The lintel has failed at the end, you can see outside where the end has been patched up. Has anyone heard of. The overhang is approx 130mm each end - googled it and. The old screws are 40mm so can't quite figure out how they went in and the way forward. Do I need a new full length steel lintel bridging the whole length, inside and out. 2kN/sqm, So half of a 3. Drilling into a lintel seems like a bad idea, what with it holding up the wall and everything. 23mm (517HR) (1) compare For Angle Grinders Sabrefix Gallows Brackets Galvanised Hot Dipped 490mm x 50mm 2 Pack. This lintel was already in need of redecorating as there is significant evidence of past water ingress, however having lived in the house since 2016. £29. Morning, Any suggestions for fitting brackets where a lintel is in place? I am touching the steel after 15, 20mm. As if by magic the lintel cost £90. Fixings not included. Option 1 - I take a loss on the window I bought, buy a smaller window that fits under the RSJ and somehow cover the RSJ with trim. Screw a wood trimer over it, and secure the new timber work to that. white rabbit Member. All you see is the steel lip and then the bricks. Whatever your steel lintel requirements are, we've got it. PJ Wales Member. I intend to replace the conservatory, but just find that the mortar above the lintel has cracks causing like 3-5mm horizontal gap. stuart44 Screwfix Select. Begin by drilling a shallow hole on low power before increasing the speed and engaging the hammer feature. I am using an SDS drill with 5mm drill bit. The 2 seperate lintels support the struts and are obviously bearing the weight of the roof. 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. Pack in mortar tightly all around. Remove loose paint and wire brush lintel, then dust down. It'll need to be galvanised so the exposed soffit doesn't rust. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Securing BiFold head into Keystone Lintel. Can then sand down and shape like a regular filler, ready to paint. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintel? Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by ir, Apr 15, 2010. Phil the Paver Screwfix Select If you are removing the door to leave an opening, then i would fit a concrete lintel in above the door frame before you remove it, and then plaster over it after. Build up the right hand wall to support the lintel then cut away the excess on the left. You've done structural work so BC should have an involvement. 5 metre joist ends for a bedroom, whoever put the doorway in just cut the. After the new lintels are in place. Screwfix Community Forum. 01. Deleted member 33931, Mar 23, 2016. Galintel 75mm x 10mm x 1600mm Galvanised Flat Lintel Flat. Use 75mm/3" screws, use a combination drill, a 6mm HSS twist drill bit to drill through the lintel, then a 6mm masonry bit or you may need a 6mm SDS bit with accompanying drill if the wall is concrete block as the normal masonry. Total load unfactored = 1. Bearings at each end must be at least 150mm. Ask a question. Screwfix Community Forum. S Builders New Member. 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. Discussion in. There was a curtain rail already nailed in (by the original builder ~40 years ago most likely), about 3 inches above the top of the window, so would anywhere above that point be ok? I read that most curtains are added about 6 inches above the window so would that be a safer bet? This is my first time doing any household DIY so many thanks!Hi, I need a lintel for over a ground floor door opening, I'm moving the opening about 350mm to the side, above is 1 and 12 light block and the floor joists for a bedroom, every room upstairs is stud wall so nothing other than the joists and blocks need support, the doorway is into the garage and was put in long after the house was built, and. So the lintel really just prevents that first brick dropping out, which could rapidly lead to others following and the 'breaking' of the 'arch' and total collapse. Maybe concrete padstones will be required here. 65 could work dependant on the situation so it might be worth a number crunch instead of reaching for the breaker. Ian Dingwall New Member. Joe the Plumber, Feb 17, 2019. 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. A concrete lintel would suffice, the bottom course of bricks should be able to be drilled and taken out carefully then the new lintel inserted with compo to take up any gaps, you can then use a regular height firedoor. so a 140x100 is 140 high as concrete lintels only span a single leaf of bricks. Screwfix Community Forum. Aluminium sliding doors being fitted this week. Just buy a small cheap one if you don't have one. Jord86 Screwfix Select. Agree with Jord comments above. All the same to me '. There used to be lintels made by Dorman Long which went over the top of the concrete lintel to take the outer. Although bearing in minds the contract and expansion isn't that much. Screwfix Community Forum. You can stitch drill out half a brick quite easily and the lintel will then be resting on good solid brickwork. The hip roof trusses are 1. 1m will give a UDL of 19. 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. In the dining room we currently have a upvc window that is just over 1500 wide and we want to remove it to fit in some patio doors also 1500 wide. I was hoping to use 2 Concrete Lintel Textured Pre-Stressed 65mm x 100mm x. The UK’s leading retailer of trade tools and hardware. e. Imagine the lintel has sagged say 20mm in the middle and you want a level surface to attach your door frame fixings, level surface can be obtained by running a 25mm thick piece of wood fixed at the centre of the sag and and fixed at the outer edges with 20mm spacer pieces to fill in the gap between the lintel and. 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. 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. If it was my own place I wouldn't mind as I would remember to take the key out before opening. there is no 'wall' weight to support - just the lintel itself then the wall plate/roof Flat roof will be (assuming I. More than likely an L shaped steel that’s either cut right back into the house walls as a cantilever, or a piece attached to the apex and supported from the outer extension wall. Anyway, because of the positioning of the lintel, I needed to trim down the bricks to fit. Height 55mm. Obviously a decent HSS bit is essential 5 or 6mm (any recommedcations, I normally use dewalt) nice and slow as I. The standard design figure for a flat roof is 1. If it was my own place I wouldn't mind as I would remember to take the key out before opening. 2m. CJR1989 New Member. Extra strong. We always allow more than this, especially if using very lightweight blocks below, as it spreads the weight a bit more. Jitender Screwfix Select. #6. 8kn. If it's only 3 courses (9") would it not be prudent just to fit a upvc infill. All the pressure needs to be down not forwards or back. 5m rule. ThanksWe want to extend this opening from 46" to 55",I know I need a 1800 x 100 concrete lintel but not sure of what height I need,the 1 fitted is 65 mm many thanks. Bob Rathbone Screwfix Select. Is it ok to drill into a concrete lintel or should I stick a wooden plinth on top and use that to hang the blind? 2. Support bracket for removal of internal chimney breast. KBJ Active Member. Wooden lintels work just fine - unless you render the outside of your house with Portland cement. Use like a regular powdered filler. Ordinalrily the membrane/cavity box slopes from the inner leaf down to the outer leaf above the lintel. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintel. Design will show that a 65mm p/s concrete lintel is ok - cost about £10. The bricks will be supported on a plate welded to the underside. There seems to be no evidence of an external lintel but is defiantly an internal concrete lintel for the inner course of brick. New Member. 5 wood screw- job done. There isn't a big enough clearance for the key to miss the lintel. Supreme L02 Steel Reinforced Concrete Lintel - 100 x 65 x. stuart44, Severntrent and CGN like this. Hi All, New member so go easy I am thinking of converting my garage and putting Bi-Fold doors in the side. Click & Collect. And all the same to anyone else. The lintel has the same width as the PVCu sliding door. The construction is concrete marley tiles supported roof trusses which sit on the existing 9x3 wood lintels and the outer brick walls. If i use a catnic lintel then you will be able to see the underside of the lintel rather than the stone head. Available in a variety of options. The above masonry will need propping before fitting new lintel, you will create more work by building a central pier. The fact that you have wooden lintels suggests that your house was constructed before WW2, in which case, it will have used lime mortar for the brickwork. The lintel only needs to support 4 courses of bricks above the door. For this type of work a SE will normally have specified the fixing method for the wallplate. However, there is no bowing of the lintel above the window or any issues with the external masonry. Jitender Screwfix Select. Trowel it smooth on the exposed top face. The Stressline fair faced prestressed concrete lintel, 100mm wide x 215mm high, 2. 2kN/sqm, So half of a 3. Your screws are too short and the self tapping side of things is pointless for this scenario. 150 is the norm as you say with 100 ok at low span. 8m. As a temporary fix, hubby screwed a heavy-duty angle bracket (like for a roof joist) into that corner, and wedged in another "jamb" on that side. Don’t worry, it’s not especially difficult to do, however. Screwfix Community Forum. Or is there some other method that would work. Hi, Confused myself on regs (we are in Wales) for lintel overhang (bit that rests on block work), always thought was 150mm each end on new block work, builder put some lintels in today over a 900 wide window opening, the window is on first floor with a second floor to go above. as it's not only the lintel that has suffered. I would just wrap the pipes in rockwool. Hi, I'm a building a garden room out of 3 x2 cls c24. The bricks under the lintol should be kept too the line. Fillers and Putty are used to fill or seal holes, cracks, or gaps prior to further decorating. 1/ spread mortar along its top surface, use a spare akro to wind it up into place (not too hard tho) then backfill the 2 bearing surfaces on either end. Lintels are designed to support masonry above an opening, whether it be filled with a window, door frame or nothing at all. The both garages of both houses are in the mid part. The wooden lintel spanning 66" is presumably supported on brickwork at either end of the lintel, and given its lasted for decades then you should have no trouble replacing the wooden window with a plastic window. 6m. Its a 1930's house - not sure when cavities came in. Cut a slot with an angle grinder with diamond blade. Bobby Dazzler, Nov 9, 2020 #2. I’ve got concerns about how the lintel has been supported. The house itself is a 1930s terraced. Support bracket for removal of internal chimney breast. The standard design figure for a flat roof is 1. Its plasterboard initially but then a lintel presumably. Hello, I just had a random question. Pick a joint line and follow that. Thanks for any advice. Such as flat steel (on the outside wall) inserted all the way underneath the present lintels, thereby bridging the centre part - with the new window underneath to add additional support. Problem is, the top side of the recess is basically a steel lintel covered with plasterboard, so I'm really not sure how to attach the mounting brackets as guessing screwing into steel is not going to work. Above the exisiting window is a large wooden lintel that is in good. The wall plate is supporting to roof rafters as well as roof so there is some load. Screwfix Community Forum. Even allowing for the dodgy brickwork/bits of. 4 metres. etc. #15. #2. D. Buy a few and return them if it turns out that they weren't needed. And some on the lower floor if solid, would be a good idea with board spanning the floor joists at right angles. Click and Collect is available or enjoy free UK delivery on selected orders over £150 ex VAT. #3. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Opening fireplace - lintels. = 509. 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. rogerk101, Jul 1, 2020. No need for structural engineers, no need for expensive steel beams, no need for fuss. The lintel is bowing slightly in the middle (measured to be 12mm lower in the middle than at the edges). Bed it in nicely, and allow the mortar to set for. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Upvc fascia board/lintel. I am planning to purchase a semi detached property, which has got 2 concrete lintels inside the integral-garage which supports the wall above. Density of thermalite block say 730kg /m3 (depends on specific block used), hence 110kg /m2 for 150mm thick block. You select your lintel based on loading it needs to resist Based on your description you will need a lintel that can take Area of a 45 degree triangular load above lintel = width x half the height = 1. Total UDL load on lintel = 4 +0. Will BC say I need a structural engineer to say a. Take your time and keep checking the. if 1200mm or less, 100mm bearing is sufficient, if greater than 1200mm, 150mm minimum bearing required. I figure the lintel does not offer bearing to the bricks above. sospan Screwfix Select. #3. The doorways have four runs of blockwork (not the aerated sort) above them in a bungalow. 22 each (Inc. Chang New Member. My inner walls had timber lintels. £177. catnick,. I am putting some blinds up and need to drill into a solid steel lintel. We will move the lintol back a bit. Severntrent Screwfix Select Assuming its a 3" x 4" lintel to C16 grade then calculation shows that strength and deflection wise its in required capacity, calculation was done using a loading nearly 1. Prestressed concrete lintels are an excellent solution in providing economical and robust masonry support over door. Lintels are designed to support masonry above an opening, whether it be filled with a window, door frame or nothing at all. There are 2 main types, composite and non composite. Bigger window and lintel replacement. I've uncovered the metal lintel (installed in 1990) and it looks pretty rusty. Morning, I need to buy a 3. Bed your pad stone down as well. I’ve toyed with the idea of cutting the lintel back by 20mm and reusing the bricks or using an 5mm angle piece of. #2. i am planning on rebuilding a calssic car and would like to make this a single opening door. Would i need a small lintel above the hole supporting the blockwork? Its a single story extension with a pitched slate roof, so the inner leaf is supporting the roof. If it is a lintel with two bars, depending on which way up the lintel it is laid the bars can be quite close to the surface. The window company said they can put a lintel in but just want to check as I dont want a concrete intel. Fixings not included. tore81 Screwfix Select. 8m) Rather more than a rotten piece of timber strength of not much more than 0kN/m,. get a longer curtain rail and a length of 22mm (or whatever the metric size is) x 125mm redwood. Step 3 - Remove center prop and fill with mortar repeat for props left and right, wait 5 days. As you can see there is a metal lintel above the doorway and it’s bedded into the wall I’m not removing and also laid on top of the lintel for the other doorway. Want some proper acrows supporting that lot, also lintel need a minimum bearing of 150mm each end. The wall plate is 2 brick courses above and it has also bowed, causing the. e. On others there was a metal lintel such as a Dorman Long which sat partially over the inside concrete lintel and down over the frame carrying the brickwork and also forming a tray. , Mar 18, 2005. " It just doesn't give any indication how mature the mortar should be before removing the props - that's why I posted my question. Buy great products from our Steel Lintels Category online at Wickes. 09 Inc Vat. 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 dimensions he specified are a little awkward (225 x 100 x 75mm), and we would like to avoid having to stick a 600mm long lintel up there if we can get away with it. (2)Carefully slice the faces off your bricks with a 115mm diamond blade in a. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Steel Lintel. Click to expand. Use either lintel or angle iron between brackets. 20mm at its most extreme and it’s pulled brickwork to the right the window, causing quite a lot of cracking. We do have a metal bar running across the opening but it’s only 10mm think and 50mm wide. Support bracket for removal of internal chimney breast. See my rubbish diagram. The mortar isn't holding the brickwork and lintel in place and cracks/parting of the two are gradually getting worse. So it is one of their lightweight ranges. The Tech Spec for the lintel states: "As the brickwork mortar matures, lintels of over 1200mm spans should be propped at 1200mm centres. Morning, Any suggestions for fitting brackets where a lintel is in place? I am touching the steel after 15, 20mm. 1 windows lintel looks a little rotten so I am thinking it will need replacing. Wooden lintels work just fine - unless you render the outside of your house with Portland cement. wardoss, Nov 29, 2006. Timber frames were usually enough to support the brickwork with a 6x6 concrete lintel for the inner skin. 1. Probably 200x100. 8m long to accommodate the other window. A standard brick is 102mm wide. Would a 100 x 65 lintel be sufficient given that there is very little weight above or should I go bigger. Slow and steady. Why remove the roof? I'd wrap the whole lot with external insulation. 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. 5kn. With concrete up top, a prestressed concrete lintel would not look out of place. I use a 4mm cobalt bit from the competition (you get a pack of two for a few pence). sagging. On the ones without a steel lintel a roll of 18inch Hyload could be used to form a tray, or sometimes lead. 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. Cotswold Builders, Mar 6, 2015. If you were to remove the plaster vertically, you will come across the actual lintel, which will be wider. . Buy Structural Fixings at Screwfix. S Builders New Member. stevie22 Screwfix Select. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by foxer fc, Sep 9, 2023. The project has secured Building Consent from local planning although there has been no. All you see is the steel lip and then the bricks. 8m opening with a 65mm lintel is capable of 1. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1. gangman New Member. 8m to 2. I can’t find one anywhere though!. Or hire a builder for a day. Hello everyone, I’m after a bit of advice, please. 4. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > timber lintel. Now have upvc windows. Is an off the shelf ANG catnic lintel that can support uniform distribution of up to 7kN of weight enough to support a stone head going in above. When you can feel that the drill in nearly through then stop and use your 5 or 5. stuart44 Screwfix Select. This was more common on brickwork that was n't seen, and obviously when it was seen, the more traditional decorative arch was used directly above the opening. Whereas the usual DPC in a brickwall is 150 cm above ground level in the diagram the lintel is sitting much further down and getting wet from both top and bottom. The dimensions of the existing wooden lintel is: Width 1100mm. 8 m wide. Architect has advised to use a box 200 lintel, but what are my options. #2. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Lintels. Easily secure a wide range of applications in place. SJ, Dec 15, 2003 #2. As you can see the pad stone bearing (in yellow box) for lintel is 115mm instead of the minimal 150mm required. I don't suppose you sometimes feel like you Iive under an. I took the bricks out and put them back in (with the help of a bricky. HandyAndy - Really. This could be a RSJ steel lintel or concrete lintel. stuart44 Screwfix Select. #19. 3 high, max 4 metre to apex roof. 0. 7 metre clear span (max) is capable of 1kn loads an average floor load is 1. 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. P. above. o. 99 Inc Vat Click & Collect Delivery OX Trade XL-10 Masonry Segmented Diamond Blade 300mm x 20mm (216HP) compare For Disc Cutters For General Masonry, Paving Bricks, Hard Stones, Kerbs & Lintels Sintered £27. So do they normally a one continuous lintel or both houses have separate lintels. e. Good morning. 2m. Option 2 - I replace the cracked concrete lintel with a new concrete lintel and remove the RSJ. Buy Structural Fixings at Screwfix. Hi Im running alarm cable to a door frame but there is a concrete lintel where above the door. The lintel should have minimum 100mm bearing either side. From my experience BC have asked for accompanying calculations for every steel or lintel I have ever fit. Drill hole- fix bracket with a twin thread 4. Yes it’s good enough but there are better ways (in my opinion) such as either insert new joists alongside the old, or cut two inches off the joist ends and insert a trimmer joist section bolted to the outer wall, then fix the joists to that with joist hangers. The bricks are probably over-hanging the lintel edges so you can't see anything. JED, Dec 10, 2004. #3. But if the underside of your foundations are 1. #1. Jord86 Screwfix Select Some pictures of the whole wall would be helpful. S Builders, Oct 12, 2008. Suits Screw Diameter. CGN, Oct 8, 2015. You need to check with whoever has speccd them to ensure they meet structural design. New-to-DIY New Member. If you hit the rebar in the lintel when drilling in to the concrete lintel, its integrity will be compromised. I am building a concrete workshop which will have a doorway 1. Current construction brick outside, breeze block inside with cavity. I have a couple rotten joists by the front door (hall) and a rotten lintel above the door on the lower ground floor. Joe the Plumber Screwfix Select. It looks OK, no rot. They were L-shaped (so I'm guessing there's another lintel for the block part of the cavity wall). stevie22 Screwfix Select. Aaron Mcculla New Member. Once this is achieved, you can happily remove the brickwork below the new lintel. 64m2. 5m window. An surveyor will probably cost £100 for the call out, inspection and short report and advice on how to fix it. Choosing the correct drill bit is essential to avoid injury, damage to the material and damage to the drill. multiply by a FoS of 1. If you’ve got a brand new drill bit, you’ll find it quick and easy. 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: ↑. Del boy 10, Jun 30, 2023. Screwfix Community Forum. The proper way is to remove chust the 'lintel' bricks first, clean up the slot, dampen, apply a bed of mortar where it'll be 'bearing', and slip in the concrete lintel. There is no loft above, pictured will provide a better idea of the situation. You’re not the source at all mate, sorry for souring your thread, ask away all you like. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Builders' Talk > Replacing lintel. I’m widening the door frames in my house to 76cm ones. #11. Drill Bits. 8m. They have become a little wobbly since the. I’m widening the door frames in my house to 76cm ones. 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. Without doing research into current regulations, based on my experience alone I’d suggest you will definitely need a 600mm lintel and with a cavity tray and weep vents above. The total wall. 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. stevie22 Screwfix Select. 20 DeWalt Straight Shank Combination Drill Bit Set 23 Pieces (4635K)The lintel is above a first floor glazing opening which is floor to ceiling height and spans 3. There is a wooden lintel above the door which is bent and starting to rot due to leaking gutter which washed rain water down the side of the building, this has been sorted. Non composite are. Test one out before drilling all the holes. 4m long with a clear span of 2. Do not attempt to join lintels. OP you're overthinking. Afternoon all I’m about to put a single skin lintel in above a window before putting patio doors in. sorted. Houses in the 60's and 70's were often built without a lintel on the outer skin. It'll be ridiculously heavy. . com. Aug 25, 2022. However this only appears to work for some drill holes and not for others.