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03-26-2008, 09:24 PM
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Any suggestions on this!
I came across this on an inspection today. It seems a little "make shift". The house was huge, 9000 sp feet, so it was difficult to tell what was above the area once I got turned around in the crawl space. However, it appeared to be a stone fireplace. Despite the apparent failure of the 2x6, what was going on here.
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03-26-2008, 10:21 PM
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Re: Any suggestions on this!
Thats a good one. a bit of overload for a 2x6 plate.
Ron was hear.
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03-27-2008, 02:42 AM
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Re: Any suggestions on this!
Mathew, without knowing what is above it seems we have two choices.
A: It's a purely decorative lump of wood meant to beautify the crawl.
B: It's a necessary structural support post that lacks an appropriate footing because someone didn't read the plans, and is in need of repair.
My money would be on B.
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03-27-2008, 04:51 AM
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Re: Any suggestions on this!
Mathew:
I've seen similar things and usually suggest that they have an engineer specify the addition of a steel angle or the like at the edge of the concrete to support this mess.
Aaron
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03-27-2008, 06:14 AM
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Re: Any suggestions on this!
I'd say it needs fixin!
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03-27-2008, 07:48 AM
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Re: Any suggestions on this!
Thanks guys. Have a great day.
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