depth of stone lintel

[marsaday]

our house is 1910 brick built with no cavity. how deep do you think the window cills will be? are they likley to rest on the internal brick skin?

i have to raise a cill after having a new window fitted. if it sits on the internal brick work this will interfere with the worktop which is sitting on this.

 

[marsaday]

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[hotrod]

"If" it's the original it'll more than likely just sit on the external leaf (so it'll be circa 6" deep). Although, the original victorian cills I've come across are normally a lot thicker than the one in your pic and tend to extend down 1-2 courses.

Easy enough to determine for sure, just take a brick out underneath the cill.

hth

 

[marsaday]

ok thanks. the house is 1910 and so i think it is edwardian period, not victorian. this may explain the difference in thickness maybe ?