A local guy is redoing an old store to make it into a bar. On the rear
of the building there was an opening into an addition which was
demolished. Over that twelve foot opening in the structural wall,
there's a steel beam lintel that was embedded into a brick wall on one
end, and rested on a 3 ft. wide brick wall on the other end, which had a
standard walk in door next to it.

Above that lintel, there is a complete brick wall resting on it, where
there are apartments up there.

The idiot doing the remodeling removed that 3 ft. pillar wall under that
steel lintel, to install a wider door. All that's holding up that lintel
now, is two or three 2x6 studs next to the door. So, all that weight of
the steel beam and the entire brick wall above it, is only sitting on
those few 2x6 studs, with some sheetrock on them. I hope the building
inspector finds this, before someone dies when the brick wall and lintel
collapse. He could have put a steel post there, but it's obvious the guy
is clueless about structural stability.

On 10/21/2015 03:18 AM, wrote:
those few 2x6 studs, with some sheetrock on them. I hope the building
inspector finds this, before someone dies when the brick wall and lintel
collapse. He could have put a steel post there, but it's obvious the guy
is clueless about structural stability.


Take a photo or two and drop them off at city hall and maybe fire/rescue dept.

On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:12:39 -0400, Democrat wrote:

On 10/21/2015 03:18 AM, wrote:
those few 2x6 studs, with some sheetrock on them. I hope the building
inspector finds this, before someone dies when the brick wall and lintel
collapse. He could have put a steel post there, but it's obvious the guy
is clueless about structural stability.


Take a photo or two and drop them off at city hall and maybe fire/rescue dept.

That's not a bad idea!

On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 3:18:52 AM UTC-4, wrote:
A local guy is redoing an old store to make it into a bar. On the rear
of the building there was an opening into an addition which was
demolished. Over that twelve foot opening in the structural wall,
there's a steel beam lintel that was embedded into a brick wall on one
end, and rested on a 3 ft. wide brick wall on the other end, which had a
standard walk in door next to it.

Above that lintel, there is a complete brick wall resting on it, where
there are apartments up there.

The idiot doing the remodeling removed that 3 ft. pillar wall under that
steel lintel, to install a wider door. All that's holding up that lintel
now, is two or three 2x6 studs next to the door. So, all that weight of
the steel beam and the entire brick wall above it, is only sitting on
those few 2x6 studs, with some sheetrock on them. I hope the building
inspector finds this, before someone dies when the brick wall and lintel
collapse. He could have put a steel post there, but it's obvious the guy
is clueless about structural stability.

Are there permits posted for the work being done? If not call the building department.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 3:18:52 AM UTC-4, wrote:
A local guy is redoing an old store to make it into a bar. On the rear
of the building there was an opening into an addition which was
demolished. Over that twelve foot opening in the structural wall,
there's a steel beam lintel that was embedded into a brick wall on one
end, and rested on a 3 ft. wide brick wall on the other end, which had a
standard walk in door next to it.

Above that lintel, there is a complete brick wall resting on it, where
there are apartments up there.

The idiot doing the remodeling removed that 3 ft. pillar wall under that
steel lintel, to install a wider door. All that's holding up that lintel
now, is two or three 2x6 studs next to the door. So, all that weight of
the steel beam and the entire brick wall above it, is only sitting on
those few 2x6 studs, with some sheetrock on them. I hope the building
inspector finds this, before someone dies when the brick wall and lintel
collapse. He could have put a steel post there, but it's obvious the guy
is clueless about structural stability.

I agree he's made a mess but you might be surprised at the compression limits of dimensional lumber. While code limits are a lot lower, you can sit a couple tons on top of a few 2x6's as long as you keep them straight. He could probably fix the problem by simply adding a few more 2x6's in the right place.