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Made in NZ · For NZ buildersLintel & beam spans, the NZS 3604 way
Pick the load the lintel carries and get pointed to the right NZS 3604 lintel span table (Tables 8.9 to 8.13).
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The right NZS 3604 lintel table for the load
Sizing a lintel or beam under NZS 3604 means reading the correct span table for the load it carries (roof only, roof plus one floor, and so on), the span of the opening, and how it is supported. Get the table wrong and the member is wrong — so the useful thing is not a magic number, it is being pointed straight to the right table to read.
Toolie’s span-table finder does exactly that: choose the load case (what the lintel carries, a 480 mm column option, single or continuous span) and it points you to the matching NZS 3604:2011 table, Tables 8.9 to 8.13, to read (NZS 3604:2011 is free to view). There is no opening-span input or beam element, and it does not hand the member to the take-off or the quote.
- Finds the NZS 3604 lintel table (8.9 to 8.13) for the load case you choose
- Single or continuous span, and a 480 mm column option
- Points to the cited table — you read the member off the standard
- Points to the right table for the load case, with the wind-uplift fixing table cited
- Works on site from your phone
It’s part of the quote, not a separate tool
In Toolie this isn’t a one-off calculator — it feeds the actual priced quote and the build programme. Describe the job or drop in a PDF plan and Toolie runs the take-off, applies NZ site intelligence and prices it off a real NZ pricebook.
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Common questions
Does Toolie size lintels and beams?
It points you to the correct NZS 3604:2011 lintel table (Tables 8.9 to 8.13) for the load case you choose, and you read the member off the standard. It does not take an opening span, size beams, or pass the member to a quote.
Why does it not just show the span?
The NZS 3604 span figures belong to the standard — Toolie points you to the right table to read rather than reproducing it, which keeps you on the current source.
Is it current to NZS 3604:2011?
Yes — the finder is built around the current NZS 3604:2011 tables. Always confirm the final member against the standard for the specific loads.
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