Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house
Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house
Hi, in my postwar (c.1950) ex-council house I'm looking to make a double door where there's an existing window - I've removed some plaster to try to understand what the current lintel setup is but have revealed only more questions.
The house is cavity wall (no insulation), c. 60mm, brick inner and outer, soldier courses above windows externally - no lintel visible externally but then windows are practically flush with outer face of brick.
There appears to be a concrete frame of sorts...
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by georgeclarke
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Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house
Hi, in my postwar (c.1950) ex-council house I'm looking to make a double door where there's an existing window - I've removed some plaster to try to understand what the current lintel setup is but have revealed only more questions.
The house is cavity wall (no insulation), c. 60mm, brick inner and outer, soldier courses above windows externally - no lintel visible externally but then windows are practically flush with outer face of brick.
There appears to be a concrete frame of sorts...
Read more
by georgeclarke
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum