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installing concrete lintels in loadbearing brick walls
Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.56 PM
What is the minimum amount of brickwork needed underneath the ends of a lintel in a loadbearing brick wall, with another floor and tiled roof above it? i need to know because my landlord has put in a passage way already and it is very close to the corner of the house, in fact the lintels rest on two pillars of half bricks not attached to the other wall in the corner, i am worried it will collapse.
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DEACON ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Rating: 5 out of 5
Think you will need a structural engineer to do some calculations.
Answered17 September 2021
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Anonymous user
150 mm bearing either side is the minimum.
Answered17 September 2021
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B Builders
Rating: 5 out of 5
when I done smiliar work and put rsj in place I make sure I got 200m either side vernon
Answered18 September 2021
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Graham Sanders Property Maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
It all depends on how wide the opening is, it needs to be a minimum of 100mm 4inch either end of the lintol and what ever it is sitting on needs to be bonded into the brickwork/stonework/block work. This is my method of working but if in doubt a structural engineer or building control advice should be sought.
Answered18 September 2021
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