This approach uses conventional brick piers and construction lintels. Firstly the existing base has to be punctured as the column of bricks is far too heavy to be set on the relatively thin concrete pad.
Then the brick pier can be erected in the new deeper foundation.
This is a two-stage job that costs money and takes time. Our aluminium posts site on the existing pad. No concrete has to be cut or excavated. Then the brick pier is constructed, using about £100 of materials and a day and a half’s labour (including the ground work).
Note that the pier is about 14″ wide, and the cassette door will reduce the wing mirrior by at least a further 2″. That’s about 8″ less width than with our System LX approach. Furthermore our aluminium posts provide 2.8 times the volume of regular downpipes so they are less likely to block up, they cannot be stolen and never need replacing. Then in this approach to refurbishment a commercial lintel finishes the front off at a factory cost of about £320 as against £87 per aluminium beam in our system. This saves thousands of pounds overall.
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