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RSJ vs T Lintel

  • 28-07-2014 3:23pm
    #1
    Crochet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭


    Hi Guys- Need some advice here....

    We are currently in the midst of adding an extension to our house. The builder needed to remove a load bearing wall in the sitting room (to extend it) and was to replace this with an RSJ which will now basically bisect the room. An RSJ of roughly 12 feet was to be sunken into the ceiling and was to support the wall above it and joists from bedrooms on either side. Due to the way the builder constructed the new upstairs he was unable to sink the RSJ into the kitchen ceiling and instead informed us that it would need to protrude 8 inches out of the kitchen ceiling. When we were not happy with this he indicated that he could use another type of lintel instead of the RSJ. He has since put this new lintel in place ( it is an upside down 'T' shape as opposed to the 'I' shape of an RSJ) which slots into the cavity of the upstairs wall thereby stopping anything protrude from the ceiling downstairs.

    My question is - Can a 'T' lintel like this actually be used in the place of an RSJ. Will it be structurally strong enough to support an upstairs wall and the load on two bedrooms?

    Thanks!


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