Hi,
My house is a victorian terrace , the windows typically have a stone lintel above them which is visible from the exterior. I have one window that someone in the distant past has seen fit to increase the size of. They have fitted a pretty bog standard looking single glazed window.
Now my concern is that there doesnt appear to be any extenstion in the lintel width - in fact other than the old lintel (which now only goes half way over the width of the window) - there is no other support - never really thought about it before - luckily there is no sagging - but there is a small crack extending upward from the corner of the old lintel which is a tad scary!
Now Im thinking of getting new double glazing put into this window as the frames are starting to rot (nothing too major mind).
Does anyone know if double glazing can be supplied with load bearing frames. Do such frames exist and are they very expensive? It seems like a got opportunity to sort out this lack of decent support.
I got a double glazing chap coming round next week but thought I raise the question here to see what my options may be.
Thanks
Tim