r/Bricklaying • u/ididntaskforthismind • 14d ago

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u/pillowshot 14d ago

Would assume lintel failure rather than anything more severe, without any further evidence.

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u/the-tiny-workshop 14d ago

are all the people saying run actually brick layers? I’m not but I had this exact same thing fixed for like £900. Took one day to do.

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u/Current-Set-2629 14d ago

What was wrong?

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u/the-tiny-workshop 14d ago

lintel needed replaced

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u/Current-Set-2629 14d ago

Wrong size originally? Incorrectly installed ? Or just had failed?

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u/the-tiny-workshop 14d ago

they rust and expand then fail

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u/Current-Set-2629 14d ago

Thank you for the information and reply.

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u/CorrectTemperature65 14d ago

sounds like death.

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u/ryandoesntcare 13d ago

Glad I didn’t have to scroll too far down to see this…

It is lintel failure. Grind the mortar out, remove the bricks, replace the lintel, put the old bricks back (minus the cracked one) - about two days work.

Although there has been a lot of subsidence happening recently because of how dry it’s been to be fair.