Good Morning! First post here. I did a search and didn't find anything. I am getting ready to embark on the main living space renovation. I had the engineer out and sized the beam for me and give me the details. I have 1 question in which the engineer hasn't responded, so I wanted to ask you all.
In the specs it calls for a fully grouted CMU piers to be built, 2, to go at the end of the beam. I understand all aspects of this except the pier itself. It states a "fully grouted cmu pier"
For this do I need to pour a 4" concrete slab first? There is no specification for this. Also, with fully grouted, does this just mean the grout between the concrete blocks, or do I need to fill the blocks also with cement and rebar? Just need some clarification on this. Beams are ordered and delivered, and working to get ready to start building the temp walls but want to get the CMU's built.
In the specs it calls for a fully grouted CMU piers to be built, 2, to go at the end of the beam. I understand all aspects of this except the pier itself. It states a "fully grouted cmu pier"
For this do I need to pour a 4" concrete slab first? There is no specification for this. Also, with fully grouted, does this just mean the grout between the concrete blocks, or do I need to fill the blocks also with cement and rebar? Just need some clarification on this. Beams are ordered and delivered, and working to get ready to start building the temp walls but want to get the CMU's built.