Recent content by henry23

kazuya: exactly you hit the nail on the head. a lintel was never put in since the windows were fitted 18+ yrs ago there were no building regs for new windows. I'm sure the brickwork would probably stay up fine, but the new window fitters will not take the responsibility of fitting without...

does anyone know how much it would cost to have lintels fitted, for an outer skin? just had a check round the side of my house and there are cracks above a small toilet window, both sides in the mortar of the soldiers. certainly no window fitter would risk taking out this window.

culewhouse, thanks for your reply. the window fitters have said that their windows can't support load. which indeed i don't think they will just the potential load of 1 course of bricks. i don't see there being an issue, but the window fitters are being very tetchy "we will not take...

i drilled in horizontally into the mortar just above a window. drill bit stopped after going the depth of a brick plus the cavity. I think i only have internal concrete lintels. the internal walls are the load bearing ones i believe. not sure if building regs or the window fitters will be happy...

I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but I've got a 1950's house and can't find any evidence of lintels above my windows. I have cavity walls and have a course of soldiers which run all the way round my house. They stick slightly proud of the other brick work. I'm just about to have...