Lintel replacement in Urmston
Rusted steel, cracked concrete and slipping brick heads replaced on Urmston homes. The wall is propped, the new lintel fitted and the brick courses rebuilt to match.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Rusted steel replaced
- Neat matching rebuild
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Lintel faults on Urmston houses
Edwardian terraces and interwar semis sit on either side of a change in building methods. The older houses lean on brick arches and timber, the newer ones on early steel and concrete. Both can now be showing their age around windows and doors.
Our lintel repair and replacement service takes out what has failed and puts in a lintel that suits the wall. We fit cavity trays and weep vents where the wall has a cavity, and rebuild the brickwork with care.
While we are there we can quote for repointing in Urmston or for replacing damaged bricks nearby. The lintel guide explains the work in more detail.
Lintel prices in Urmston
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 |
Edwardian heads and interwar steel
Edwardian terraces in Urmston often have decorative heads over the windows, such as brick arches, rubbed brick or stone details. When the support behind them fails, these features crack or slip. We aim to keep and reuse the original bricks or stone where we can.
Interwar semis commonly have early steel lintels that were not galvanised, and on many the rust has now expanded enough to crack the brick course above. Some also have concrete lintels that crack as their internal reinforcement corrodes. Both are replaced with a modern lintel and the brickwork rebuilt.
What to look for above a window
- Decorative head cracked or slipping
- Rust leaking from under the brickwork
- Course above the window lifted
- Diagonal crack from the frame
- Window or door hard to close
- Concrete lintel with exposed rusty bar
Our four-step lintel process
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Assess
Photos show us the crack and the type of head.
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Support
Props carry the load before anything is removed.
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Replace
A new lintel is set level on proper bearings.
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Rebuild
The head is relaid with matching brick and pointed.
Before and after a rusted lintel
An Urmston lintel quote includes
- Survey of the opening
- Wall propped safely
- Old lintel or timber taken out
- New galvanised or concrete lintel
- Cavity tray and weeps where needed
- Decorative bricks reused if sound
- Pointing to match
- Props removed 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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Guides
Urmston lintel questions
How much does lintel replacement cost in Urmston?
Our prices follow lintel length, starting from £1,850 for 1 to 1.5 metres up to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres. Decorative heads, upstairs work needing scaffold and more brickwork to rebuild can increase it. These cover the lintel on both faces of the wall, and a one-side job is charged at half, from £925.
Can you save the decorative brick arch above my window?
Often. If the arch bricks are sound we take them out carefully, fit the new lintel and relay them. Any broken ones are replaced with the closest match we can find.
Why is my concrete lintel showing rusty metal?
Concrete lintels have a steel bar inside. If water reaches it, the bar rusts and swells, and the concrete cracks off around it. Once that happens the lintel is weakened and usually needs replacing.
How long are the props in?
They stay until the mortar over the new lintel has set enough to carry its share of the load. We tell you roughly how long when we quote.
Do I need permission for a new lintel?
Building regulations approval can apply to lintel replacement, so ask your local building control before the work starts.
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Free quotes in Urmston. Send us a photo of the opening on WhatsApp or call.