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Exterior door lintel
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I am researching putting a 900mm exterior door into bungalow supporting wall. Got lots of info on planning regulations and the use of Acro's etc but not much on the Lintels. Do I need an expensive RSJ or will some ordinary 70mm square steel box section do? Chris |
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:21:59 -0700 Chris wrote :
I am researching putting a 900mm exterior door into bungalow supporting wall. Got lots of info on planning regulations and the use of Acro's etc but not much on the Lintels. Do I need an expensive RSJ or will some ordinary 70mm square steel box section do? You need a suitable lintel, Catnic or similar, 1200mm long to give 150mm bearing either end. Ordinary steel box section is likely to rust over time giving major problems. -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk |
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On 7 Aug, 16:26, Tony Bryer wrote:
On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:21:59 -0700 Chris wrote : I am researching putting a 900mm exterior door into bungalow supporting wall. Got lots of info on planning regulations and the use of Acro's etc but not much on the Lintels. Do I need an expensive RSJ or will some ordinary 70mm square steel box section do? You need a suitable lintel, Catnic or similar, 1200mm long to give 150mm bearing either end. Ordinary steel box section is likely to rust over time giving major problems. -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk Hi Thanks for the info Chris |
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