masonry piers

[showtime247]

might be because its a Saturday night, but can someone please clarify the pier detail, does it mean min solid 300 x 300 blocks or can the traditional 300mm cavity wall do for this provided the inner and outer skin is 7.3nm2

 

[^woody^]

They are not piers.

Your crap plan drawer not only does not know what piers are, but he can't even draw and annotate correctly. It's not clear what construction they are, they are drawn as solid, but so is the rest of the wall they are attached to.

 

[noseall]

They are not piers.

Isn't that what SE's describe an item of masonry where a beam lands? All the drawings I have had from SE's always generically denote the beam landing area as a pier - i.e. "pier A"..."pier B" etc.

 

[^woody^]

If it's an actual pier, yes.

Not when it's just a continuation of a wall or a corner return.

 

[stuart45]

I thought an actual pier had an amusement arcade at the end.

 

[^woody^]

I thought an actual pier had an amusement arcade at the end.

And it's one of Tony's, you'll see the crocodile clips holding it to the beach.

 

[noseall]

If it's an actual pier, yes.

Not when it's just a continuation of a wall or a corner return.

I disagree. The drawings I have (from various SE's) describe many differing beam landing zones as 'piers' whether they are just sections of a wall, a corner, a nib, etc. They are probably describing the landing area and the masonry below affected by the weight of the beam and generically calling that a 'pier'.