Lintel replacement in Tynemouth
Rusted steel, split stone heads and dropped bay window heads on Tynemouth terraces and villas, propped, replaced and rebuilt in matching brick.
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Lintels on older seafront houses
Victorian builders used whatever suited the job over each opening: brick arches, stone heads, timber backed by brick, and later on iron or steel. Any of them can fail after a long life, and the sign is nearly always the same: movement in the brickwork just above.
We handle all of these through our lintel repair service, working out first whether the head can be saved or has to be replaced. Where a crack has damaged bricks beyond the opening, our brick repair work deals with them in the same visit.
Once the head is sorted, the joints around it often need attention too. Our page on repointing in Tynemouth explains how we handle exposed walls.
Lintel prices in Tynemouth
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 |
Facing the North Sea
Terraces and villas facing the North Sea take the weather head on, and the window heads on that side get wetter than anywhere else on the house. Water sitting on a stone head or soaking into a brick arch freezes in winter, opening up the joints a little more each year until the head starts to slip.
Bay windows are a particular weak point on houses of this age. The head over a bay spans a wide, angled opening, often with a timber or iron beam hidden behind the brick face, and if that beam rots or rusts the whole bay can drop at the front. We check the bay head closely whenever there is cracking at its corners.
What a failing head looks like
- Crack running from the corner of a bay
- Stone head split across the middle
- Brick arch with a slipped keystone or dropped centre
- Rust lines in the mortar over a window
- Upstairs sash that has started to bind
- Gap above the frame you can see daylight through
How we replace a lintel
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Look at the head
Photos of the opening let us see whether it is a repair or a full replacement.
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Needle and prop
Strong boys go through the wall above so the weight is carried safely.
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New lintel in
The failed beam comes out and the new lintel is bedded with a cavity tray if needed.
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Rebuild the face
Brick or stone above is put back, pointed to match and the props removed.
A bay head put right
Included when we replace a lintel
- Close inspection of the opening and bay
- Wall supported before work starts
- Old timber, iron or steel head removed
- New lintel sized for the opening
- Cavity tray and weep vents where the wall has a cavity
- Bricks or stone relaid to match
- Pointing finished to the surrounding joints
- Props cleared and site left tidy
Lintel work in nearby towns
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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?
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Tynemouth lintel questions
My bay window has dropped slightly at the front. Is that a lintel?
Very often, yes. A bay head usually rests on a beam behind the brick, and when that beam rusts or rots the front of the bay sinks. Send us a photo of the bay and its corners and we will tell you what we think is behind it.
Can a cracked stone window head be kept?
If the crack is clean and the head is still carrying its load, it can sometimes be supported with a steel lintel hidden behind it. A head that has broken through or slipped usually needs replacing.
Will the work damage my sash windows?
The frames normally stay in while the head is replaced, and we take care around the box and the glass. Some making good inside around the head can be needed.
What will a new lintel over my bay or window cost?
Prices go by length. A straight lintel of 1 to 1.5 metres is from £1,850 and one over 2 up to 2.5 metres is £2,450. The longest band, over 3.5 up to 4 metres, is £3,450. Bays, upstairs heads needing scaffold, stone heads and extra brick or stone to rebuild all push the cost up, so send photos and we will confirm. Each band includes the inner and outer lintel together. Where only one side needs renewing the price halves, so the shortest band is £925 and the longest £1,725.
Why do the windows on the sea side fail first?
They take the most rain, wind and salt. Wetter walls mean more frost damage and faster rust, so the heads on the exposed side usually show problems years before the sheltered ones.
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