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Replacing a timber lintel with a reinforced concrete lintel.
Many thanks RR Might get an expert to give it a look. No doubt he will share my opinion of the daft people who built the barn and put an A frame across the window openings. No building regs in 1820 I guess! -
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Replacing a timber lintel with a reinforced concrete lintel.
Hello RR It is a barn which I am insulating to make more useful, including additional Velux roof windows. I don't want to put more load on the suspect timber lintels, so want to replace them with stronger ones. The A frames span 24 feet, to support a 35 degree pitch slate roof. I have various... -
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Replacing a timber lintel with a reinforced concrete lintel.
My barn has large timber 'A' frames supporting the roof. Most of the A frames rest on timber wall plates on top of solid stone walls. But one A frame rests on two timber lintels placed over the window openings. These timber lintels are 3 inches deep, 8 inches wide, and 66 inches long. The clear...
