#1. I've bought four lintels through them, all came from Jewsons but all much cheaper than I could get a quote. I would like to replace the lintels as it got a crack. Rebar is just steel, so any metal drilling bit should be fine. I am planning to purchase a semi detached property, which has got 2 concrete lintels inside the integral-garage which supports the wall above. The lintel is on a double story, solid double skin extension with a single slope roof on the back of a Victorian terrace and the clear span is 1300mm. This is unlikely. Funnily enough this prop doesn't actually sit over where I want to knock out the opening. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > lintel. Click & Collect. Step 1 - Stripping wallpaper to see plaster board identify existing lintel and remove render. two foot wide is mentioned - so 2 props either side of the opening, needles through, with 2 more on the other side of the wall taking the other end of the support member/needle - somewhat simillar to the below. Its hard not knowing what the gap between the plasterboard and brick is etc. The screws are spaced out by about 600 mm. stuart44 Screwfix Select. stuart44, Severntrent and CGN like this. 4 metres. Galvanised, mild steel. If your lintel is just on the outer leaf of the wall this should not happen. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by Aron82, Nov. CLEARANCE. 35kg/m2. Concrete lintel would be absolutely fine. Test one out before drilling all the holes. 8m. I’m planning on using a strong boy prop to hold the downstairs load bearing wall in the centre while I fit a 1200mm concrete lintel. I going to go with CN71A (catnic), as it removes the need for two courses of bricks and is strong. 8m opening with a 65mm lintel is capable of 1. You'll most likely be chucking it away after use as it'll be too blunt to be of much use (unless of course you're equipped and skilled to sharpen it). Easily secure a wide range of applications in place. There. #2. Hi, I'm a building a garden room out of 3 x2 cls c24. Bed your pad stone down as well. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I am using an SDS drill with 5mm drill bit. Hi Im running alarm cable to a door frame but there is a concrete lintel where above the door. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintel into existing wall. in the end i had to go to another travis perkins. Step 2 - install lintel and place props and strongboys wait 5 days for mortar to set. As above r2eally , when installing insulated cavity lintels do i need to cover with dpm and have weep holes, seems a bit hit and miss from info ive found so im not sure if you need todo this or not. I am looking to put a concrete lintel above this which will support a single coarse of blocks and the flat roof. It's a source of noise and draught but not sure how and if it should be covered. When I insert the lintel is it best to:-. If you haven't got much depth on the wall above window you may get away with using some 6mm board screwed to the front of the lintel so it doesn't stick proud of existing finish. I thought padstones were supposed to be slate or metal! Mr. stevie22 Screwfix Select. or. 8 m wide. I myself would rebuild the left pier, right could be repaired, difficult to be accurate looking at a photo & not actually being there. Many thanks - JED. Supreme L02 Steel Reinforced Concrete Lintel - 100 x 65 x. CJR1989 New Member. The roof is a tiled type goong front to rear and pitched in construction. He says the padstone is 8" x 4" whereas the steel's footprint is 4" x 4". PFC Plates - Galvanised Steel. If the screw is extremely tight to wind in, it maybe to large for the pilot hole and could snap if this is the case. Danblez New Member. Or if you have some money rent one from a local rental place (cheaper than the chains). We thought about putting a timber batten above the window on the inside wall, but the plaster and paint for the whole room is really uneven, so we're just trying to get some. Fixings not included. 5cm long, I already had a 120cm long lintel that came with the house but would rather buy the best I can and get as much lintel on the bricks as possible. 60 metre garage out of 6 inch solids, the span of the door is 4. Step 1: is the lintel man enough to carry the loads? Step 2: install following manufacturers instructions to prop during brickwork as span > 1500. I want to have this 4' hatch in a load bearing wall where the lintel is some 3' down from the ceiling. The wall ia load bearing for the floor joists above and a wall which itself is not load bearing. We moved to our first home about 6 months ago, there is an extension with two patio doors which was installed circa 20 years ago. The Stressline fair faced prestressed concrete lintel, 100mm wide x 215mm high, 2. Deleted member 33931, Mar 23, 2016. Break out the lintel with a kango in pieces. #2. £29. Every builder knows that bricks will, to some extent, support themselves in the short term and there is now a device called a Joint Expansion Tool which you place in the perps and wind up to tension the bricks to stop them dropping. I saw three of the four lintels that the builder took out. Even allowing for the dodgy brickwork/bits of. I suspect it could do with replacing. I don't suppose you sometimes feel like you Iive under an. = 184. The lintel above one of the upper floor windowes is looking less than great but I don't know how bad really. This lintel will be re used for one window. Design will show that a 65mm p/s concrete lintel is ok - cost about £10. Joe the Plumber, Feb 17, 2019. 3m span is on your lintel that is 1. The chimney is now completely out and supported in the loft but the. Lots of head scratching from fitters. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > lintel above window. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by shaun1235456, Apr 13, 2017. If you must change it you will need to prop up the ceiling with Acros and a board, use a concrete lintel and slate to wedge the bricks up. Explore our. A window company I've used before gave me a reasonable quote for the doors, but they've given me an estimate of £1,500 - £2k to put a lintel in. The back of the lintol set back so the front of the infill bricks are too the line. Choose from top trade brands. same width does nothingdifferent than bedding the. 1. Don't reuse the old lintel. Tags: lintel; shed roof; Jugs69 New Member. The builder has put a concrete brick in the coving of the RSJ but it is only under lapping the lintel by about an inch. Screwfix Community Forum. Phil the Paver , Jan 14, 2017The new lintel edges would sit on roughly half a brick, see images below for a better idea on layout. I have used 10 mm x 100 mm frame screws made by rawlplug. Drill Bits. Which would sensibly be a PS concrete type. £15. if the 47kN lintel is up to its capacity and spanned say 3m. Acrow into place. You must support the floor and wall above properly with acro's and needles before attempting to remove the brickwork. Remove loose paint and wire brush lintel, then dust down. The old screws are 40mm so can't quite figure out how they went in and the way forward. CGN Screwfix Select. No need for structural engineers, no need for expensive steel beams, no need for fuss. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Landscaping and Outdoors > Concrete lintels concreted into the ground to support shed, advice. My solution would be to fit a Catnic lintel above the stone lintel that is a good 150mm wider each side, this would relive the weight off the broken stone lintel. #3. arrow Screwfix Select. You will need a lintel calculated for the new length. This would then tie the 2 together. Maybe concrete padstones will be required here. For one row of breeze blocks and not loadbearing the header would need to be at least 4" high (and that means it would be about 4" high and about 5" wide). 2m. Lintels are designed to support masonry above an opening, whether it be filled with a window, door frame or nothing at all. The dimensions of the existing wooden lintel is: Width 1100mm. forever i said! I'm hear all week! Major Mal Funxion, Jun 26, 2008 #1. The UK’s leading retailer of. The ground floor is orignal 500mm thick singel skin walls with 2 windows which have old wooden lintels both windows under 1m. Your screws are too short and the self tapping side of things is pointless for this scenario. Having the lintel more or less touching the frame isn't a problem, it just shows they measured an manufactured the windows accurately as you don't want big gaps. Anyone could help to explain their advantages and dis vantages. Catnic do a variety of heavy duty lintels, but at the top end of extreme duty are around £500-£600 for that span. S Builders, Oct 12, 2008. 09 Inc Vat. My question is what is better a concrete lintel ( Supreme Concrete Prestressed Textured Concrete Lintel 65mm x 100mm) from travis perkins or a wooden lintel also from travis perkins ( Sawn Treated Timber Regularised C16/C24 75mm x 100mm x 3. I understand the loading to be 1. 30 mins later van and Oxyacetylene cylinders set up. Suits Screw Diameter. Roughly speaking do you think a H. I think there are several ways the water could be gettig in: (a) there's a crack between the lower course of bricks and the upper side of the lintel, possibly made worse by cable holders penetrating the pointing (no I didn't put those in) and (b) there's a cracks in the. They were L-shaped (so I'm guessing there's another lintel for the block part of the cavity wall). Screwfix Community Forum. they have had pvc windows put in 3 months ago and whoever did it put a lintel up because the made the window smaller but the lintel is only 3/4 the lenght of the window and above has been bricked up with paving. No no handy A bit like a standard brick, but a bit more of a hard bar steward! Compo on top of your lintel. foxer fc Member. The other (identical) opening has to support an existing 250x250 steel beam (at 90 degrees) that is currently supporting an upstairs wall which in turn supports the wall plate which has the roof on it and. Discussion in ' Builders' Talk ' started by Andrew De'ath, May 26, 2020 . Most BCO are happy with this. Thanks for any advice. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Which lintel. Or is there some other method that would work. £75. My issue is that I cannot seem very to find the same width and height lintel at 1. wardoss, Nov 29, 2006. Rockwool stops the concrete touching the pipes and so provides a gap around them. #2. Thanks. S Builders New Member. We will move the lintol back a bit. Last edited: Aug 29, 2023. Has anyone heard of. Probably be Universal Beams. Render on the wall insulation and fibre glass on the roof insulation. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintel? Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by ir, Apr 15, 2010. sagging. From my experience BC have asked for accompanying calculations for every steel or lintel I have ever fit. Steve_11 New Member. Its a 1930's house - not sure when cavities came in. Jord86 Screwfix Select. When you use the key to unlock the door, if you leave the key in the lock and open the door the key hits on the lintel above and is prone to snap (as the carpenter found out). Aaron Mcculla New Member. Abrickie Screwfix Select From those photos, it looks like the it’s a very slight arch, which makes sense as there is no sign the original window sat forward in the outer skin of brickwork, if this is the case the arch needs rebuilding not a lintel inserting. Hi I want to increase the width of a doorway. I’m about to put a new opening in my 1960’s bungalow for a new window. The lintel will need replacement as it carries the roof weight almost directly with not many courses of brick above for buffering and spreading the weight. If you really want to be safe then when you come to replace the windows you get a structural engineer in first. If i use a catnic lintel then you will be able to see the underside of the lintel rather than the stone head. There will only be 2 courses of concrete blocks above them then a steel profile sheet roof. #6. Don’t worry, it’s not especially difficult to do, however. Think it's going to be fine for many years. #2. It is quite normal to have the slight overhang, wider than 6mm if that's the way it works out. i live in a flat built in the mid 50s but im having a door fitted were the window was did they put lintels above the windows in the mid 50s. Before i proceed - and make a bigger hole (50mm) - can anyone help me understand what might have been preventing the first pilot hole (i'm assuming some hidden lintel) just to help me picture what's embedded in the cavity and how best to position my larger hole to avoid it. The lintel only needs to support 4 courses of bricks above the door. Fixing could either be bolted through the beam or strapping however it depends on load. Buy Resins at Screwfix. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by Pawr, Apr 29, 2017. Any ordinary DG plastic frame will do because The new window will not be supporting anything. I've been quoted around £10k to deal with the crack and replace the lintel, this seems like a lot though and thought some advice from people with expereince here could let me know whether I. The material from which the windows are made has no influence on the strength of a lintel. I’ve got a solid brick wall at around 350mm thickness with an opening of 2. I the house is 1950s all brickwork and I need to replace the lintels above the doors as there will not be a big enough overhang each side. I’m looking for some advice on a project I’m about to undertake. Morning, I need to buy a 3. Height and width will be 200 X 100mm. We always allow more than this, especially if using very lightweight blocks below, as it spreads the weight a bit more. 4kg/m = 364kg. from $586 12 from. Bearing should be 'solid'. JED, Dec 10, 2004. There has obviously been a timber lintel there before the pvc cowboys came along and fitted the existing door. Timber frames were usually enough to support the brickwork with a 6x6 concrete lintel for the inner skin. It's a heavy lift, but two strong people can do it. From flat steel lintels to catnic steel lintels. catnick,. A lintel is a beam placed above openings like doors and windows to support the structural load. Option 2 - I replace the cracked concrete lintel with a new concrete lintel and remove the RSJ. 1) Extend the chimney breast out a little from the left to allow the lintel and the fireplace to sit centrally (image 1) 2) Install a steel frame and anchor it to the back wall to support the overhung end of the lintel (image 2) and I don't want to build a frame out from the chimney breast and recess the fireplace into either as it would. The standard design figure for a flat roof is 1. The both garages of both houses are in the mid part. The bricks will be supported on a plate welded to the underside. stevie22 Screwfix Select. Post-fixing concrete suitable for all types of domestic fencing. Secure and support timber & masonry structures safely & professionally. if 1200mm or less, 100mm bearing is sufficient, if greater than 1200mm, 150mm minimum bearing required. sospan Screwfix Select. New-to-DIY likes this. Wanting some advice. Once this is achieved, you can happily remove the brickwork below the new lintel. If a red plug wasn’t the overall best and simplest idea I wouldn’t have suggested it. 0m) cut to size obviously. I have been told that I need 2 7x4 steel lintels bolted together to span 2. However, there is no bowing of the lintel above the window or any issues with the external masonry. The lintel will only be supporting the bricks up top the height of the current soffit. Two questions: 1. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by Judith Birkett, Nov 8, 2020. The lintel looks to have wood going through it (as per images) and I cant find anything online as to why this might be?Jord86 said: ↑. This goes in about 20 mm and then hits something and the drill can not make further progress. I can’t find one anywhere though!. Bed your pad stone down as well. Hi, I've been having some trouble drilling into a lintel above a couple of windows, I'm fitting new blinds. If it's only 3 courses (9") would it not be prudent just to fit a upvc infill. The manufacturer will be able to tell you the deflection tolerances. S Builders New Member. 5 = 7kn/m run. KIAB Super Member. I was thinking about putting a bit of timber although that would need brackets (i was thinking of a wooden block) on the end verticals to support it and worried it might all be a bit ugly/bulky. Supreme L04 Steel Reinforced Concrete Lintel - 100 x 65 x 1500mm. Thermal block has cracked diagonally starting from the end of the lintel, both towards the window opening and away from it, and has crumbled away in places. 5 masonry bit to punch through as this saves your nice sharp HSS bit from being blunted as you ram it throught the lintel into brickwork. Hi, I'm in a predicament with what lintel to put above a garage door, im currently building a 5. The 2 seperate lintels support the struts and are obviously bearing the weight of the roof. The wall plate is supporting to roof rafters as well as roof so there is some load. as it's not only the lintel that has suffered. 1m lintel as per my report to knock down a load bearing wall. Buy Structural Fixings at Screwfix. What lintel could I put in and how could it be fixed? My only though was to bolt a 102 H column to each of the existing end columns and then span it with a better lintel. There are timber lintels throughout. Ian Dingwall New Member. The wall is internal, concrete block partly supporting a loft floor above. Screwfix: Thousands of products at trade prices | FREE delivery available 7 days a week | FREE click & collect in as little as a minute | Hundreds of storesLintel. the biggest rsj may support the weight above, but the rsj might wheigh 25tonnes in which case the footings will start to sink. The roof construction is 145x45 x3m c16 timbers on 400 centres with a warm deck construction using OSB and expanded pu foam insulation. 5 wood screw- job done. Also fitted a lintel a lot bigger than the wooden lintel. Walls approx 2. stevie22 Screwfix Select. qwas123 Screwfix Select. 5 the value that the triangular area of brickwork above the opening actually imparts upon it so structurally wise its well ok as the fact that its. . Screwfix customers rate this product 4. With concrete up top, a prestressed concrete lintel would not look out of place. So maybe the rule isn't quite "150mm" length of the bearing but the actual area, maybe 15,000 mm2 (150mm * 100mm)?The rotten lintel has caused the wall above it to drop on one side. Live in a 1980s semi-detached house and during winter months we get excessive condensation on the recess wall above the bedroom window. The window is 2440mm so looking to install a 2850 Birtley LA lintel giving me 205mm on each side. I have a couple rotten joists by the front door (hall) and a rotten lintel above the door on the lower ground floor. Acrow into place. . I was hoping to use 2 Concrete Lintel Textured Pre-Stressed 65mm x 100mm x. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by Sam Dingle. 7m above the sewer then assuming the lines of influence spreadout at 45 degrees then a 3. 8m to 2. So, it serve important an fuction & you can't just put a opening in on the ground. If you’ve got a brand new drill bit, you’ll find it quick and easy. Fillers and Putty are used to fill or seal holes, cracks, or gaps prior to further decorating. Screwfix Community Forum. there are 4 catnic lintels that will do a solic 9 inch wall, all with various strengths I have now found out. There is no loft above, pictured will provide a better idea of the situation. Jord86 Screwfix Select Some pictures of the whole wall would be helpful. The attached photos will explain it better than I can. i am planning on rebuilding a calssic car and would like to make this a single opening door. They were happy With my work until they received final bill. Little bit confused about the amount of choice regarding concrete lintels. There is a lintel above the window supporting one course of blocks. We want to install a Lintel which spans the whole of the rear of the house so we don't end up with pillars on the wall which separates the. Rebuild brickwork above lintel and allow to set. 1m will give a UDL of 19. #9. 8kn. My problem is a long concrete/stone lintel sitting above old metal window and ill fitting wooden door to workshop part of the building. 8 x 0. Read the table on you link your 65mm lintel over a 2. 42 per M. sospan Screwfix Select. I have exposed the internal side of the concrete lintel above my lounge window as I was adding insulation behind the plasterboard. Perhaps a better question would be are most/all window lintels no higher than a course of bricks - i. The first thing I noticed is maybe minor. Another possibility is a lintel has cracked but again this is major issue not a £350 invisible repair! Honestly I can not imagine any work that a) a window company would do 2) would cause no disruption 3) would only cost £350. Hopefully the picture helps. The timber lintel above the rear bedroom window is particularly undersized, and has bowed. A concrete lintel is not designed to be a acrow, you are well out of your depth. 5 = 0. Notnowvicar Screwfix Select. Discussion in ' Builders' Talk ' started by zak99, Apr 20, 2013 . Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > timber lintel. I've taken the chimney out in my house and whilst I was removing it found it was partly being supported by what I can only describe as a concrete lintel that is inserted into the party wall, presumably for counter leverage. It's all right to do but good luck doing it, I have cast insitu concrete lintels in my house and have fitted vertical blinds, what a nightmare it was drilling the lintel, you need to aim for the middle if possible because of the reinforcing wire tends to run along each side, normally a couple of inches in from the edge. Masonry load above (standard Catnic lintel) 2700mm span. 2kN/sqm, So half of a 3. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintel type. The ingoing edge nearing the ceiling hit a metal lintel some 3 foot or so into the garage. Chang New Member. I suppose option 2 makes it easier to get the lintel. 8m. I’ve got a solid brick wall at around 350mm thickness with an opening of 2. Upstirs windows were fine as the lintel in the. 4. Walls approx 2. The plate is rotten as well, along with some of the joists which are also being replaced. The correct way is to butter the top of the Lintel/RSJ/Beam with a decent mortar mix say 4 to 1 sand/cement, then carefully lift it into position and have a third pair of hands pinching the acrows up until they’re nice and tight, not too tight though otherwise you’ll start disturbing brickwork up above, then jam slate or. It looks OK, no rot. I have a door opening of 1. Drill hole- fix bracket with a twin thread 4. I am building a concrete workshop which will have a doorway 1. 8m) Rather more than a rotten piece of timber strength of not much more than 0kN/m, with the. Hi, I've been having some trouble drilling into a lintel above a couple of windows, I'm fitting new blinds. Mr GrimNasty Active Member. Hi gregz0012, yes you should be ok to remove the recent brickwork, years ago they built what they called a "builders opening" for fireplaces, and whatever form of fire was put in afterwards, they also used to put timber lintols in, so that arch was put there to relieve the weight of the chimney breast off the timber lintol, in fact i think they were/are called. The overhang is approx 130mm each end - googled it and. 01m to allow a UPVC exterior door to be installed in the entrance. Can then sand down and shape like a regular filler, ready to paint. I have seen people use angle iron. I was thinking of buying a 8mm thick 70mm. Any advice is gratefully recieved. stevie22 Screwfix Select. The old windows have no lintel, I read in the good old days the wood was strong enough to support bricks. (1)Chop it out and build a brick arch over the actual fireplace, no lintel required, brick up sides as normal. Steve, just so you know the theory of the concrete lintel. Morning, Any suggestions for fitting brackets where a lintel is in place? I am touching the steel after 15, 20mm. It's not just a question of replacing the lintel either. So I need to replace it. 4 kN/m (26kN/m if the span is 1. The lintel appears to support the gable wall. These are important so they are big enough to spread the load through the rubble filled wall and down to the foundations. The mortar isn't holding the brickwork and lintel in place and cracks/parting of the two are gradually getting worse. This gives me a 200mm overlap on each end. Don't use a disc cutter: you will fill the house with dust in nothing flat and SWMBO will get seriously stressed. Wooden windows were replaced with uPVC around 8 years ago and from what I read that may have contributed to the problem. The builder cleaned the bricks and mortar around the new lintels with brick cleaner to help disguise the work done on the house. All the pressure needs to be down not forwards or back. Non composite are. And all the same to anyone else. Above my lintels in my new extension, would you advise fitting Weep Ventilators along the lintel (or "Peep" Weeps Ventilators)? If so, what should the spacing between them be - I have a 1200 opening and a 1800 opening (lintels are 1500 and 2100 respectively). Hello Everyone, We are currently renovating an old victorian property and we are wanting to make an alteration downstairs. Anyway, because of the positioning of the lintel, I needed to trim down the bricks to fit. downstairs bay window frame is cracking and was also fitted on to loose brick work which the company just repointed . The lintel has the same width as the PVCu sliding door. Build up the right hand wall to support the lintel then cut away the excess on the left. Aaron Mcculla New Member. so a 140x100 is 140 high as concrete lintels only span a single leaf of bricks. Jimbo Screwfix Select. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Steel Lintel.