Shifted pier in crawlspace

[jharold1 (Jason Harold)]

What do y’all think of this?

[dcossar1 (Douglas Cossar, CMI. NHI)]

Looks like it was built that way, from here anyway.
Cheers

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

Agree with Doug. Similar to technique of a Witches Bend with chimneys.

[jharold1 (Jason Harold)]

Thanks fellas.

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@jjonas

Agree with Doug. Similar to technique of a Witches Bend with chimneys

Yep, agree with the guys above.

[ryoung7 (ROBERT YOUNG, CMI)]

@jharold1

What do y’all think of this?

Any images outside?
Year of build please.

You sure that is not a pilaster? That would be a wide column.
A pilaster is a cosmetic rectangular element resembling an embedded pier.

Corbeling. A corbel is defined as a shelf or ledge formed by projecting successive courses of masonry out from the face of the wall.
Racking is defined as masonry in which successive courses are stepped back from the face of the wall.

Food for thought.

[gneff (Gregory Neff)]

Looks more like a chimney base than a pier. What is it supporting?

[rlewis5 (Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)]

It appears to have a termite shield on top. So it is a pier.

[jmckee (James McKee)]

that bug is trying to get your arrow Roy…

[lhenderson2 (Lon Henderson, CMI)]

Or another example of why you should never drink on the job.