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    New lintel

    Someone is coming from the council tomorrow. I hope s/he passes the work.
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    New lintel

    No, the original lintel was also concrete, though it was painted orange and so resembles timber. (It was painted before I moved here.)
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    New lintel

    I didn't (and don't) have a clue about building regs/approval/planning permission etc or that any of them were relevant for a new lintel. I called the building control dept at the local council this morning on the advice of Age UK when I told them about my concerns over the new lintel to see if...
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    New lintel

    No, as I have not heard of them before. Could you tell me more and if they could be a solution?
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    New lintel

    No, as far as I know the building isn't listed or in a conservation area. It is an ordinary little Victorian terrace in a not so great area. Re. the new lintel. So you don't think that it is a cause for concern that it is pointed to the bit left of the old lintel at the place where the crack...
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    New lintel

    I have posted here before and if anyone needs to, you can read my older threads. Anyway, I had a new lintel fitted last week and was not happy with the quality of the work. The builders cut too much off the new lintel and had to put a small piece of the old lintel (the orange bit at the...
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    Another problem

    The engineer was the one who suggested that the metal inside could have corroded.
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    Another problem

    But could the crack have caused the metal inside it to have corroded?
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    Another problem

    It is definitely a concrete lintel-I have touched it and knocked it to be sure
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    Another problem

    Yes, it is.
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    Another problem

    I don't know how to hang them
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    Another problem

    It is a crack in the lintel-I don't know if it has snapped off all together as I can't see how deep the crack is.
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    Another problem

    By the way, I didn't mean you when I said this (assuming you are a builder or involved in building in some capacity) , but the builders who did the work.
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    Another problem

    No, the crack is definitely in the lintel. I don't know how to answer your question about how could a lintel crack vertically 4 inches inside the bearing as I have almost no knowledge of building work. If you accept for the sake of argument that the crack is in the lintel, do you still think...
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    Another problem

    If you enlarge the photo, you can see the crack in the lintel itself.
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    Another problem

    THis is the photo I mentioned I would post
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    Another problem

    Thank you for your replies. I am posting a photo of the lintel. (This is before the new window was put in and the lintel half smeared with mortar as the crack cannot be seen clearly now). It is on the far left hand side of the lintel. The crack under the window, which he called out to see...
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    Another problem

    Woody my question is do I get new lintel fitted if this could negatively affect the work already done and would it be best to use another builder?
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    Another problem

    The lintel has a crack in it on the far left hand side (not above the actual window). It is virtually impossible to see it on the photos but is clear when seen in real life. I agree that the work looks really bad. I also feel uneasy about whether or not the bars were installed properly. When...
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    Another problem

    To be honest, I sometimes wonder what he is on about as well. There is a crack on the far lefthand side of the lintel (not directly above the window)-it doesn't show up on photos very well but is easily seen with the naked eye. Several builders told me that it didn't need replacing but now the...
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