We stock and supply steel lintels in Westhoughton for doors and windows. A lintel is a structural horizontal support that is used to span an opening in a wall or between two vertical supports. The most common use is over doors and windows and are generally used for load-bearing purposes but can also be decorative. The most common materials used for lintels are wood, concrete and steel. Wooden lintels can be easily cut to size on site but are only suited to small openings with very low loadings. Concrete lintels are very common but are restricted to common sizes. Steel lintels are versatile and are cut to size and then roll-formed or pressed into the required shape.
If you are looking for an unusual size or special heavy-duty support in Westhoughton, steel lintels from our workshop are manufactured to your specific requirements. The steel lintel is lighter than concrete and easier to handle and fit into place. It also has the advantage of being able to be shaped so that it is not visible above the opening. We can custom produce any shape that the building may require like an arch, a corner or a lintel for a bay window. So long as the vertical supports are adequately designed our steel lintels can take the weight required. Lintels also reduce heat loss from a building and stop damp and condensation but must be designed and constructed to avoid thermal bridging.
We supply steel lintels in Westhoughton and surrounding areas and can also supply any kind of metalwork you need. We can even come on-site to do fitting and welding. Contact Horwich Steelworks today and let us know about your requirements. We offer cladding repairs and use a TIG welding machine for certain projects. Among other items, we design and create very secure handrails and can create very heavy steel doors for the utmost security and storage rooms. We manufacture industrial and residential gates that are very strong and keep intruders out. We can modify your machinery to allow for different processes from the same machine which saves you from having to buy a new machine.
