Hey,
I'm fitting a new bath and in order to get it to the correct height, the joist under the waste pipe needs to be cut into.
The joist that needs to be cut into, spans a distance of 3.14 meters, is 18 cm deep, 5 cm wide and approx 37 cm apart from the joists than run parallel to it.
The cut needs to be the full width of the joist, starting 27 cm from the wall, 9 cm long and 8 cm deep.
The question is, would it be safe to do the cut without supporting the beam? Presuming it can be supported after reading this http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/weakbeam.htm
Thanks
I'm fitting a new bath and in order to get it to the correct height, the joist under the waste pipe needs to be cut into.
The joist that needs to be cut into, spans a distance of 3.14 meters, is 18 cm deep, 5 cm wide and approx 37 cm apart from the joists than run parallel to it.
The cut needs to be the full width of the joist, starting 27 cm from the wall, 9 cm long and 8 cm deep.
The question is, would it be safe to do the cut without supporting the beam? Presuming it can be supported after reading this http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/weakbeam.htm
Thanks