{"id":2430,"date":"2017-02-23T01:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T14:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2018-10-04T17:32:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T07:32:20","slug":"rusty-lintels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/rusty-lintels\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusting Lintels &#8211; Should I Be Worried?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Very simple answer \u2013 yes!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">1.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">What are Lintels?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Next time you look out your window or door at home, look up at the top of the opening. In Perth you will more than likely see a piece of steel which extends from one side of the window opening to the other and is actually imbedded into the brick work on each side.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">2.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">What are They For?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Essentially there is weight above the window or door opening and the lintel is there to divert the load to the walls on each side of the opening, as the openings are not deigned as load bearing components. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel1.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">3.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">Are All Lintels the Same?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">In domestic Perth homes the lintels are often very similar. Ideally, hot dipped galvanised pieces of flat or angled steel. But depending on the specific requirements, lintels can come in an enormous array of sizes of shapes and materials.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel2-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/lintel2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4-300x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4-1024x289.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l4.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">4.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">So What is the Problem? <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Unless the steel is protected it will rust. Surface rust to start with but, as it gets worst, and it will unless maintained, it will cause the steel to expand. Like a glass bottle full of water in the freezer the forces are substantial and eventually something has to give. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Here lies the problem. The expanding steel will cause the brick and mortar around the lintel to crack. As the crack grows it can impact the structural integrity of the entire wall. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">In Western Australia where the majority of the population lives on or near coastal areas, home owner face the perfect rust storm, steel lintels, moisture and salt air! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5-224x166.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l5.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l7-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">5.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">So What is the Solution? <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Keep the maintenance up to the lintels. Make sure that they are regularly monitored and when required painted with the appropriate paints and rust inhibitors. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Minimise rust!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l8-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l8-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l8.png 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">6.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">Guilty \u2013 My Lintels are a Mess!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Ok so you have not looked after the lintels and cracking on the adjacent wall has started to occur. The good news is badly rusted lintels can be replaced. It is a reasonably large job and will often require the removal of several bricks from around the lintel. It is important though to ensure you act before the cracking becomes structural and you use a professional trades person to undertake the work. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l9-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l9-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l9.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">7.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">My Lintels have caused Really Bad Cracking!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Hmmm, so you really let thinks go and now you have a structural issue, which could be a danger to those in the property and might even impact you in trying to sell your property. Well even really bad cracking can be fixed, even if it means rebuilding a section of the wall. Problem is, now it can be very expensive!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Maybe you should have maintained your lintels earlier!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l10-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l10-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/l10.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">8.<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #365f91;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #365f91; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;\">Summary<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Lintels are really important but small part of your home. Lintels need to be maintained. If you do not maintain the lintels, big problems can eventuate, even structural ones. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;For more information or to book a Practical Completion Inspection contact Houspect&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:276590,&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16770456],&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,28864],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;21&quot;:1}\">For more information or to book a Practical Completion Inspection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/contact.html\">contact Houspect.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very simple answer \u2013 yes! 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are Lintels? 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