I think the lintels were 70 x 100, in the UK at the moment so I can’t check. Got them from Wickes.

Thanks for your comments,

Matt

What an interesting and inspiring website. Now I’ve seen your photos and advice on lintel replacement I’ve run out of excuses for not doing my own! From your photo, I couldn’t tell what size lintel (cross-section, not length) you’ve used – is it 65 x 100mm or double that?

BTW from the dates on your photos I reckon my own French house restoration in Brittany must be moving along at the same pace as yours – it’s uncanny, I seem to have tackled many of the same jobs as you over the past 5 years!

Keep it up, it’ll be worth it in the end, that’s what I tell myself and my long-suffering friends …

Chris