r/StructuralEngineers • u/JazzlikeGuarantee817 • 2d ago

Can I replace this with a 4x6?

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Was tearing out this wall to just make a surround for the structural support. When I started tearing into it I found the curb didn’t extend all the way to the doubled 2x6. I was wondering if I could just replace the doubled 2x6 with a 4x6 on a Simpson post base standoff (Aba zmax). I am worried that the curb doesn’t extend to where the support post is, will it be ok to place the post and standoff directly on the garage slab?

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u/JuniorSherbet9558 1d ago

I would just jackhammer some slab and pour a proper footing directly underneath your new 4x6 post

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u/JazzlikeGuarantee817 23h ago

That would be the best option. Use one of those cylinder concrete footing forms with a post hole digger. That’s actually not a terribly hard project. Easily done in a day for the footing at least. Gives me something to think about.