OldieNewbie Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Are concrete heads no longer used over doors and windows? it seems that every opening has steel in place where the head would usually be. why is that?
Onoff Posted February 1 Posted February 1 34 minutes ago, nod said: Some still do But most use steel insulated lintels Even over internal doorways?
Canski Posted February 1 Posted February 1 41 minutes ago, Onoff said: Even over internal doorways? No. Concrete or uninsulated steel there.
nod Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Even over internal doorways? No concretes fine There’s a 1.3 million pounds house being built near us that has used Concrete Lintels over every opening some are 2.8 wide
OldieNewbie Posted Saturday at 21:22 Author Posted Saturday at 21:22 So there’s no actual rules or regulations on bridging over windows or doors and steel? its at the discretion of the designer/engineer?
dpmiller Posted Sunday at 08:27 Posted Sunday at 08:27 your building regs will tell you. Remember most of the guys here are in GB... 1
Iceverge Posted Sunday at 08:53 Posted Sunday at 08:53 11 hours ago, OldieNewbie said: So there’s no actual rules or regulations on bridging over windows or doors and steel? its at the discretion of the designer/engineer? It's the load they need to take. Steel is defaulted to buy many structural engineers as it's easy to spec and there's suppliers in every town. I would prefer concrete. Easier to plaster etc after. 1
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