Hello,
I wish to install a couple of windows (approx. 90cm. wide)into a single-thickness brick wall of a garage, which I want to convert into a store-room/workshop.
The garage is typical 60s design on semis: Flat roof, too small for a car.
The windows I'm thinking would be of a size that would leave only 3 courses above to the top of the wall. So I am surmising that the easiest would be to support the roof joists, remove the three courses and install a simple lintel.
But which type of lintel? I'm not an expert but it seems that this is a low-load situation and therefore a fairly minimal lintel should suffice. I have seen LA types listed. Is there a simple way to calculate or estimate the spec. needed?
Thanks for any advice.
Chris