Stubby wall attached to pillar between garage doors

[EvilRobotDan]

Hi all,

My double garage has single brick walls, with pillars at the corners and in the middle of each wall

At the pillar between the two single garage doors, there is a short section of wall sticking into the garage, about 1 metre in, and a 1.5 or so high. there are two courses of brick on the bottom, then thermal block for the rest.

Is this actually doing anything ? it is in the way and also fragile - the top course of blocks fell off a few years ago when I knocked them accidentally.

Thanks for any help.

Regards,
Dan

 

[theoldun]

Hi all,


Is this actually doing anything ? it is in the way and also fragile - the top course of blocks fell off a few years ago when I knocked them accidentally.

Yes. It is providing a certain amount of longitudinal support and stability to the center pier.
Appears it requires re building. Take it full height to 2100.
Regards oldun

 

[tony1851]

It will be there to provide lateral stability to the central pier; not really adviseable to remove it.

 

[EvilRobotDan]

Thanks guys.

Oldun - should I tie it at the projecting end to the rafters ? Otherwise seems like that corner is always going to be easily knocked off.

Regards,
Dan

 

[theoldun]

Clean up and rebed the blocks knocked of and take restraint nib up to full height of door. with 3.5N concrete blocks
150mm frame cramp screwed to existing brick pier every course of block.
Regards oldun