CUTTING LINTELS
MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE.

RIGO LIVES BY THIS GOLDEN RULE. HE'S SEEN ME MAKE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES. BELIEVE ME, IT HURTS WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU CUT A
TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR BEAM TOO SHORT.

LET ME SEE, WAS THAT SEVEN FOOT FIVE INCHES, OR
FIVE FOOT SEVEN INCHES   ????

THIS PILE OF TIMBER IS BEING CUT TO MAKE THE LINTELS, WHICH IS THE WOOD THAT SPANS ALL THE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS.
THE SIZE OF THE LINTEL IS DETERMINED BY THE WIDTH OF THE OPENING, AND THE LOAD OF THE ROOF IT WILL BE SUPPORTING.

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