Steel Door Frame Lintel

I have had 2 builders in so far i wanted a new front door was told by window people i would need a steel lintel on the outside to support house as house is old and bricks lie flat instead of upright there is no cavity and its brick built.

Steel door frame lintel. The lintel is a horizontal member placed just over the openings of doors windows verandas etc. To support the load of the masonry work over it. Steel lintels should be installed with a minimum end bearing of 150mm bedded on mortar and levelled along its length and across its width. Lintel beams provide supports to the openings in building and transfer that load safely to the masonry walls or columns.

Lintel evolution approving authorities support services technical services products ig keyfix non combustible cavity trays hi therm lintels steel lintels standard steel lintels 100mm inner leaf wide inner leaf wide outer leaf. Propping may be used to facilitate speed of construction. Steel lintel installation once the space for the lintel is open set it inside the gap and use a sledgehammer to gently knock it into place making sure it is snug but without damaging any of the surrounding wall. Steel lintels should be installed with a minimum end bearing of 150mm bedded on mortar and levelled along its length and across its width.

You may then secure the lintel by preparing and applying ready mix mortar to the area around the lintel. The masonry above the lintel should be built in accordance with bs en 1996 2 2006. Find steel door detail drawings for standard profiles knock down door frames and more and models for single steel doors pair steel doors and more. The masonry above the lintel should be built in accordance with bs en 1996 2 2006.

All timber frame lintels must be installed with restraining clips and a timber pinch batten to prevent rotation of the lintel during the building stage. Better for builders better for homeowners the ribbed galintel proile creates a superior bond with mortar.