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What Is a Lintel Beam?
A lintel beam is an essential structural element used to support and transfer load above an opening to the adjacent...
How Much Weight Can a Steel Lintel Support?
In brief: A steel lintel’s capacity depends on the exact lintel profile, span, cavity width, end bearing, and the loads...
Can You Drill Into a Lintel? Risks and Safe Methods
Short answer: Yes, in many cases you can drill into a lintel – but only for light-duty, non-structural fixings, and...
Lintels for Extensions: What You Need to Know
Domestic extensions involve a long list of structural and design decisions. If you are in a conservation area, the local...
Do I Need Building Control Approval to Replace a Lintel?
A lintel is an essential horizontal loadbearing item, and as such, will require sign off from your local UK Building...
Window Lintels: A Detailed Guide
Window lintels come in many forms depending upon the work they have to do and what the make-up is of...
How Much Weight Can a Concrete Lintel Support?
How much weight a concrete lintel can support is determined by two main factors, the height of the lintel, and...
What Is a Padstone and How Are Padstones Used?
A concrete padstone is a dense block designed to take a heavy point loading at a beam-end or as a...
Concrete Lintel Installation - How To Install Concrete Lintels
Read our Guide to installing Concrete Lintels the Right Way. Our Lintel Technical Team are on Hand to help with...
