The doorway opening is much wider than a standard hardwood door, so there’s room for some windows on the side. The original barn doorway opening did not seem to have any right angles in it! I’ve only concreted in each post of the door frame leaving a gap in the middle to route the soil [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lintel’
lintel
Barn Door
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Replacing the rotten lintel
Friday, December 12th, 2008The original lintel above the front door is made from 3 pieces of oak, the outer piece was looking a little rotten … So the outer section only is replaced with a nice new pre-stressed concrete lintel that was imported from the UK! I originally planned to put 3 of these Wickes concrete lintels in [...]
