Home › Lintel & beam span finder
Made in NZ · For NZ buildersLintel & beam spans, the NZS 3604 way
Point yourself to the right NZS 3604 lintel/beam span table for the opening, then build the member straight into a priced quote.
No credit card · Cancel anytime · Works offline on site · Flat NZD pricing
The right NZS 3604 lintel/beam table, then into the quote
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: tell it the opening span and what the lintel or beam carries and it points you to the current NZS 3604:2011 table to read (it does not reproduce the copyright span figures — you read those off your own licensed copy). It then carries the lintel or beam into the automatic take-off and prices it off a real NZ pricebook, so it is in the quote, not on a scrap of timber.
- Finds the correct NZS 3604 lintel/beam span table by load, span and support
- Points to the cited table — you read the member off your own copy of the standard
- Carries the sized member into the automatic quantity take-off
- Priced off a real NZ pricebook alongside the rest of the frame
- Works offline on site and stays with the job
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.
More on-site calculators
See all 16 builder calculators, the full feature guide, or how Toolie quotes a job.
Common questions
Does Toolie size lintels and beams?
It points you to the correct NZS 3604:2011 span table for the opening span, load and support, and you read the member off your own copy of the standard. Toolie then carries that member into the take-off and the priced quote.
Why does it not just show the span?
The NZS 3604 span figures are copyright — Toolie points you to the right table to read rather than reproducing it, which keeps you on the current, licensed 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.
Quote, comply and get paid — in one place
Start free today. Built around NZS 3604, H1, Healthy Homes & CCA 2002. One flat price for your whole crew.
Quote a job free →