Jim Baird Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Codes want 3 inches bearing for wood on masonry. This has been like this for about 40 yrs. Wonder why it has not rolled any? Click to Enlarge 36.97 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 It was added and not really needed? Funny picture regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Probably a lot of reasons, all based in the general resilience and stability of the average wood frame assembly. Think how much total crap we look at every day that's holding up just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Luck? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 If it's that clean after 40 years they must have gotten more right than wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 ...maybe just evidence that code minimums are way overdone. This is original, far as I can tell. Doubt it would stand under an earthquake effect tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I wouldn't say overdone. Conservative, certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Probably tilted just enough to transfer the load close to the inside face of the beam. So, the load is less eccentric and then add some friction (and good block work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 ...this wasn't a trick question. I do see slight rotation of the top away from the beam, but I think there are lots of toenails in those joists that lock down the top edge. Beam was thrown in, I think, maybe as afterthought, to support a partition between a utility room and a living one, during framing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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