Hi all,
I am about to undertake a job where I have 8ft wide garage doors fitting with a course of 10 bricks over the top. The wall is double skinned.
The doors frame is 7cm, so an overall spance of about 8'7" or 260cm.
At my building suppliers they have different lintels, of course some are much more expensive than others....
What can I realistically use?
The concrete ones are 100x65x2700mm
http://www.dbmdiy.com/concrete-lintel-100x65x2700mm-A15H.html
which is good for my brick height of 65mm
There are also L shaped...
http://www.dbmdiy.com/l-shaped-lintel-2700mm-4P1G.html
carvers supply a 3000mm concrete
http://www.carvers.co.uk/products/C...DEEP-3000MM-R22-UNIVERSAL-PRESTRESSED/P113591
This seems a good solution, although the depth is 100mm whereas my brick is 65mm and will throw out the brick pattern on the rest of the wall face.
or... should an RSJ be used?
I have used two 100x65x2700mm concrete lintels on some 7ft wide doors at the other end of the garage, but wasn't sure if they would be man enough for the other end of the garage with a wider opening.
I aim to at some time in the future, lay some roof trusses on top as I would like a pitched roof. Bearing this in mind...
Any thoughts,
thanks, Jim
I am about to undertake a job where I have 8ft wide garage doors fitting with a course of 10 bricks over the top. The wall is double skinned.
The doors frame is 7cm, so an overall spance of about 8'7" or 260cm.
At my building suppliers they have different lintels, of course some are much more expensive than others....
What can I realistically use?
The concrete ones are 100x65x2700mm
http://www.dbmdiy.com/concrete-lintel-100x65x2700mm-A15H.html
which is good for my brick height of 65mm
There are also L shaped...
http://www.dbmdiy.com/l-shaped-lintel-2700mm-4P1G.html
carvers supply a 3000mm concrete
http://www.carvers.co.uk/products/C...DEEP-3000MM-R22-UNIVERSAL-PRESTRESSED/P113591
This seems a good solution, although the depth is 100mm whereas my brick is 65mm and will throw out the brick pattern on the rest of the wall face.
or... should an RSJ be used?
I have used two 100x65x2700mm concrete lintels on some 7ft wide doors at the other end of the garage, but wasn't sure if they would be man enough for the other end of the garage with a wider opening.
I aim to at some time in the future, lay some roof trusses on top as I would like a pitched roof. Bearing this in mind...
Any thoughts,
thanks, Jim