Sunday 4 September 2011

WHAT IS A LINTEL

 1= top plate                   
 2 = jack stud  above lintel         
 3 = LINTEL                                 
 4 = interior wall                                                                                               
 5 = jack stud                           
 6 = top plate for door     
 7 = under stud for window
  8 = stud 
9 = jack stud under the sill
10 = window sill
11 = nogs
12 = bottom plate

LINTEL
In this diagram the lintel is marked under the number 3 the purpose of the lintel is to provide added strength and support for the window that will be put in place there are many types of lintels however the most common one that the builder will use is a timber lintel (shown in the diagram above)

U/S(UNDER STUD)
the u/s is shown here in the diagram marked with the number 7 the purpose of the u/s is also to provide strength for the lintel above the under stud the only place  you will locate an u/s is underneath a lintel

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