Fixing a rotten lintel and supporting a leaning wall.
Fixing a rotten lintel and supporting a leaning wall.
Looking for a bit of help /advice please!
I need to make good and safe the brickwork above the entrance to a woodshed at my mum's house. The wooden lintel has rotted away and the mortar between the bricks above has cracked. It's not supporting anything.
I know I need to remove the top two/three layers of bricks, and replace the rotting wooden lintel. So far so easy.
Then I should be okay laying bricks (hopefully be able to get mortar off and reuse these ones) to the top -...
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by AnotherBrick
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Fixing a rotten lintel and supporting a leaning wall.
Looking for a bit of help /advice please!
I need to make good and safe the brickwork above the entrance to a woodshed at my mum's house. The wooden lintel has rotted away and the mortar between the bricks above has cracked. It's not supporting anything.
I know I need to remove the top two/three layers of bricks, and replace the rotting wooden lintel. So far so easy.
Then I should be okay laying bricks (hopefully be able to get mortar off and reuse these ones) to the top -...
Read more
by AnotherBrick
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum