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    Aug 1, 2012, 03:17 PM
    Remove concrete lintel between two block walls
    There is solid concrete above the door way and block on either side , only one sidi of the wall comes down. Will the concrete header fall if I take the one wall out
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    Aug 1, 2012, 03:42 PM
    Yes. Also anything built above that area will start to come down.

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    Aug 2, 2012, 11:49 AM
    Yes not straight away but it will start to crack as you have undermined the structure
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