Now that is how you put in a lintel

[chris_o]

This is on a house we are working on at the moment. Surely that ain’t right?!

 

[^woody^]

It's correct if it's a boot lintel.

 

[chris_o]

Ah ok. So how do they work, as in which part of the lintel sits on what?

 

[Newboy]

The load is transferred to the inner leaf but if the lintel is badly installed or the bearing is inadequate then they can rotate

 

[^woody^]

In the 50's and 60's it was common for a single concrete lintel to be cast bearing on the inner leaf, with the toe projecting to hold the outer leaf.