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The term crossbeam is an alternative for lintel.
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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.
An horizontal beam above a door or window?
The horizontal beam above a door or window is sometimes called a lintel. This part of the door or window is a portion of the frame in most cases.
What is a lintel in civil engineering?
Lintel is the same as beam. It is smaller in size or dimension comparing to beam. It is usually use as a support in the upper part of the sill of windows or doors. It is also use in concrete wall when requires.
Two upright vertical post supported by a horizontal element describes which method of construction?
Two upright vertical posts supported by a horizontal element describes which method of construction?
Is it ok to remove an existing lintel from a fireplace you need to remove one row of bricks in order to fit a new wood stove insert into the old fireplace opening?
This would not be a good project for the average homeowner. That lintel is supporting the weight of the chimney above it. To remove and install a new lintel will require temprary support of the chimney on that side. Failing to do that can result in cracks, or even collapse of the chimney.
What is a beam over a door or window?
a lintel, or a lintel beam.
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 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.
What is the difference between a bressummer beam and a lintel?
A bressummer beam carries loads from above but has no window or door below it. Therefore its allowable deflection (long term or short loads) can be greater. A lintel on the other hand has a window or door below it and requires less deflection to ensure that the operation of the window/door is not compromised.
What is a lintel made of?
Stone, metal or wood depending on need. A lintel is the part, not what it is made of.
