New construction. The floor girder is not squarely positioned on the CMU piers. Several piers have a 2 x 4 (apparently non-treated) used as auxiliary support. I’ve never seen this before and wondered if it’s an accepted practice. The vinyl covering makes it difficult to see as well. But the 2 x 4 stands along side the piers. I have no idea what is below the wood. I intend to point this out in my report as a non-standard support material.
Thanks for any comments/suggestions.
Looks like either the footing contractor or floor framing carpenter misread a dimension on the plans. As an “as built” solution, the 2 x 4 does not support both overhanging beam members by about an inch, so it is an issue. A treated 4 x 4 would have been better, so long as the footing is wide enough to support the 4 x 4. What appears to be cedar shims is standard practice.
I doubt it will fail structurally, but you’re good calling it out.
Encapsulated crawlspace.
CMU/Maosnry columns.
Wood I joists.
Buildup beam.
Column not centered under Buildup beam to allow even load distrobution.
Added column lumber and Shims not properly secured.
Oxidization/corrosion building up on metal shimes. Shims not stainless or corrosion resistant.
Refer to a licensed general contrctor for improvements.
Besides the obvious issues, NEVER seal around any wood or steel piers like this. Basically, the warm water vapor will migrate up the walls and around these piers like smoke in a chimney. It will rot the wood and rust the steel very quickly. Here are a few photos from a structural inspection I did back in 2015:
Here is the graphic showing what I recommend:
Great graphic Randy. Thanks!
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t had enough coffee yet, but picture three looks like the hillbilly 2x4 fix fails to make contact with the shim pack.
Yeah man!
Can you imagine what the moisture is oing to the water heater, too? 
Thank you guys for your help! Much appreciated!!
