Blog posts of '2020' 'May'

Keystone Lintels has teamed up with Roger Bisby from Skill Builder to provide you with the top 10 tips when installing a lintel. Steel Lintels should be installed with a minimum end bearing of 150mm, bedded on mortar and levelled along its length and across its width. The masonry above the lintel should be built in accordance with BS EN 1996-2:2006. Raise the inner and outer leaves simultaneously to avoid excessive eccentricity of loading, with a maximum...

To coincide with our expansion into stocking more lintels we are taking a more in depth look at the steel lintel market and the products available. Steel lintels were first seen in the UK market place in the late 60’s when IG invented the open back lintel which has now become the industry...