I had a double glazed window fitted years ago and they didn't fit a lintel and the wall has dropped?
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i fit windows for a living and i never fit lintels. there should have been a lintel there in the first place. unless it is a bay/bow/ window then the window frame should have integral supports at each corner to take the weight. if the new window does not have these supports then you could have a problem. is it a bay/bow window? if so have the bricks between the top of the ground floor window and the bottom of the first floor window moved?if this is the case then the upstairs window is not supported. what area are you living in? call someone from a window firm to have a look before it costs you a lot of money or worse.
was the window / work done insured. did you get a fensa(?) document regarding the work. you should have. contact them. good luck
Call put a licensed contractor out and get a written estimate.
You must get this propped up immediately, the front of the house could collapse, I have seen it happen when cowboys do a job.
Well if it is a broken lintel block then you would have to replace the lintel if the foundation on either side of lintel has dropped then your in even bigger trouble, you would have to brace up the floor joist a couple feet back and then dig out around the foundation then fill it back in with crush stone and pour cement on that. The hole wall will have to be jacked up so you need a beam and a couple 20 ton jacks. Your looking at a couple thousand dollars in work either way. Hard to tell without seeing it. Hopefully home owners insurance will cover it. good luck
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