Lintel repair in Walsall
Cracked and dropping window heads on Walsall terraces and semis, fixed at the cause. We prop the wall, change the lintel and rebuild the brick in a matching style.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Arches and steel heads
- Cavity trays and weeps
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Lintels in Black Country homes
Black Country terraces and interwar semis make up much of Walsall's housing. Both were built with brick over every opening, and over time the lintels carrying that brick start to give out.
Our lintel repair and replacement service tackles the cause. We support the wall, take out the failed head and fit a new lintel with a cavity tray and weep vents where the wall needs them.
Once it is in, the brick is rebuilt and pointed. If the rest of the front has worn joints, ask about repointing in Walsall, and where other bricks have cracked, our brick repairs can deal with them.
Lintel prices in Walsall
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 |
Arches on terraces, steel on semis
Black Country terraces tend to have brick arches and timber lintels behind them. As the timber ages and gets damp, it loses strength and the arch begins to drop. We usually rebuild the arch on a modern lintel, reusing the good bricks.
Interwar semis often have early steel lintels that rust and lift the brick above. The crack usually appears at the end of the lintel and climbs diagonally. Replacing the steel before it rusts further keeps the amount of rebuilding down.
Is the lintel failing
- Arch bricks dropping in the middle
- Diagonal crack from the end of the head
- Rust lines in the joints over a frame
- Brick course bulging above a window
- Window or door binding
- Cracked plaster at the head inside
Lintel replacement explained
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Send some pictures
Photos of the opening help us see the cause.
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Prop the wall
Acrow props and strong boys take the weight safely.
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Fit the new head
The new lintel goes in level with full bearings.
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Rebuild and finish
Bricks are laid back, pointed and the props removed.
Before and after a new head
What we include
- Opening and bearings inspected
- Wall supported before work starts
- Failed lintel taken out whole
- New steel, Catnic or concrete head
- Cavity tray and weeps if the wall has a cavity
- Arch or courses rebuilt to match
- Pointing matched to the joints around it
- Site left clean and props removed
Lintel pages near Walsall
Lintel repair pages for surrounding towns.
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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Walsall lintel questions
How much is lintel replacement in Walsall?
A Walsall lintel is priced by length, from £1,850 for a 1 to 1.5 metre opening up to £3,450 for over 3.5 up to 4 metres, covering the inside and outside lintel together. Where only one side has failed, it costs half. An upstairs window that needs scaffold, an arch to rebuild or extra cracked bricks will bring the price above the band.
Can I just fill the crack over my window?
Filling hides the line for a while, but if the lintel underneath is failing the crack will open again, often wider. It is better to find out what is moving first, and a photo is usually enough for us to tell.
The arch on our terrace has dropped. Can the old bricks be saved?
Usually they can. We take the arch down carefully, set a lintel behind it and relay the sound bricks, adding reclaimed ones of a similar colour where any are broken.
Does the kitchen extension lintel need checking too?
If the extension has a wide opening for patio or bifold doors, the lintel over it carries a lot of brick. Cracks at the ends of that opening, or doors that have started to bind, are worth showing us.
Is building control approval needed?
It can be for a structural lintel. Check with your local building control before work starts and we will carry out the job to meet what they ask for.
Ask for a free lintel quote
Send a photo of the cracked opening on WhatsApp, or ring us, for a Walsall quote.