Best way to add a windows/door to the load bearing wall.

[medgalys]

What would be the best way to add a doorway or windows space to load bearing wall?
The wall is made of masonry blocks. Is it safe to remove 3-4 blocks (one block is 40cm in length) from the wall and then adding a beam without it collapsing? Thanks for all the info.

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[kazuya]

walls dont collapse when you take out 3 or blocks, if you took out 4 blocks at most all that would fall is the 3 above that, then the 2 above those 3 and the 1 above that, 6 in total in a triangle shape.
if you dont want to risk that happening use a strong boy, (you can hire them for a couple of quid a day)to hold them in place while you fit the lintel. (yes you will need to use a lintel)

 

[noseall]

As above use Strongboys. Our latest job below.....
Note the heaped mortar on top of the beam so that it fills the frogs on the Londons above, owing to lazy brickies laying them frog down! (Sorry about the blurry images)

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[WabbitPoo]

If it was mine I'd just go for it!