Aesthetically pleasing Lintels?

[Mulberry View]

I need 2 lintels for walls that will be facing brick both sides. One is in single skin brickwork, the other has a 265mm cavity. They are open doorways in my Car Port, so they will not be rendered or plastered and won't be lined or have doors.

 

Are fair-faced Concrete lintels the best bet here? I would use a more conventional cavity lintel for the 265mm position, but it'd need to have a nice smooth underside.

 

Any suggestions?

[Nickfromwales]

Can you bond cement board to them and use micro cement for the look?
 

Is the carport attached to the house? 

[Mulberry View]

2 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

Can you bond cement board to them and use micro cement for the look?
 

Is the carport attached to the house? 

 

The Car Port is indirectly attached to the house, but is aesthetically part of it.

 

I'm thinking of using a conventional "Catnic" lintel for the cavity lintel and then seeking or having made a cover-plate for the soffit face of it.

 

I may end up using a "Fair Faced" concrete lintel for the single skin and if I'm not totally happy with the appearance, I could paint it or cover it I guess.

 

I just wanted to check there isn't a more obvious solution that I've missed!

[Oz07]

They stick upvc to underside on developer garage openings if using a catnic

[Nickfromwales]

2 hours ago, Mulberry View said:

 

The Car Port is indirectly attached to the house, but is aesthetically part of it.

 

I'm thinking of using a conventional "Catnic" lintel for the cavity lintel and then seeking or having made a cover-plate for the soffit face of it.

 

I may end up using a "Fair Faced" concrete lintel for the single skin and if I'm not totally happy with the appearance, I could paint it or cover it I guess.

 

I just wanted to check there isn't a more obvious solution that I've missed!

I was just wondering about needing a fire rating for the cavity, if attached, as on garages I’ve had to close the sides and heads of openings where there’s habitable spaces immediately off them.