16 Garage Door Lintel

The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag.

16 garage door lintel.

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. 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. Lintellift patented product will ensure garage door lintels or headers will not sag. 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.

The greater the space of the opening the larger the lintel may need to be in overall dimensions in order to adequately bear the weight it is holding. 1 is a drawing provided to give guidance in constructing lintels over garage doors or with spans greater than 12 0. 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. When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door.

The steel angle is bolted to the wood header which should be. When lintels fail it causes the bricks above to sag and eventually crack. Some wood header manufacturers will. We currently use a 4 x6 x 1 2 lintel with a span of 204 for masonry support over 16 garage door openings.

We usually have around 60 of brick masonry above them being supported we are being questioned if our lintels are thick enough. Over time the header can completely fail and the brickwork can fall off the house.