Wall Removal in Kendal & South Lakes
Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.
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Lintel installation & replacement in Kendal & South Lakes
Cracking above a window or door in Kendal & South Lakes? We replace failed timber, concrete, steel and stone lintels, and fit new lintels for wider openings.
Kendal's limestone houses and the slate and stone cottages around Windermere, Ambleside and Ulverston have thick rubble-filled walls, so openings need careful needling and generous padstones; we plan the propping for stone before we arrive.
Cracking above a window or door, a dropped brick arch or a rotten timber lintel are common signs that a lintel has failed. We prop the wall above, remove the old lintel and install a correctly sized steel or concrete lintel, then rebuild and repoint the brickwork.
What’s included
- Diagnosis of cracking above openings
- Replacement of failed timber, concrete, steel and stone lintels
- Natural stone lintels supplied, installed and replaced to match the existing stonework
- New lintels for widened windows and doors
- Cavity trays and weep vents where needed
- Brickwork rebuilt and repointed to match
- Internal making good
Kendal and the South Lakes fall under Westmorland and Furness Council building control, or a registered building control approver. Inside the Lake District National Park, planning goes to the National Park Authority.
Lintel installation & replacement in Kendal & South Lakes: your questions answered
Do you cover Kendal & South Lakes?
Yes — Kendal & South Lakes and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Kendal and the South Lakes fall under Westmorland and Furness Council building control, or a registered building control approver. Inside the Lake District National Park, planning goes to the National Park Authority.
What causes cracks above windows and doors?
Most often a failed or undersized lintel, a rusting steel lintel in an older house, or movement in the brickwork. Stepped cracks running up from the corners of an opening are a classic sign.
Can you replace a stone lintel?
Yes. Cracked or spalled stone lintels are propped, cut out and replaced — with new natural stone to match the original, or a concrete or steel lintel where it will be hidden. Common on older stone cottages and terraces.
Can a lintel be replaced without removing the window?
Often, yes. The wall above is propped and the lintel replaced from outside, although sometimes the frame has to come out.
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Knock-Throughs in Kendal & South Lakes
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Chimney Breast Removal in Kendal & South Lakes
Remove chimney breasts to gain floor space, with the chimney above properly supported.
Structural Brickwork in Kendal & South Lakes
Shop fronts, brick facade rebuilds, wall tie replacement, subsidence repairs and repointing — with bricks and mortar matched to the original.
Brickwork in Kendal & South Lakes
Brickwork repairs, tuckpointing, repointing and masonry work — matched to the original.
Drylining & Plaster in Kendal & South Lakes
Plasterboard, drylining, plaster finishes and damproofing — interior finishing done properly.
Joinery in Kendal & South Lakes
First and second fix joinery, doors, windows, frames and carpentry — finished properly.
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