ABOUT LINTELS (LINTOLS)

Lintels (or lintols) are short beams over a door or window head, usually carrying a wall load only. Lintels for a cavity wall are usually made of powder coated pressed steel, or as a precast concrete boot lintel. Lintels should have a drip so that alkaline water from masonry falls clear of glass or anodizing.

The leading UK lintel suppliers, listed below the panel of sponsored links, have informative websites with illustrated online catalogues and details of product specifications.

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LEADING UK LINTEL (LINTOL) SUPPLIERS

Catnic, which is part of the Corus group, is a leading supplier of lintels. Catnic advises that the lintel should be wider than the opening by 150 millimetres on each side. In the case of CXL lintels, this overlap should be increased to 200 millimetres. In severe exposure zones (zones 3 and 4 in the BS 8104 map) Catnic lintels require a separate damp proof course. In other areas this is not required.

Keystone Lintels supply a wide range of steel lintels, including full arch lintels, venetian arch lintels, apex arch lintels, parabolic arch lintels, gothic arch lintels, corner lintels, square bay lintels, splayed bay lintels, Venetian arch bay lintels, bow lintels, sun lounge lintels, cavity lintels, cavity wall lintels, single leaf lintels, eaves lintels, archboard lintels, box lintels, solid wall lintels and extra heavy lintels.

IG Lintels supplies a wide range of standard and special lintels in steel and in stainless steel. Its L1/E Lintels are designed to provide support over openings at eaves level. Strength is achieved by building the lintel in with the blockwork. IG Lintels supply a L7 lintel specially for brickwork applied to timber frame construction. Restraining clips are fitted to the top of each L7 lintel; these allow for lintel movement and for shrinkage of the timber frame.

Click here for an easy-to-use listing of leading UK suppliers of lintels, provided by Archbone.

Other useful links relevant to lintels and lintel suppliers:

British Precast Concrete Federation

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON LINTELS (LINTOLS)

We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.

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