second floor joist supported by bricks nogging in balloon framing
My house is
semi-detached 2 story 1920 house (each side is approx 18 feet wide ) .
vertical stud(2×4 @16) is balloon framing ( from basement to attic its one continuous piece ) and brick are placed in the cavity { this is called brick nogging }
second floor joist (2×8) nailed to the side of the vertical stud (balloon framing) is continuous thru party wall all the way to other side of neighbors exterior wall( one piece of approx 38 feet in length)
There is no ledger board (ribbon) to support the joists at common 2×4 stud { only nails and brick}
Brick nogging are by definition non- load bearing but in my situation, If the nails fails it will picked up by brick infill . The horizontal joist are supposed by nails to side of vertical and they are also supported on bricks .
in particular
* horizontal floor joist been the same joist – One piece from exterior side wall at my house to exterior side wall of my neighbors house
* second floor joist is supported by nails and also by bricks
Replies
No one here will likely have encountered this exact same scenario. Not many brick layers fill stud cavities around here, for poor insulation quality reasons, non shear strength conducive reasons, labor and material cost reasons, and water managment reasons etc. Having brick support your joists is not much different from a ledger or wood studs supporting them. There shouldn't be an issue unless there's a lack of support below at the footings or floor framing if you really want to get hyper critical.
If you have no issues then no one is going to offer advice. This isn't the UK so the responses to this will be spry.