I'm toying with the idea of widening my front door opening so that the new lobby feels less like it used to have a door in the middle.
This would mean removing the two 150mm piers on either side. I'm guessing the existing lintel won't have, say, 250mm overlaps into the walls, so I'll need to fit new, wider ones.
Am I better off trying to get a Catnic type steel cavity lintel in there, with it's massive bulge in the middle, or should I fit two steel box lintels that are only 75mm high so less of an issue?
Thanks
Gary
This would mean removing the two 150mm piers on either side. I'm guessing the existing lintel won't have, say, 250mm overlaps into the walls, so I'll need to fit new, wider ones.
Am I better off trying to get a Catnic type steel cavity lintel in there, with it's massive bulge in the middle, or should I fit two steel box lintels that are only 75mm high so less of an issue?
Thanks
Gary