Defects
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Failing Lintel Repair
If a failing lintel is becoming a worrisome problem, or if it is just one of a number of issues with the brickwork of your property – others that often accompany failing lintels are cracking brickwork, dropping arches and bowing walls – then call Action Wall Ties. We’re industry leaders in masonry repair and reinforcement.
Common issues that often accompany failing lintels are:
- gaps opening up in the brickwork
- stepped cracks in the brickwork above windows/doors
- cracking brickwork
- cracking stonework
- cracks in the internal walls and ceilings above windows/doors
- dropping arches
- bowing/bulging walls
- difficulties opening/closing doors and windows
AWT are structural repair specialists. We can repair a variety of defects in the following types of lintel:
- Supporting brickwork over fenestration openings in solid and cavity brickwork of timber section beam, stone sections, arched brickwork, reinforced concrete and preparatory metal beam lintels
- Timber lintels – including Bressumer beams
- Stone lintels – including heritage & period stone section lintels, ornate & carved stone lintels, reconstituted stone lintels and columns
- Brickwork arch lintels including straight brickwork arches found in properties from the 1960s/70s onwards (generally built on a forma or timber window frame with the inclusion of expanding metal in the bed joints.)
- Traditional solid 9inch (225mm) + brickwork stretcher, header, soldier bond brickwork lintels flat or arched brickwork
- Contemporary cavity brickwork stretcher, soldier course brickwork flat arch brickwork
- Concrete lintels – including concrete boot lintels, steel reinforced concrete lintels, and lintels with “concrete cancer”
- Steel lintels
Specialist Concrete Boot Lintel Repairs
Action Wall Ties are specialists in concrete boot lintel repairs. Many low-rise blocks from the 60s and 70s suffer from concrete boot lintel defects. Without appropriate repairs, the masonry will eventually collapse.
AWT has developed specialist equipment to realign and reinforce failing boot lintels and repair damaged masonry. In contrast to traditional building methods, AWT’s techniques allow for fast, cost-effective repairs with minimal disruption to residents.
Step-by-step To Your Tailored Solution
- Firstly make contact including information photos name, address and contact number
- Book an appointment for one of our surveyors to swiftly identify the issues at hand
- A report will be produced for you, detailing what we have discovered
- We are on hand at all times to clarify any points, answer any questions and offer guidance
- Our teams are highly trained masonry remedial experts with years of experience and industry-leading training
- Work is completed with the minimum of fuss and disruption to occupiers and neighbours
- Making good often means matching bricks and pointing to existing materials for near-invisible repairs where possible
- 25-year warranty available on all of our work
Your masonry repairs are in good hands when you choose Action Wall Ties.
We are specialists in repairing cracks and issues in concrete lintels and cover London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex with our specialist contractors and surveyors.
To book a time for one of our surveyors to visit your property, call us today on 01227 721255, email us at enquiries@actionwallties.co.uk or use our contact form to get in touch.
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