ᐅ How to properly install lintels above windows? Use galvanized steel angle brackets?

Attention, special question.

Hello, we are getting horizontal lintels (the opposite of soldier lintels). Does anyone know of any good methods besides prefabricated lintels?
My builder wants to use galvanized angle irons. I keep hearing that lintels tend to crack.
Thanks to all.

blaupuma schrieb:
we are getting horizontal window lintels

But in your headline you ask about "professional standards," and in my opinion, this is not it; besides, as your picture shows, the windows then look as if they were cut out of the facade with a carpet knife.

blaupuma schrieb:
My contractor wants to use galvanized angle irons.

Under the "lintel," and then repeated every how many layers, each time with console anchors, I assume?

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Galvanized angle irons are definitely not professional quality. They must be stainless steel.

Knallkörper schrieb:
Galvanized angle irons are definitely not professional quality. They must be stainless steel.

Correct.

The commonly used galvanized steel profiles are not permitted according to DIN 1053-1. They should always be coated with an appropriate paint for long-lasting protection against corrosion if stainless steel profiles are not used due to cost reasons.

Why is horizontal considered unprofessional? Unfortunately, we also have that—because the neighbors absolutely did not want anything vertical.

Well, now you can see a metal strip (don’t ask me about the material, no idea, but it should be something decent).

Müllerin schrieb:
Unfortunately, we have that too

At least with you, thanks to the roller shutter boxes, it doesn’t look as odd.

Müllerin schrieb:
Why is horizontal not considered proper practice?

Because with a “vertical” arrangement, you can reinforce the bricks laid like sausages on a rod and hook them into anchors. For a “horizontal” setup, you need angles not only directly under the lintel but also repeated every few courses to better distribute the load. Otherwise, you end up with something like hammocks built from brickwork where you can study soil layer shifts.

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