I removed a wooden plank that had been nailed to the lintel some time ago and realised the lintel was rotten at both ends and this had caused the bricks to move.
How change the garage door lintel.
This lintel used to support the brick over the garage door was installed improperly and is not supporting the brick at all.
You must expand the interior frame of the door by the equivalent of 1 inch 45 mm the addition of a second 2 x 6 wood stud plus the thickness of in.
The project this summer assuming we get one of course is to reroof our garage but whilst inspecting it i noticed some of the bricks above the door lintel which is wooden had dropped.
First thing to do is hire an acrow bar from andy hire and get that brick work back to it s level position supported.
By removing your old single garage doors and the central pier we will create space for your new double sized garage door just before supporting the structure of the opening by installing an rsj lintel.
Plywood to be able to slip the external frame weather stripping behind the arch.
The steel used to support brick or stone work above doors and openings is called a lintel.
The more work that will be required to get to the lintel the more expensive it will be.
Based on the inspection report there are many issues with the house one major issue is there are narrow mortar cracks in the brick veneer around the upper corners and the center of the garage door opening.
It s in quite a dangerous state.
No more scratches on your car.
After years of water infiltration and weathering the steel of the garage lintel begins to corrode and fail requiring a garage lintel replacement.
What the wall is made out of and how hard it will be to get to the lintel.
Double garage door conversion with rsj lintel installation.
What must be done when the lintel header of a garage door has an arch.
The old wooden lintel over the garage door has rotten away leaving the brick work over to sag and bow.
Garage lintel replacement is becoming more frequent as homes and buildings age.
