Steel Lintels should be installed with a minimum end bearing of 150mm, bedded on mortar and levelled along its length and across its width. The masonry above the lintel should be built in accordance with BS EN 1996-2:2006. Raise the inner and outer leaves simultaneously to avoid excessive. sharper than those of mild steel lintels ! Use of g oves is recommended to handle the lintels ! The weight of some lintels may require the use of a crane; rotect fabric strops from the sharp edges ! The lintels may contain CFC-free polystyrene or Rock efer to our technical dept. or an engin rd. Lay wall to required height and opening. Apply bed joint on front and back of block. In recent decades they have largely replaced more traditional methods, such as brickwork or timber formwork, as the modern, cost effective and structurally sound way to achieve aspiration ce with basic standards. This is in order that the lintels, and indeed all products. Stressline standard galvanised steel lintels are manufactured from DX51D grade steel to BS 10346:2006, with a zinc coating type Z600, giving a minimum zinc coating of 600g/m2 per two sides. Please consult Leviat's Technical.
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