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Stone, metal or wood depending on need. A lintel is the part, not what it is made of.
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∙ 12y agoWhen a carpenter constructs a structural frame, a horizontal beam is placed over openings to carry any loads above it. This horizontal beam is called a 'lintel'.
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What is a beam over a door or window?
a lintel, or a lintel beam.
What is another term for lintel?
The term crossbeam is an alternative for lintel.
How can you use lintel in a sentence?
The lintel hung on a nail above the archway of my door.They used an unfinished beam as a lintel over the window.
What is a horizonal beam over a window or door?
a lintel, or a lintel beam.
When was Michelle Lintel born?
Michelle Lintel was born in 1977, in USA.
What is the history of post and lintel construction?
who invented past-and-lintel construction
What is a lintel level?
Lintel level is the top of window and doors level of a building.
What does lintel mean in English?
Typically lintel in Spanish means the same thing as the English word means. The lintel is the horizontal member across the top of a doorway or opening.
How can one best describe Lintel?
A Lintel is a decorative architectural piece that is often put over portals with no structures. Lintels have been made in many different styles because of the various cultures in place around the world.
How small of an opening should a lintel be put in?
It's not a question of opening size but a question of loading over the opening. No load, no lintel. If a 12 inch opening is capped with a 16" block, the block is the lintel. If an opening is between wall studs there is little need for anything that would be called a lintel. Anouther name for a lintel is a header. There is usually some kind of header over an opening. A lintel's size and integrity is determined by the load it will support.
Where is a lintel located?
A lintel is a supporting beam placed over doors windows or other openings in walls
What is the beam over a door called?
Lintel : Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window.
