In the case of a brick masonry wall lintels may consist of reinforced brick masonry brick masonry arches precast concrete or structural steel shapes.
Lintel for double brick wall.
A lintel is a structural member placed over an opening in a wall.
I need to cut a new opening in this wall.
Then prepare some ready mix mortar and mortar the ends of the lintel into place with a trowel.
Double brick block solid wall lintels we have a range of lintels designed to support solid masonry walls of two units thickness.
Place the lintel in the gap.
Available in a variety of materials including wood stone and concrete most modern buildings use flat steel lintels.
About 210mm thick consisting of 100mm brick 10mm mortar down the middle then another 100mm brick.
This wall construction enables us to hide part or all of the lintel if required for maximum visual appeal.
They can be single angle lintels or steel beams with plates.
The lintel can likewise be utilized as an enlivening compositional.
There are several types of lintels used in masonry.
The external wall of my house is a double thickness solid brick wall i e.
The height of the wall cannot be specified until lintel depth is determined and the latter should be assumed for design purposes which can be revised later if required.
There are several considerations in installing a lintel in an existing brick wall.
More often than not the wall cracks that we see in brick or masonry walls are due to defective installment or design of lintels.
The more usual way to do it once the lintels are in place would be to use a disc cutter usually a petrol driven one aka.
The brick slips are bonded to the lintel with a high performance adhesive which forms a chemical mechanical lock.
Regardless of the material chosen for the lintel its prime function is to support the loads above the opening and it must be.
Dead load and live load transferred from the roof or the floor supported by the wall over the opening.
Use a mash hammer to gently knock it in.
Then wipe the bricks down with a wet rag to finish.
The primary function of the lintel is to take loads originating from the high wall and transfer its heap to the side walls.
Run your finger along the wet mortar to give it a profile that matches the existing mortar line.
The lintel beam generally ends in the masonry wall to convey the weight carried by them to the masonry walls and its width is the same as the wall width.
