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Originally Posted by BrianL99
Odd way to frame in my opinion, but TV often does things differently.
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My comments were based on block construction and not wood framed.
The Villages system for creating lintels in situ is very smart IMHO for block construction. They use standard length metal forms placed on top of the block walls, insert reinforcing, place concrete into the forms. Then they complete the next block course and add the truss straps into the wet concrete, or mortar in the block cells. All of this work is done by the masons without the use of cranes to lift prepared concrete lintels. They are now ready for placing the roof trusses the next day. The metal forms are a permanent part of the wall. They are used above windows also. This is why drilling into the block wall for shades etc. is tricky since you need to drill through both metal and into reinforced concrete.
The concrete is placed when the masons have a concrete pumper onsite and are filling the block cavities' which have the reinforcing all the way to the footings. The ends of the lintel bearing column has reinforcing and is concrete filled to the lintel. If you look at the block wall before stucco is applied you can see the plywood covers at the bottom which serves as inspection points for the building inspector to verify the cavity filling is complete.
I have never seen the lintel to block wall details in person. A quick look at the construction drawings did not show any special connectors.