16 Garage Door Lintel

When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door.

16 garage door lintel.

Typical use top of door equal to block course height 2 recess in u lintel top of 2 door frame masonry opening u lintel overall length u lintel bearing recess length additional lengths available by special order. We usually have around 60 of brick masonry above them being supported we are being questioned if our lintels are thick enough. The lintellift system fixes this issue by adding support underneath the sagging lintel. The steel angle is bolted to the wood header which should be.

Lintel lift addresses this critical issue adding the necessary support underneath the sagging lintel. Minimum l5x3x5 16 llv to be bolted to the wood header with 1 2 x 3 1 2 galvanized lag bolts at 2 0 c c. The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag. For example a standard size for a lintel that is intended to span a 16 foot garage door is 4 x 6 x 17 x 3 8.

We currently use a 4 x6 x 1 2 lintel with a span of 204 for masonry support over 16 garage door openings. 2 recess door u lintels are used where the top of the door is equal to the block course height with a 2 door frame. We use 3 4 x 6 lags and we use 16 of them in to the glulam headers. 1 is a drawing provided to give guidance in constructing lintels over garage doors or with spans greater than 12 0.

Lintellift patented product will ensure garage door lintels or headers will not sag. Over time the header can completely fail and the brickwork can fall off the house.