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Existing 7’-8” Tall CMU basement wall (12” CMU 4’-0” below grade, 8” CMU 3’-8” above grade).
House was built in 1928.
House is 2-1/2 story wood frame.
I’m removing bearing walls on the first floor and I will be installing a new beam that will be on wood post or steel columns that will bear on the existing CMU foundation.
The Coulmn/wood post has a load of 5,918 lb’s (LL 3,041 lb’s - DL 2,877 lb’s).
The CMU are not filled solid. The existing basement is finished so the few linear feet of CMU wall that I can see looks in very good condition.
Would I need to fill the CMU solid at the new location of the column/post above?
If I do need to fill the CMU solid how many ft. from the center of column to each side?
House was built in 1928.
House is 2-1/2 story wood frame.
I’m removing bearing walls on the first floor and I will be installing a new beam that will be on wood post or steel columns that will bear on the existing CMU foundation.
The Coulmn/wood post has a load of 5,918 lb’s (LL 3,041 lb’s - DL 2,877 lb’s).
The CMU are not filled solid. The existing basement is finished so the few linear feet of CMU wall that I can see looks in very good condition.
Would I need to fill the CMU solid at the new location of the column/post above?
If I do need to fill the CMU solid how many ft. from the center of column to each side?
