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Hello,
I wish to install a cast iron cooker in the inglenook in my kitchen. However, the brick arch lintel is too low, so I need to raise it.
The house was built around 1880.
Below are 2 photos. In the second photo, there appears to be 'mini-lintel' made from stone (blue arrow), at 90 degrees angle to the brick arch lintel. What is it for? If I remove the mini-lintel, will the gather (throat) above fall down?
The stone mini-lintel doesn't appear to be bonded inside the brickwork front and back, it just rests between the walls at a slight slope. Is this normal?
Any advice please?
I wish to install a cast iron cooker in the inglenook in my kitchen. However, the brick arch lintel is too low, so I need to raise it.
The house was built around 1880.
Below are 2 photos. In the second photo, there appears to be 'mini-lintel' made from stone (blue arrow), at 90 degrees angle to the brick arch lintel. What is it for? If I remove the mini-lintel, will the gather (throat) above fall down?
The stone mini-lintel doesn't appear to be bonded inside the brickwork front and back, it just rests between the walls at a slight slope. Is this normal?
Any advice please?