G gercher Joined 22 Apr 2024 Messages 6 Reaction score 0 Country 22 Apr 2024 #1 Hi, had log burner put in by a firm but I saw them put a concrete lintel in which they had shaved just of center to make it fit under one stone that was lower than rest, has this now weakened the lintel. Thank you Attachments 20240414_143943.jpg 215.2 KB · Views: 76
Hi, had log burner put in by a firm but I saw them put a concrete lintel in which they had shaved just of center to make it fit under one stone that was lower than rest, has this now weakened the lintel. Thank you
foxhole Joined 14 Mar 2006 Messages 22,499 Reaction score 3,195 Location Essex coast Country 22 Apr 2024 #2 Would have made more sense to trim the low brickwork with a grinder rather than lintel.
G gercher Joined 22 Apr 2024 Messages 6 Reaction score 0 Country 22 Apr 2024 #3 My thought exactly, but would you say this lintel is now unsafe?
foxhole Joined 14 Mar 2006 Messages 22,499 Reaction score 3,195 Location Essex coast Country 22 Apr 2024 #4 Should be ok , they did not expose the rebar?