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Lintel retrofit

Lintel retrofit

Lintel retrofit

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I have a small retrofit project.  I have been hired to work on a small reno project on an existing building.  My end of the project is designing a lintel to support a new wider opening in a CMU wall.  The existing door will be removed and the opening will be widened to approx 10 feet.

Anyway, I planned on using steel angles (One on each side of the wall) to support this new opening but they are looking for other options.  I have only worked on a couple of other retrofits before and was wondering if there was an "industry standard" for this situation or if its usually just up to the designer?

Thanks

RE: Lintel retrofit

We've done what you have mentioned, used a single angle on each side, but we weld a plate joining the two angles once the opening is made.

How do others do it?

RC
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RE: Lintel retrofit

We typically provide WF shapes with a btm plate.

RE: Lintel retrofit

I use a lot of tube shapes, inset into the opening, a vertical channel afterset bolted to the backside, or a channel, legs up and extended into the extremeties of the opening at either side of the opening.  Depends what the owner/architect can tolerate aqs to what I use.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: Lintel retrofit

Use a single wf shape at the center of the wall with posts at either end.

RE: Lintel retrofit

I usually use two angles, with the horizontal legs pointed toward each other.  This way, no shoring of the wall is required.  You cut a horizontal slot in one side of the wall, and install one angle.  Then you cut a slot in the other side of the wall and install the other angle.  Then you remove the masonry below the angles.  Finally, you weld a plate to the bottom of the angles to finish off the opening.

The angles bear 8" onto solid masonry at each jamb, of course.

DaveAtkins

RE: Lintel retrofit

This side of the pond they would install one or two precast concrete lintels.

I agree with the ease of the double angles as I have specified it before but if they want a plain rendered look then precast concrete gives a better finish.

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