# Lintel Band for Earthquake Safety

> A lintel band is a continuous RCC ring at door-top level that ties walls together in an earthquake. See a Zone IV example and the SuperWise checklist link.

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

A continuous reinforced concrete ring through the walls at door-top level that ties masonry together against earthquake shaking.

## What is Lintel Band?

A Lintel Band is an unbroken ring of reinforced concrete that runs horizontally through all the bearing walls at door-top level. In earthquake-prone zones of India it is required to tie the walls together and prevent collapse in seismic shaking. A lintel, by contrast, is a beam over a single opening such as a door, window or ventilator, carrying the [brickwork](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/) above.

## Practical example

When building a brick house in a high-risk earthquake zone (Zone IV in India), the structural engineer specifies a 150 mm thick continuous RCC lintel band at a height of 7 feet across every wall. The band ties the whole perimeter masonry together like a belt, instead of working only above the doors.

## In SuperWise

A lintel casting step can be a task in a SuperWise schedule template, placed between the masonry tasks through predecessors, with a finish checklist. With the checklist enforced, the task cannot be marked complete until a filled checklist is approved. Checklist fields can hold a photo or a signature.

[Quality and safety checklists](https://superwise.site/features/construction-quality-safety/)

## Related terms

- [Brickwork (Chinai)](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/)
- [Damp Proof Course (DPC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/damp-proof-course/)

## Related
- [Brickwork (Chinai)](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/)
- [Damp Proof Course (DPC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/damp-proof-course/)
- [Quality and safety checklists](https://superwise.site/features/construction-quality-safety/)