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Hi wayne
Thanks for the info. Great job you did there, very profesional. Can i ask you, when you widened the builders opening, did you put 2 small lintels up going to the back wall or did you just put the one front lintel in?
Thanks again :wink:
Mike
Hi Daniel
Many thanks for the info. Feel confident it can be done easily now. Im going to do away with the arch and replace it with a 900mm concrete lintel. In doing this i can then take out a width of bricks (4.5inch) either side of the breast as you say.
But one last question as i am...
Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I'm now thinking I definitely need to replace the arch with a lintel in order to widen the hole. Thinking of putting the lintel in where the arch is. Will I have to put strongboys in at the course of bricks above the arch to support the load??
Many thanks
Also be aware of the hetas requirements in fitting a stove.
Daniel
The burner is being fitted by a hetas installer daniel, i wouldnt dare install it myself! :lol:
Guys
Thanks for coming back so quick! I wanted to keep the arch as a feature for when it gets rendered. If i put a lintel underneath it, i guess i would lose that option to have an arch! So i can see your point in saying replace the arch with a lintel.
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