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  • WADE BUILDING SUPPLIES | CATNIC BOX LINTEL IN WALL
    February 23, 2024

    How to Install Catnic Lintels

    Catnic is one of the UK’s best-selling British lintel brands and brought the first steel lintels to the UK residential market in 1969. Light, and easy to handle, there are a few things to remember when you are installing Catnic lintels.
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  • WADE BUILDING SUPPLIES | STONEHENGE ROCKS IN SOMERSET
    September 14, 2021

    Stonehenge Starts Lintel Repair | Lintel Failure Signs | What to Do

    Restorers have arrived at the Historic Stonehenge site due to Laser Scans showing structural integrity and erosion within Mortar Joints and the Lintels.

    Work is expected to take around two weeks, and Scaffolding will be erected, enabling Specialists to remove Concrete Mortar from the Structure and replace it with Lime Mortar.

    The uniqueness of Stonehenge is showcased by its Lintels which was placed on the stones using Special Joints.

    Hundreds, possibly thousands of workers constructed the Central Stones in 2500bc using enormous sarsen stones.

    A recent Laser Survey showed that mortice holes and protruding tendons fit the Lintels to the Upright Stones.

    Lintels were slotted together using Tongue and Groove. 

    The tongue and Groove method would typically be used in woodworking projects.

    Nine Lintels are due to be Repaired in full Site of Visitors to the Historic Site.

    The last repairs carried out at Stonehenge was over 60 years ago when a young eight-year-old boy named Richard Woodman-Bailey placed a 1958 coin into the Mortar.

    Richard, now aged 71, will place a Special commemorative 2021 coin in the new Mortar.

    Once repaired, the Stones at one of the most important English Heritage Site will continue to withstand the test of time for people from all over the world to enjoy.

    Lintel Repair and Replacement

    Concrete Lintels and Steel Lintels will have a long Lifespan, and we are talking decades! When fitted correctly.

    Over time Lintels can still be exposed to Damp which will weaken the Structural Support of any Concrete Lintel, Metal Lintel or Timber Lintel.

    The first signs of any Cracking above Window Frames or doors is a signal for some professional advice.

    If your Existing Lintel is showing a need for Repair or Replacing, rest assured it will not be as complicated as the Repairs at Stonehenge.

    It is alarming if you notice new cracks in your home above doors and windows.

    These Cracks could be a sign of Lintel Failure.

    To avoid further Structural Issues, when Lintels fail, Lintel Replacement or Lintel Repair plan should be implemented as quickly as possible.

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