Invest In Your Manchester Home By Getting A Lintel Repair !
Many Manchester homes have lintels that have been damaged due to either age or improper installation , if a damaged lintel does not get a proper repair completed by a verified structural expert then structural issues will arise and negatively affect the price of a property .
During reading this post you will discover the reasons why past lintels can age to failure , the stages of a correct lintel installation , why you must be cautious when choosing a builder to complete your lintel repair and finally what builder you have to choose if you want a proper lintel repair without any problems arising that would be very costly to fix .
Why Lintels Fail
Lintels often fail because of two primary reasons , one they have been installed incorrectly or two they have become so old they are now redundant and can no longer properly fulfil the purpose they were installed for .
In the past when lintels where installed they were often timber and as the years have passed it is now commonly known that timber is not a worthy material to use as a lintel compared to a concrete or steel lintel .
Now the less common reason yet prevalent reason for lintel failure in Manchester is a builder has incorrectly installed this lintel and it has now begun to fail and in a lot of cases caused further structural problems . This is why it is essential to get a verified structural specialist who is an expert at this work to do the job , this way you can be totally sure they are not a cowboy builder .
The Stages Of A Lintel Repair
When a lintel has been damaged it is always best to replace this lintel with a concrete or steel lintel , this way you can be entirely sure that no further problems will arise and never again will a problem occur regarding this section of your home .
Investing in your home in this way would mean if you were to sell it you would face no scrutiny from the structural engineer who will inevitably assess your property upon you attempting to sell it . Make this one time investment and never have to worry about it again .
The first step in a lintel repair , after setting up relevant cleaning procedures to ensure your home is always immaculate whilst the work is to be carried out, would be to structurally prop up the loads above this failed lintel . A load is the weight above the lintel , for example the brickwork .
This stage would require structurally propping devices and structural support devices plus the experience and skill of a structural expert for the loads above the lintel to be safely structurally supported .
When this has been achieved the failing / failed lintel would then be removed safely and disposed of appropriately . After this the new modernised lintel would have to be installed , this lintel would be either concrete or steel .
Finally , any proper builder would do one final clean up to make sure their is no debris or dust so that the clients home is just as clean as when they came to the job . This would then complete the job .
Why You Must Be Careful When Choosing A Builder
You must be very cautious when choosing a builder to carry out your lintel repair because like all structural work if it goes wrong it will be extremely costly to fix and the structural issues in the property will develop and progress worse .
Now although many cowboy builder may undercut a structural specialist on price they can never match the specialists skill and expertise.
We have seen countless times where the cowboy builder has ran away with the money never to be heard of again or an incompetent builder has attempted to carry out the speciality work and has made the structural issues much worse and cost the client dearly to fix the issues the builder has caused .
What Builder You NEED For Your Lintel Repair
If the lintel in your home has failed and you are looking for a builder to carry out your structural work then you must get a verified structural specialist to carry out work in your home . This is because without a verified structural specialist carrying out your work then you are risking a structural issue occurring , costing you much more money to amend.
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So to conclude , if you need Manchester lintel repair then make sure to call us today at 0161 401 0226 or alternatively you can fill out our contact form on our website and discuss the issues you need fixing with our 24 hour 365 days a year online chat bot.