Crushed brick under beam

[Mike Lamb]

I have seen 1000's of bricks - flat and on their sides- supporting beams and have never seen a problem until now. And the rubble is still holding the beam 1.5" above the column.

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[mjr6550]

Some old brick can be very weak. I seldom see bricks used as shims. I'm sure they usually work fine, but not if they are soft.