Wall Removal in Manchester
Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.
Greater Manchester
Lintel installation & replacement in Manchester
Cracking above a window or door in Manchester? We replace failed timber, concrete, steel and stone lintels, and fit new lintels for wider openings.
Our base is off Blackett Street in Ardwick, a mile from Piccadilly, so Manchester is home ground. The city's housing is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis in Levenshulme, Longsight, Rusholme, Gorton, Moston and Blackley, villas in Whalley Range and Victoria Park, and 1930s semis in Burnage and Northenden, nearly all with a load-bearing spine wall between the front and back rooms.
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
Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to a registered building control approver.
Lintel installation & replacement in Manchester: your questions answered
Do you cover Manchester?
Yes — Manchester and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to a registered building control approver.
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.
More structural work in Manchester
Steel Beams in Manchester
Supply and fit of steel beams, columns and goalpost frames for knock-throughs, extensions and loft conversions.
Knock-Throughs in Manchester
Kitchen-diners, through-lounges, new doorways and wider openings for bifold and sliding doors.
Chimney Breast Removal in Manchester
Remove chimney breasts to gain floor space, with the chimney above properly supported.
Structural Brickwork in Manchester
Shop fronts, brick facade rebuilds, wall tie replacement, subsidence repairs and repointing — with bricks and mortar matched to the original.
Brickwork in Manchester
Brickwork repairs, tuckpointing, repointing and masonry work — matched to the original.
Drylining & Plaster in Manchester
Plasterboard, drylining, plaster finishes and damproofing — interior finishing done properly.
Joinery in Manchester
First and second fix joinery, doors, windows, frames and carpentry — finished properly.
Lintel Replacement nearby
We also cover lintel replacement in Didsbury & South Manchester, lintel replacement in Salford, lintel replacement in Stockport, lintel replacement in Stretford & Urmston. See the full lintel installation & replacement service or all work in Manchester.
Lintel Replacement in Manchester?
Send photos or your engineer's drawings for a same-day budget price, or book a free survey in Manchester.