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Hi I'm only going on what the engineer recommended. The span is going to be nearly five metres :D

Hi really appreciate any advice I've got a double garage but there is an internal brick wall in the middle. I want to remove most of it and replace with a steel beam. I've had a structural engineer round so I know what size beam I need. There is nothing above the garage, just a flat roof. Can...

dear woody i am more than capable of doing this job, i just don't know how to do it, as yet :lol:

apologies, i mean the length of the lintel that needs to be supported underneath by the bricks

the brick wall goes up to the ceiling. the wall is 6m long. i plan to remove 4.5 m of it.

its going to weigh about 110 kg

hi i was going to use a box type steel lintel, approx 5m long although idont know if that is the best thing to use

Hello does anyone know what is sufficient overhang required for a 5m RSJ lintel many thanks

hi i am going to put a lintel in my garage does anyone know a way to raise the lintel to the height of the ceiling . i expect it will be quite heavy

Hi the garage has a flat roof, does that help

Hi can anyone help with this ? I would like to remove a central wall in my double garage and put in a lintel to make one large space. the span would be about 5.5 metres. the current wall is brick and just 1 brick wide. can anyone suggest what kind of lintel is appropriate (rsj/concrete/timber...

Hello I would like to remove a central wall in a double garage and put a lintel/rsj in its place. do i need to involve buildings control, structural engineers etc or can i just do it my self. The wall is only supporting the garage roof itself. Or, would it be less hassle and not much more...