lintel

Hello I need to replace this lintel above this window as it's cracked. I was wondering do I need to install some padstones beneath the lintel first, then replace the lintel? Or is it ok and acceptable to put the new lintel on the cut down brick? (As shown in the pictures) I was just wondering...

Hi, I'd like to remove the lintel above the wardrobe and install fit in floor to ceiling sliding wardrobe. Can I tell if this lintel structural or not without hiring structural engineer to come have a look and write a £1000 bill for it. It's a block apartment, concrete ceiling, block internal...

Hello all, One of the last and arguably most significant changes I'm looking to make to our first house, an Edwardian mid-terrace, is to widen the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen extension, which was likely tacked on to the back of the house in the 1970s (see photos). The wall...

We’re currently looking at fitting 2 sets of bifold doors to the rear of our bungalow, replacing a current set of sliding doors extending the opening from 2m to 3m & swapping a 3.2 metre bay out for bifolds. The issue is we haven’t got much space between the current doors and the wall plate...

Newly uncovered fireplace Hi all, I’ve recently uncovered this fireplace behind plaster and now have the aim of restoring the brick and opening it up to make it a feature I couldn’t help but notice there’s a crack kind of running down the centre from the top and the arch seems fairly uneven...

Hi All, I'm embarking on a single story kitchen extension for which I will be bringing in trades to do some of the work and DIYing the areas I feel confident in doing. I would describe myself as a pretty proficient DIYer. I'm currently designing the details of the project and was hoping for a...

Hi everyone! I've been putting up floating shelves for book display on both sides of our fireplace. My plan is to put one more long shelf all the way across the doorway (see blue line in first photo). I think it'll look nice filled with books and will balance out the other side, where I've...

Hi, New here! Not an expert so looking for pointer(s). I have the layout as shown and unsure how to best set blocks for minimum cuts etc... but dont want to go moving walls, windows and piers and changing window sizes more than a few cm as theres reasons.. I have attempted, but unclear about...

Hi everyone, I'm at my wit's end with builders and contractors. We recently had a window installed, but it's leaking badly during heavy rain. The window itself seems fine, but I believe the issue lies with the lintel installation. The builders created the opening and put in a lintel, but it...

We had our house repointed a couple of years ago and have noticed some of the mortar cracking again in the exact same place. Also had the cement window fixed which seems to be having similar issue, and can see there seems to be a gap in the window frame. Any advice?

Hello, advice please. Have just looked at a house for sale, built 1969. Practically every window has large cracks inside, see photos. Externally the lintel appears not to offer any support but I assume it is a boot lintel ? One of four houses in a close, all house same construction. Spoke to...

Afternoon, Just wanting some advice on potential sources and remedies for water ingress that has caused a hole in the plaster above our front door. This hole has appeared after a particularly wet winter, and occasionally drips - particularly if the wind is blowing rain towards the house. We...

Hi, I have purchased an off the shelf French door 2090mm x 1190mm to be fit in place of a window which is around 2000mm wide with the top of the window being around 2200 above the DPC. The house is a mid 70’s build standard cavity wall construction. I want to fit the doors tight to a finished...

Im a bit concerned about applying bonding directly over a steel lintel holding up an RSJ in regard to cracking... Is there a trick to it or some mesh or a product that is good for these sort of scenarios where movement between 2 different substrates? Really trying to minimize cracking in the...

We moved into this 1939 house 3 years ago, it’s in an area with trees and hedges at the back of the property the garden is also on a slope and there are drains on the gable end, at the affected side. When we purchased it had been rented out for approx 15 years and nothing alarming came back on...

Hello, we've recently moved into a Victorian mid-terrace house and have become concerned about the number and size of the cracks throughout the property. We had a level 3 survey done before we moved in and they didn't flag anything concerning but caveated that as usual so I don't fully trust...

Hello i want to raise the height of the garage door to install a new one. Currently, as shown in the picture attached, there is a 9x4inch timber (double) holding up the bricks above. I want to use a concrete lintel and was told that x2 9x4 inch would be good but could be too large and maybe...

Morning all, Looking for some advice on some fireplace work. I'm removing a gas fire and putting a work burner in. Looks like there are two lintels, a main one and a secondary lintel perhaps put in to close the gap for the gas fire. Was this common practise? Any issues in removing the...

Hey folks. We've had issues with leaking around this bay before and had 2 different roofers out to do repairs in the last 2 years. The most recent being this repair to the valley, which I've never had much confidence in (the roofers seemed more interested in trying to sell us a new roof than...

Ive been trying to find the right person for this job with little luck. Ive inquired via Checkatrade with a bunch of different trades people but no one is biting. The few builders that have taken a look seem to want to remove the entire door (which is not necessary) or just patch it up (the wood...