ive got to remove a old wooden window and create smaller apperature fir a external wooden door what’s the typical size eithier side for a steel or concrete lintel to rest on is it 150mm ? to pass building regs
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Minimum 150mm bearing but is there not already a lintel above the window?.
If so and your decreasing the opening size then the existing should be sufficient.
I'm guessing, but from his description I reckon it'll be an older house with solid wall, soldier course of brick on the outside and a 7" x 3" timber on the inside. The old casement windows were meaty things that acted as part of the support. You see loads of older houses that have had double glazing fitted without adding support to the outer, and the top of the window is like a banana.
I did think that after I posted the above comment Larry.
You see some sights in this game.
I went to price a private once where the diy Derek had removed the whole chimney breast from the ground floor with nothing supporting the rest of the stack apart from the bedroom floor joists.
And he geniunly couldn't understand why there was a massive bow in the lounge ceiling.
See from the crap pics would it be best to just put a catnic in so it will do the job inside and out
Words fail
Window head looks too high
Head needs bringing down
Then Making good above with cavity tray
The head is too high the window is about 2..7 off the floor I’m just going to normal door height 2.1 around thatToo high for what?
Bringing down to where? For what reason?
It's going to be difficult getting a cavity tray in, there isn't a cavity.
Too high for what?
Bringing down to where? For what reason?
It's going to be difficult getting a cavity tray in, there isn't a cavity.
I have given him the right advise from pics
Good luck op
The head is too high the window is about 2..7 off the floor I’m just going to normal door height 2.1 around that
Cavity pretty non existent in these houses at best it’s 25mm lol
no hard hat... idiot