Lintel Replacement & Lintel Repairs Perth

Trusted Workmanship Since 1985

Lintel replacement and rusted lintel replacement. Trust your repairs to a qualified police cleared tradesman that specialises in lintel repairs from arch bars to T bars. We provide lintel replacement services including opening formation and wall removal.

Lintels are made from steel and are positioned over openings (such as windows).Different types that are used in different circumstances, the most commonly used lintels are flat bar, arched bar, T barred or a simple L shape lintels with a thickness from 6 to 10 mm.

Please call for a free inspection is your lintels or brickwork have any of these tell-tale signs.

• Does the brickwork on top of the lintel have cracks in it?

• Is the lintel covered in rust and are there rust stains down the brickwork?

• Has the lintel increased in size and appears swollen?

• Are the bricks and mortar above the lintel fretted or cracked?

In days gone by, it was not common practice for lintels to not be galvanised — presently steel lintels used in brickwork require appropriate corosion protection. Galvanising is commonly used as a protective coating to help prevent rust and corrosion.

If lintels are left untreated, especially where inserted into the brickwork (bearings), oxidisation can start. In severe cases, this may cause the lintel to expand significantly due to corrosion and in certain situations damage the surrounding brickwork. Properties close to the coast may be at greater risk of lintel corrosion due to increased exposure to salt laden air.

Specialist props called acrow props are used to secure and hold the weight of the brickwork above the rusted or damaged lintel. The brickwork is then carefully removed brick by brick and a new galvanised lintel is carefully installed. The brickwork is then carefully replaced and packed so that the props van be removed, the structure is left secure. Rusted lintels should not be overlooked. as corrosion and expansion can cause movement and damage to the surrounding brickwork.

The mortar joints are then repointed in a colour to match the surrounding brickwork.

Arch bars are a rounded lintel that are commonly found in older properties ,They offer support to arches above windows. As with other steel lintels corossion and expansion of an arch bar can cause cracking and movement in the brickwork above. It is common to see these snap the above arch. The same procedure is used to remove and replace the damaged or rusted arch bars. We experience in arch bar replacement since 1985.

A T bar lintel is so called because it looks like an upside down T. They are common over garage openings and usually carry heavier loads. A T bar lintel is specially designed to carry two skins of brickwork, and is used quite commonly in arch removal where a customer requires the arch removed and a more modern flat opening. We have over 40 years single experience in T bar replacement.

A brick lintel is made up from a combination of brick, steel and concrete, Brick lintels are used mainly where you intend to render after. Internal and external openings usually have a brick lintel over them. We have over 35 years single experience in brick lintel replacement and wall removal.

Bricks Fix WA can have any lintel made to suit your requirements here in Perth.

Steel lintels affected by corossion can expand significantly placing pressure on surrounding brickwork. If left over time without regular treatments, steel lintels can suffer from oxidation. When this occurs, the rusted lintel can displace the brickwork above. To combat this, we can use the appropriate method to replace your rusted lintel, rusted arch bar, and so on.

The most common technique is through specialist acrow props that are used to hold up the brickwork above, whilst the damaged rusted lintel is replaced. We then, carefully replace the brickwork and mortar to a colour to match the surrounding mortar.

Signs of lintel damage are rust to the lintel, cracks in the brickwork and internal cracks. Properties on the coastline are more prone to oxidisation due to salt in the air.

Bricks Fix WA has specialised in lintel replacement and brick wall restoration since 1985.

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