Stumbled on this mid-repair job of a buckling brick building and have some questions…
Is this a safe and standard way to stabilize or support a brick building that’s starting to buckle? It looks like a DIY project about to go wrong (see close-up of 2x8s)
Curious if others know more about this process - appreciate any knowledgeable input, especially from construction workers, structural engineers, masons, or contractors.
This is in Walker’s Point. I don’t live in the building, just curious whether this is considered normal or if it’s actually concerning.
UPDATE: This is the building that houses the bar Pomeroy, which is heavily patronized on the weekends. Someone in the comments shared a google earth image from a while ago that clearly shows the 2x8s already supporting the wall, so this has been here for months now. I called it in to 286-city this morning. Someone else called it in before me, so my call escalated the service request. Thanks to the person who also called it in!