Never done a catnic-style lintel before. Now I found out yesterday it
is impossible to fit in a worthwhile mortar bed, 3mm lintel plate and
another mortar bed all into 10mm so line up with either side. I could
have increased the mortar thickness for one course, but it would have
looked poor. In the end, I bedded the lintel properly (ended up about
8mm I think), and almost dry bedded the first brick onto the lintel.
No real problem there - its just one brick tucked in amongst all the
others.
I am going to put in a solider course over the lintel, and I'll cut
the bricks down slightly so they fit.
But, how is this usually done ?
Cheers,
Simon.