Brothers Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Came across these steel shims today, I know these are considered industry standard but this just looked off to me. The carrying beam at this location had a bit of twisting going on. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 It doesn't look like the shims are transfering the full 3" of bearing needed for the end of a beam onto concrete. The beam pocket usually gets filled in to prevent "twisting". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brothers Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Bill Kibbel said: It doesn't look like the shims are transfering the full 3" of bearing needed for the end of a beam onto concrete. The beam pocket usually gets filled in to prevent "twisting". Thanks Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Bill is correct. Mostly this is a workmanship issue that could be "fixed" pretty quickly and inexpensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brothers Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, Les said: Bill is correct. Mostly this is a workmanship issue that could be "fixed" pretty quickly and inexpensively. Thank you Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) The concrete looks damaged by the uneven transfer of load from the beam. The shims were installed carelessly. Edited May 24, 2019 by Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 The pocket may even be too shallow. Might need to install a column to supplement bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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