This is what supports the stud wall framework of the house over the garage door. The angle iron lintel only supports the brick work which sits directly in front of the stud wall. The next step in the installation process is to connect the lintel with 3/8 inch stainless steel lag.
- Sep 03, 2019 I have used two 1mm concrete lintels on some 7ft wide doors at the other end of the garage, but wasn't sure if they would be man enough for the other end of the garage with a wider opening. I aim to at some time in the future, lay some roof trusses on top as I would like a pitched roof.
- The inspector noticed that a steel plate acting as lintel beam is running over the garage door to support the brick layer above, but it ended up 3 inches short on one end. According to the.
- Garage lintel replacement is becoming more frequent as homes and buildings age. The steel used to support brick or stone work above doors and openings is called a lintel. After years of water infiltration and weathering the steel of the garage lintel begins to corrode and fail requiring a garage lintel.
- Garage Single Door. A two-car garage with a large single door can have stair-step cracks or gaps in the brick and mortar most often due to lack of support of the steel lintel. The wrong size lintel may have been used and cannot bear the weight of the opening and attached brick veneer.
You must expand the interior frame of the door by the equivalent of 1 ¾ inch (45 mm) (the addition of a second 2' x 6' wood stud plus the thickness of ¾ in. plywood) to be able to slip the external frame weather stripping behind the arch. The frame weather strip will then be airtight around the whole door. We must not forget that the plastic retainer that houses the double-lip rubber is not flexible enough to follow the arch in question. This case being even worse for smaller doors (ex: 8 feet wide).
There is also the possibility of building a false arch (approx. 1' thick) that will not obstruct the installation of the door weather stripping.
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