A broken lintel above a window frame?
We have a broken lintel above one of our windows and are wondering if this is an urgent problem and if we need to fix it. If so, what kind of cost are we looking at? The lintel is made of stone and has deep fracture along its midsection. It is positioned above our second…
We have a broken lintel above one of our windows and are wondering if this is an urgent problem and if we need to fix it. If so, what kind of cost are we looking at?
The lintel is made of stone and has deep fracture along its midsection. It is positioned above our second floor window and extends slightly beyond the window frame on either side. The window is difficult to open. We believe that the lintel may be supporting part of the brick facade of our building. Should we be concerned and what should we do? Thank you.
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You should have this professionally evaluated. A cracked stone lintel on a neighbor’s house recently crashed down, badly damaging her covered porch, as well as her neigbhors. Someone could have been killed or badly injured. Luckily, that didn’t happen. Perhaps a company that deals with facades, like A. Malek, could assess the condition.
You will need to remove at list three courses of brick in order to remove the steel and make the new waterproofing.
You will need to remove the brick because the lintel sits at list4″ on each side,that means the steel is 10″ longer then the window.
Are you saying I can stick my husband on a ladder and get this done by ourselves? Where would we buy the steel? Is that the kind of thing Home Depot would have? Why would we cut through the brick when it’s the steel we need to remove and replace? Thank you!
Replacing steel lintels it’s no problem. I have done several over the years.
First you need to saw cut the brick whith a 12″demo saw. Remove existing lintel and replace it whith a new one same size.Prime and paint twice. Apply new waterproofing membrane such as Bituthene 3000,4000 or similar.
Finally reinstall brick and caulk the lintel against the window.
Done deal.
When we had our recently-bought house inspected, the inspector noted that our steel lintels were rusted and starting to show some holes. He stressed that this was an urgent repair, as it can cause structural problems. I’ve had absolutely no luck finding anyone to come and repair them , though! hopefully you will have better luck with stone ones, though.