Wooden Lintels

Wooden lintels are oldest kinds of lintels. These lintels are not extremely general except in hilly areas. Wooden lintels are associatively costlier, structurally weak and vulnerable to fire. They are also liable to decay if not properly ventilated. Figure 1 displays a wooden lintel given over the full width of the wall, through jointing together three wooden pieces along with the help of steel bolts. Sometimes, wooden lintels are strengthened through the provision of mild steel plates at their top and bottom; such lintels are known as flitched lintels.

                                                       Figure : Wooden Lintel