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wood joists into brick wall pockets or anchored?

wood joists into brick wall pockets or anchored?

wood joists into brick wall pockets or anchored?

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i took down old joists improperly cantilevered and want to run new joists between bearing brick walls- should i cut out pockets in the brick walls or run headers tied into opposite brick walls with adhesive anchors?  which is the more suitable, and or easier/time saving method?

RE: wood joists into brick wall pockets or anchored?

There is not much information on use anchor bolts in existing brick. Probably the best available is "Tech Note 44 - Anchor Bolts for Brick Masonry", available at the Brick Industry Association website
http://www.bia.org/html/frmset_thnt.htm

IMHO, cutting pockets into the wall could cause more "trouble" than it solves - never know what can happen when pieces are removed.

Probably the safest way would be to use "through-bolts" for anchorage, if this can be done.

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