inside if you can, and we will say what the head needs.
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