Lintel repair in Stoke-on-Trent
Sagging arches and cracked window heads on Stoke-on-Trent terraces replaced properly. The wall is propped, a sound lintel goes in and the brickwork is rebuilt to match.
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- Terrace window heads
- Matching reclaimed bricks
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Lintels on Stoke-on-Trent terraces
Many of the city's terraces were put up for workers in the pottery industry, using local brick and lime mortar. After more than a century, the heads over doors and windows are often the weakest part of the front.
Our lintel replacement service gives those openings a new, sound support. We hold up the wall, remove the tired lintel or rebuild the arch on a new one, and match the bricks so the repair does not shout.
Where the soft brick and lime around the opening has worn, we can follow on with lime pointing or repointing in Stoke-on-Trent. Our lintel replacement guide explains what to expect on the day.
Lintel prices in Stoke-on-Trent
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 |
What goes wrong over pottery-era windows
Terraces from the pottery era were usually built with flat or segmental brick arches on the front and timber lintels inside. Timber that has been damp for years softens and sinks, and the arch follows it. That shows up as a dip in the middle of the arch or a crack through the brick beside it.
Back walls and offshoots were often built more plainly, with timber or simple concrete heads over the kitchen window and back door. Over the years, many have also had later steel lintels fitted during alterations. We check what is actually in the wall before quoting, because the fix is different for each.
Look for these over doors and windows
- Flat arch sagging in the centre
- Crack running through the arch bricks
- Soft or rotten timber at the window head
- Back door frame pinching at the top
- Plaster cracking above an inside reveal
- Rust swelling under a later steel head
Replacing a terrace lintel
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Look at photos
We study the crack, the arch and the frame from your pictures.
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Hold the wall
Strong boys and acrow props carry the brick while we work.
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Swap the lintel
The old head comes out and a new one is bedded with good bearing.
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Rebuild to match
Arch bricks or courses go back and are pointed in a suitable mix.
An arch put back true
What we cover on the job
- Check of inner and outer lintels
- Wall supported before removal
- Rotten timber or failed steel taken out
- New lintel bedded level
- Cavity tray and weep vents on hollow walls
- Arch rebuilt with matched bricks
- Lime or cement pointing to suit
- Tidy finish with props removed
Lintel pages for nearby areas
Close to Stoke-on-Trent and covered on their own 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
Lintel questions from Stoke-on-Trent
How much will my Stoke-on-Trent lintel cost?
Lintel replacement is priced in length bands. A 1 to 1.5 metre opening is £1,850 and over 2 up to 2.5 metres is £2,450. The top band is £3,450, and if only the outer lintel needs changing the price halves, from £925. A bedroom window needing scaffold, a brick arch to rebuild or rotten inner timber can add to it.
Can a sagging arch be fixed without a new lintel?
A slight dip with sound bricks behind it can sometimes be rebuilt on its own. If the timber or steel behind the arch has failed, the arch will drop again unless the lintel is renewed.
Will you match the old bricks on a terrace?
We use reclaimed bricks of a similar colour and size wherever we can, and reuse the sound originals from the arch. The new pointing is mixed to sit with the old joints.
My neighbour's arch has cracked too. Does that affect mine?
Terraces share walls, so movement on one side can show next door. If both arches are failing, doing them together under one set of props can save time for both houses.
Do I need to tell building control?
Your local building control can tell you whether this structural job needs building regulations approval. Have a word with them first and we will build to what they ask.
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