37+ Wood Lintels Over Windows. You don't have to stick with a concrete reinforced lintel as a steel one will do the job just as well and is lighter. Over time metal lintels including those made of steel will corrode to some extent.
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It is a very tall two story house and we have been advised to remove the lintels on the second floor due to maintenance. Lintels help in tying the building laterally and if continuously placed around all the walls provide a horizontal rigidity to the building, which is a once the walls have reached the lintel level, we can place a wood plank as support, place two m.s. Lintel defects (steel or wood lintels or headers over windows and doors). Be sure to go bug hunting during each season and at different times of the day!