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What size lintel is required for a 8 foot long window?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 2.58 PM

Hi, I have a 8 foot long window with 8 courses concrete blocks above, what size lintel is required and how much bearing either side?

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CTPBuilders

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Basingstoke
You will need a lintel with a minimum length of 2700mm giving you a minimum bearing of 150mm at each end.
Answered27 August 2013
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