Masonry lintel system

A method of laying concrete masonry bond beam units across an opening, the steps comprising:

• providing two lintel systems, each comprising:
• a C-channel having:
• a jamb section configured to rest atop a masonry wall jamb and selectively removable from that wall jamb;
• a bracing section disposed beneath the jamb section;
• a connecting section for connecting the jamb section and the bracing section, wherein the connecting section includes an anterior face and a posterior face opposite the anterior face;
• wherein the jamb and bracing sections extend distally from the anterior face and span the length of the C-channel;
• a bar stock, disposed on the anterior face, for displacing the anterior face from the masonry wall jamb;
• an angle brace, disposed on the posterior face and extending distally from the posterior face, said brace having a horizontally oriented placement surface and a plurality of through-holes disposed on the placement surface;
• a plurality of threaded bolts respectively received through the corresponding plurality of through-holes of the angle brace, for supporting a C-beam;
• wherein the threaded bolts are engaged with the angle brace through-holes to selectively twist within the through-holes between a lifting position and a lowering position;
• providing an opening in a CMU masonry wall, said opening having a first side and a second side;
• installing a lintel system on each of the opening first side and opening second side;
• installing a C-beam atop the angle brace placement surface of both lintels;
• twisting the threaded bolts to a lifting position to engage the lintels with the C-beam;
• raising the C-beam to a height corresponding to the height of the CMU masonry wall;
• laying concrete masonry bond beam units across the C-beam;
• grouting and curing the bond beam units;
• twisting the threaded bolts to a lowering position to disengage the lintel from the C-beam;
• removing the C-beam from the tops of the lintels' angle brace surfaces;
• and
• removing the lintel jamb sections from the wall jambs.

A lintel system comprising:

• a C-channel having:
• a tapered jamb section configured to rest atop a masonry wall jamb and selectively removable from that wall jamb;
• a bracing section disposed beneath the jamb section;
• a connecting section for connecting the jamb section and the bracing section, wherein the connecting section includes an anterior face and a posterior face opposite the anterior face;
• wherein the jamb and bracing sections extend distally from the anterior face and span the length of the C-channel;
• wherein the bracing section is narrower in width than the jamb section;
• a bar stock, disposed on the anterior face, for displacing the anterior face from the masonry wall jamb;
• an angle brace, disposed on the posterior face and extending distally from the posterior face, said brace having a horizontally oriented placement surface and a plurality of through-holes disposed on the placement surface;
• wherein the angle brace is longer than the length of the C-channel;
• a plurality of threaded nuts affixed to the underside of the placement surface and aligned with said plurality of through-holes;
• a plurality of threaded bolts respectively received through the corresponding plurality of through-holes of the angle brace, for supporting a C-beam;
• wherein the threaded bolts are engaged with the corresponding plurality of threaded nuts to selectively twist within the through-holes between a lifting position and a lowering position;
• wherein the C-beam is installed to span an opening in a CMU masonry wall;
• and
• wherein the C-beam rests upon the threaded bolts.