How to install a lintel

[leen...@yahoo.co.uk]

Hi all

The next phase of the BBQ is to fit a row of concrete lintels I have laying around to make the base for the cooking "trough". The will be supported on either end and in the centre. Conscious they are a bit heavy, do I need to mix the mortar any differently my usual block laying mix? Was thinking they might "sink" to the block underneath

They are about 2m long too.

Any top tips / things to be wary of?

Thanks in advance

Lee.

[Rod Speed]

leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leen...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote

> The next phase of the BBQ is to fit a row of concrete lintels I have
> laying around to make the base for the cooking "trough". The will be
> supported on either end and in the centre. Conscious they are a bit
> heavy, do I need to mix the mortar any differently my usual block laying
> mix? Was thinking they might "sink" to the block underneath

No, normal mortar mix is fine.

> They are about 2m long too.

> Any top tips / things to be wary of?

Get someone to help you lowering the lintels onto the wall.

> Thanks in advance

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[Brian]

You could use a few of those plastic spaces which are intended to give you
and even mortar spacing. They look like an H with very short verticals and
a long -.

Or, perhaps a few stainless steal nuts or similar as spacers.