Isolated Masonry Piers. 1. You may use hollow core concrete masonry units (concrete blocks) to build isolated masonry piers if the units are at least (â¥) 8 inches thick and not longer than (â¤) 3 times the unit thickness. An isolated masonry pier may not support a fl oor girder or beam. 2. Do not build isolated hollow core masonry piers taller than 4 times the unit thickness. Example: an isolated hollow core masonry pier made from standard 8 by 8 by 16 inch units. should not be taller than 32 inches. 3.
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