Padstone for Concrete lintel

[marsaday]

I am putting a concrete lintel into place for my new wall alterations. The span is 1.45m and the new lintel will sit on a new block wall and then into the party wall.

So it is going to go into the party wall my about 110mm and i need to chop out this area. Do i need to create a padstone with slate, or metal or just use compo ?

 

[tony1851]

If it's only a 1.45m span, and the lintel is going in 110mm, and is 100 wide, you won't need a padstone - just some stiff mortar

 

[Skimmers]

use a pad stone on the party wall mate its safer that way the job is done right
Dont take long to chop out for a pad

 

[tony1851]

If it is going into the wall by 110mm, and is 100 wide, it doesn't need a padstone as the bearing stress will be quite low. It just needs some stiff mortar or dry pack underneath.

 

[^woody^]

use a pad stone on the party wall mate its safer that way the job is done right
Dont take long to chop out for a pad

Tell us more about this extra "safety", and also tell us why it is "right" to have a padstone on a 1.4 m concrete lintel

 

[marsaday]

Ok, thanks for info. The span is 1.45, but the lintel size is 1.8m

 

[tony1851]

At 1.4m clear span with a conc. lintel you don't need a padstone - end of story.

 

[marsaday]

Ok. Sounds fine to me Tony.