Oct 16, 2001 · I’ve got a nice job installing a 14’x14′ door opening in a 12″ block wall in a wharehouse w/18′ ceiling. MY engingeer says the 4″x6″x5/16″ angle iron I planned to install as …

May 31, 2003 · exterior cinder block bearing wall. The clients want a door put into their basement. Now I have no compunction about working with bearing frame walls but I don’t know how it’s …

Nov 1, 2003 · "Cinder Block" is an older term for a very lightweight masonry unit using cinders as an aggregate. In some parts of the wolrd, the term "cinder block" will just get blank stares. I …

Nov 26, 2002 · lots of work involved, especially with out good equipment. best to sub to professional mason cutter( cut and remove!). you should layout the cuts yourself--it's nice to …

Aug 16, 2009 · I would size my opening according to block increments. If you took out a row of block extra above the window opening, filled the cores on the sides that bear the beam and …

Nov 3, 2009 · There are tables for the size and composition of lintels in a load-bearing block wall. It depends on how many stories it's supporting, and a few other things. I would use either …

Apr 30, 2015 · 1 - Lintel: First of all, with a 90'' wide opening, make sure you have a lintel strong enough to support the wall over the window. A 6''X6"X3/8'' steel angle inserted in a slot in the …

Jul 2, 2020 · Most brick and block masonry is laid in a running-bond pattern in which every course is offset by half its length from the course below. This pattern creates a natural corbelled arch …

May 22, 2014 · When forming an opening, you choose the level where the lintel will go, you mark out its width, then you can see a triangle ,is formed above, as each brick at the far ends of the …

May 3, 2005 · The horizontal leg will support the header course of brick. Be sure to tuck in adequate mortar between the brick and the existing block above. After installing ther header, …