Hello.
I have some brick lintels above the windows and doors that have started to sag.
What I'm wondering is if the wall will hold while I remove the old one until I install the new one?
Or do I need to support the wall and if so, how? It will be difficult to support them with something while I'm trying to remove the old brick lintels. Does anyone have any tips?
Best regards,
Filip
I have some brick lintels above the windows and doors that have started to sag.
What I'm wondering is if the wall will hold while I remove the old one until I install the new one?
Or do I need to support the wall and if so, how? It will be difficult to support them with something while I'm trying to remove the old brick lintels. Does anyone have any tips?
Best regards,
Filip
Best answer
Probably (brick) stones will fall out if you just remove the beams.
Likely, not the entire wall will collapse, but a few rows up, mostly in the middle, until a rough "arch" has formed.
Among other things, it depends on how wide the windows are, but if the brick beams have started to sag, it is a bad sign.
So, I would have supported (the structure) beforehand, just to be safe and because it's probably less work than fixing it afterward.
How do you support it then? Actually, not so hard..
Start by removing every third brick above the brick beam. You can do this with a chisel and hammer.
Then insert 45x75 beams, which "stand up" through the holes. Support them from below with, for example, 75x75 beams.
Now you remove the brick beam and put in the new one.
Pull out your wooden beams and brick back the bricks.
Done.
/ Fredrik
Likely, not the entire wall will collapse, but a few rows up, mostly in the middle, until a rough "arch" has formed.
Among other things, it depends on how wide the windows are, but if the brick beams have started to sag, it is a bad sign.
So, I would have supported (the structure) beforehand, just to be safe and because it's probably less work than fixing it afterward.
How do you support it then? Actually, not so hard..
Start by removing every third brick above the brick beam. You can do this with a chisel and hammer.
Then insert 45x75 beams, which "stand up" through the holes. Support them from below with, for example, 75x75 beams.
Now you remove the brick beam and put in the new one.
Pull out your wooden beams and brick back the bricks.
Done.
/ Fredrik