How To Repair Damaged Lintle Render

[Skavenger]

Hi;

Whilst removing a very stuborn curtain rail I heard that horrible sound of the underlying ender failing causing a crack along a third of the window lintle.

I am about to get the room re-plastered and need to know how to go about repairing the lintle.

If I carefully remove the damaged area what is the best way to re-render and get a nice clean right angle above the window?

What mix of sand cement and what type, I've got Bricklaying Mortar/Cement and Pointing Mortar/Cement but have read that for rendering you need a cement mix with sharp sand to assist when plastering?

TVM
The Pictures Below Show the window but after I took them I realized you cannot see the crack at all, it is on the underside of the window lintle and runs from the left side about 1/3 to 1/2 way towards the centre of the window. Following the line of the joint between the render and the brickwork (The point of failure)

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• Skavenger
• 24 May 2009
• 2

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• Skavenger
• 24 May 2009
• 2

 

[Alastairreid]

Your plasterer will sort that out for you whilst doing the skimming.

 

[Skavenger]

Your plasterer will sort that out for you whilst doing the skimming.

Yes but the render is loose and needs replacing as we will be fitting a new curtain rail in it's place so surely the render will need to be replaced first?

 

[southernmonkey]

he'll just use a bit of bonding to sort it out, .....am i allowed to say bonding os is that more free advertising........bonding..oops i said it again....will be plenty strong enough to hold your curtain pole

 

[roughcaster]

Your plasterer will sort that out for you whilst doing the skimming.

I would agree with what Alastair has said. The plaster on the lintel/soffit has probably blown. It needs to be removed and replastered. Not a major job, but i would leave it for your plasterer to do. When the plastering's finished,, re-fix the curtain pole by drilling through into the concrete lintel itself,, use adequate rawl plugs/screws,, and it'll never come loose.

Roughcaster.