Cost for bricking up a small window?

[Charlie George]

For a small window like that I'd budget half a day's labour plus materials. £400-500 all in is about right depending on your area. The lintel swap is the bit that takes the time, not the brickwork itself.
If the existing lintel is rotten, definitely replace it rather than just bricking over the top. It'll only cause problems down the line if you leave it.

You run a small building firm

 

[Deluks]

You run a small building firm

You still haven't given us your quote.

 

[Charlie George]

You still haven't given us your quote.

Too far to travel for me, the 3/400 quotes are about right for a short days work, but i would not need a lintel to brick up a window, as the above post (from a builder) suggested, the brick kinda support themselves

 

[stuart45]

The price can vary a lot on a job like this one. Most of the medium sized firms I've worked for would be into 4 figures to do the whole job of removing the frame, soldier course and closers, bricking up and colour matching the weather struck and cut pointing.
The OP seems to be happy to remove the frame and just cut out the headers himself leaving the soldier in, so it would work out cheaper.
Agree there's no need for a new lintel. If there's a rotten timber one behind the soldier course, it could be removed and the brickwork taken up to fill in.
It looks to me like it's probably 9 inch brickwork, so in the region of 150 or so bricks.

 

[pete01]

I had a window bricked up last year, bit bigger than your one, took him about half a day (4 hours) charged me £250

 

[^woody^]

It's a days work for one man. Whatever a days work costs.

Are brickies on £400 /day, £96k /year?

[Breaks glass to get emergency trowel]

 

[stuart45]

I've just put it up to £500 a day since you've been making your mind up woody. The war in Iran has sent the price of brickwork rocketing up. Might be £600 tomorrow.

 

[^woody^]

I've just put it up to £500 a day since you've been making your mind up woody. The war in Iran has sent the price of brickwork rocketing up. Might be £600 tomorrow.

I've had quotes recently for a standard day's work (4 hours) saying 30 litres of unleaded and a Greggs voucher, and 20 litres of diesel and a Ryanair single ticket for the same day - I'm still awaiting references for the second one.

You need to sharpen your pencil.

 

[dazzystar]

Thanks people for all the replies. I'm going to try and repair the frame by chopping out the rotten wood, putting new timber in and then use epoxy as £400 - £500 is not in our budget at the moment.

 

[Koolpc]

Take the window out and install a cash machine in its place...

 

[Deluks]

Thanks people for all the replies. I'm going to try and repair the frame by chopping out the rotten wood, putting new timber in and then use epoxy as £400 - £500 is not in our budget at the moment.

Just board over it with ply until you can save up for a proper solution.

 

[dazzystar]

I'm going to repair it. That'll be the best solution.

 

[Russanthonypowell]

Obviously cost is a factor here!!
Proper job= Remove window. (dispose of)
Form timber frame internal wall
Insulate between the timber frame
Cover and seal edges with a breathable membrane (tyvek possibly)
Tooth out the brickwork either side of window (or use a wall starter kit if not bothered)
Brick up opening and replicate pointing mortar colour etc.

Cheapest option= Measure window
Check ebay or FB marketplace for same size (dosent matter on look as you point this out ) and theres hundreds of 2nd hand UPVC windows out there on these sites
Break out old window and remove
Fit new window and mastic joint

 

[dazzystar]

Thanks for the reply. But repair is the only way. I don't want this turning into a huge job. I've put a couple of feelers out to see if a brick layer wants to earn £250 for the job.

 

[23vc]

Sorry just to make this one even longer, that pointing style isn’t easy for someone who isn’t a good time served bricky (cut and struck?) if you’re bothered about how it looks just be aware