lintel

I'm newish to DIY so I'm learning as I go, property is a victorian terrace. I was taking down an old internal casing to be replaced as part of my renovations, in the process I found that there were some bricks which were suspended from above under the door lintel (I can attach a photo later as I...

Hi all, we had a fireplace that we want to turn into an open fire. (1930's detached brick built) We removed the fire surround, interior fire liner (looked like sandstone) and bricks that had been thrown and mortared into the cavity leaving the original cavity to the left and right and back...

The house I bought had new windows put in 3 years ago and it was due for decorating. Where they'd used cover strips on the plaster there was mould all around them so I pulled them off and noticed they hadn't foamed the windows in and could feel drafts coming in. I also noticed underneath the...

I've decided to remove my old electric fire to open up the fireplace and eventually install a log burner. As I started stripping back the plaster, I've found a hairline crack in the original lintel then a secondary lintel directly below it. Here's the details: What I've Discovered: Original...

Hi, Please could you help... We currently have quite both a narrow and shallow chimney breast that we'd like to make larger for a log burner - I have tried to mock-up drawing of existing. There is currently no lintel just a cut out for gas fire. Internal chimney breast. I'd wish to know...

Hi community, Can any experienced builders advise on how to best repair this opening in a bay window? The bay is a curved single-story with the original state roof from back in the 1840's. The opening underneath one of the windows was discovered after digging away a raised flower bed which...

I'm putting this rsj in it's a single brick internal wall that supports the floor joists above for the front and rear bedrooms, there is a lightweight wall, made of big lightweight 100 year old breezblock type things, that sits directly on the floor boards/joists, about 1 foot away from this...

Hello all, I tried using search feature but returned no result for any search so who knows. Following removal of old ground floor kitchen and uncovered this chimney which appears to be blocked up with solid concrete type mortar. The hole above and to right was and electric socket and extractor...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on what to do with our timber french doors. Pictures attached. We believe they were installed 20 years ago, we moved in a couple of years ago. Last winter during heavy rain we started getting a leak inside where the frame meets the wall above. I tried resealing...

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...

I have a thick stone wall, around 50cm thick. I want to have a lintel installed to put in a door, its a supporting wall. How long would you expect this to take for a builder to do? Is it a quick job or is there more to it than I am assuming? I've had wildly different quotes for several...

Hello, I'm relatively new to DIY beyond painting, sanding, wallpapering, etc. and have stripped back the old surround and plaster around my 1930s fireplace to see what my options are for opening it out for a stove. I've found a larger opening with a smaller brick inset. I'd like to take the...

I'm looking for some advice on a special case; my friend has a ground floor flat which has 2 bedrooms, living room, bathroom and kitchen in a terraced massionette. The upstairs is owned by someone else. His property has a long lease something like 500 years plus. He showed me round and there...

Hi all, I have two non load bearing concrete blockwork walls. One wall I am removing between the kitchen and living room. As you can see there is a metal lintel above the doorway and it’s bedded into the wall I’m not removing and also laid on top of the lintel for the other doorway. Any advice...

Hi all, I am looking to put in a single door in the back of my garage. Because of the level difference between inside and out. I am looking to put a lintel directly under wall plate. I am guessing the best option is a catnic angle iron lintel of some sort. I have never installed a lintel so...

The building is 1960s and I want to be armed with the correct type of drill bits. So I don’t blunt the wrong ones, I’d like opinions as to the likely type of lintel I 'll be up against. TIA

Hi I’m wondering whether anyone could offer me any much needed advice. I’ve recently noticed these cracks after having ceiling plastered & coving removed. They can be seen both internally & on externally on outer edges of the lintel. (Pictured) No idea how long they have been there, looked at...

Hi I’m wondering whether anyone could offer me any much needed advice. I’ve recently noticed these cracks after having ceiling plastered & coving removed. They can be seen both internally & on externally on outer edges of the lintel. (Pictured) No idea how long they have been there, looked at...

Hi all, I was after some advice, I am in the process of opening up an old fireplace on a the second floor in a late victorian house and have 2 issues I'm currently stuck with. First one is changing the lintel, the brick work looks shoddy, after researching online I see more people changing the...

Hello, I've bought a property and I'm looking on replacing the existing lintels, if there's any there. The surveyor has highlighted concerns that there's signs of lintel failure, although equally concerned that there may not be any lintels installed at all. The property is a 1965 construction...