How to support rotting bearer under house?

dsilvamelroy

Hi

 I've recently purchased a house which is over 50 years old. In the pre-inspection report it mentioned about a shifting foundation wall and addressing a crack in the front foundation wall. 

I hired a brickie to breakdown the wall in sections and build 3 new brick piers on the existing footing. 

After inspecting further, I've noticed a rot in the external Bearer under the house. I've supported it by sistering it with a 90x90 blackbutt timber and rested it on the end piers and the newly built ones. 

My question is do I need to support it further by drilling new through bolts through the old and new bearers? 

  

MitchellMc

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @dsilvamelroy. It's a pleasure to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about bearers.

That sounds like a question best posed to a carpenter, as they'll need to reference building regulations to determine whether the fix you've put in place resolves the issue or if further work needs to be done. I suspect the correct course of action would be to replace the bearer entirely, though what you've done already might be adequate. Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to give an adequate answer without assessing the entire structure and it's best that a professional does so.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell