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    Wedge and pin soffit

    Oh that makes sense about the packing above the lintel! Thank you all for your help, I'm just going to give it a go at the weekend
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    Wedge and pin soffit

    Oh yes, I forgot to say, it's a single door opening!
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    Wedge and pin soffit

    Thanks for the replys guys. It's a 140mm ground floor block wall. My plan so far was to prop above where I want the lintel, knock the wall through, insert my new lintel and quoin up the jambs. Maybe wedging and pinning the soffit is just tidying up the door head? Is there anything...
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    Wedge and pin soffit

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I'm wanting to form an opening in an existing internal block wall. I've been thinking about how I'll go about it. I've been advised to "wedge and pin the soffit" of the opening. I didn't want to sound stupid at the time, but I'm not sure what it is and...
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