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Steel & Concrete Lintels delivered to Coleraine

A lintel is a beam that carries the masonry over a door or window opening; most UK houses use galvanised steel cavity lintels or prestressed concrete lintels.

Trades and homeowners in Coleraine can order lintels for delivery by sending a list, a drawing or just the sizes of the job.

Galvanised steel cavity lintels and concrete lintels stacked on timber bearers

Delivery facts for Coleraine

How it arrives
On the lorry bed, hand or crane offload
Delivering to
Coleraine, County Londonderry
Postcode districts
BT52, BT51
Daylight
About 7h 08m on the shortest day
Nearby (straight line)
Limavady (13 mi), Ballymena (24 mi), Magherafelt (26 mi)
Delivery
Quoted individually (Northern Ireland)

Which lintels can you order in Coleraine?

  • Cavity trays and stop endsTo shed water out of the cavity over openings.
  • Steel cavity wall lintelsInsulated galvanised lintels that support both leaves of a cavity wall.
  • PadstonesConcrete pads that spread the load at the ends of beams and lintels.
  • Single-leaf and box lintelsFor solid walls, timber frame and internal walls.
  • Prestressed concrete lintelsPlain concrete lintels for inner leaves and internal openings.

Picking the right product

Which lintel for my opening?

Measure the clear opening, add the end bearing each side, and note the wall type (cavity width, inner and outer leaf) and what sits above. Manufacturers publish load tables; for anything carrying a floor, roof or point load get an engineer or building control to confirm.

Steel or concrete?

Steel cavity lintels support both leaves and include insulation to limit cold bridging. Concrete lintels are simple and robust for single leaves and internal walls.

In Northern Ireland building work follows the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland), with guidance in the Technical Booklets, and applications go to the council's building control team.

A quick quantity check

For a 2,400 mm clear opening, add at least 150 mm of bearing at each end: the lintel needs to be at least 2,700 mm long. Then pick the type for the wall build-up and check the load in the manufacturer's table, or ask your engineer if the opening carries a floor or roof.

Getting lintels onto your Coleraine site

Lintels are long, so tell us about tight access. Shorter lintels can travel with a mixed load; long steel lintels are handled by hand or crane. Deliveries to Northern Ireland include a sea crossing, so we quote each order individually.

  • Deliveries are to the kerb, drive or within crane reach; ask if materials need to go further.
  • If the drop point is block paving or soft ground, say so; heavy pallets and bulk bags can mark or sink.
  • Clear a level area for pallets, ideally on boards, so materials stay out of standing water.

Your questions answered

Do you deliver lintels to trades and homeowners in Coleraine?

Both. Trades can apply for a trade account; homeowners and self-builders can order on a delivered quote.

What is a padstone for?

It spreads a concentrated load, such as the end of a beam, over a larger area of masonry so the blocks or bricks underneath are not crushed.

Do you deliver lintels to Coleraine?

Yes. We deliver across Coleraine, including BT52, BT51. Deliveries to Northern Ireland include a sea crossing, so we quote each order individually. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

Can you tell me which lintel to use?

We can suggest options from the manufacturers' load tables based on the opening, wall type and load you describe, but for anything structural the final choice should come from your designer or engineer, and be approved through building control.

Send your list, get a delivered price

Tell us what you need and where it is going. We check the quantities and come back with a delivered price before you commit.

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