Would appreciate thoughts- my plan of attack in order: remove 40″ window, lay our r.o. for 5′ door, cut out plaster, install new studs and 2×6 hdr (not a bearing wall), locate outside edge of studs on brick and cut brick with brick saw at anticipated outside edge of brick mold, install new lintel.
Re: lintel- I assume a 6′ lintel would be about right? Masonry suppliers have not been consistent recommending size of angle I need. My guess is 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″x 5/16″ would be OK? What problems should I anticipate getting old lintel out? Are they bolted to studs? What tips for getting new one in with minimal trashing of exisiting brick work?
THANKS!
rcj9
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The pro's will be along this evening and should have some good info for you. Anything I would say would pale in comparison to the sage wisdom of the professionals <g>. Be patient and hold on tight.
Lefty - Lurker without an attitude or a clue
OK, maybe not. In any case this will bump your questions up the list again.
Lefty - Lurker without an attitude or a clue
More info needed -
Is this an exterior door?
Not a load bearing wall? Therefore the angle is only for on wythe of the brick?, for just a few feet above? This wall does not support a wall above?
I doubt the existing angle was bolted in as that would interfere with the brick. It might be connected with a panhead screw, so that would be pretty easy to cut with a sawzall. The difficulty lies in where the screws are. You will have to sawzall the full length to be sure.
New lintel would need to be installed prior to header, unless you want to cut out brick and then reinstall. When you do it you'll understand why.
4" bearing should be adequate, rather than 6".
You are going to need to cut open more of the interior plaster wall than you currently expect. That's okay. Heightwise, you will be cutting up into the cripples above the header.
Hope this helps some,
Frankie
from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Can you tell me what size lintel would be adequate?
Thanks
Step out the bricks, don't cut, less you plan on covering the cut ends completely with the brick mold, most bricks have holes, or indentations in them that will look crapy when you cut them.
We had a similar discussion back in April.
Check it out. http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=72143.1
Gord