sister joist

Plumber has notched across all the joists far beyond the 35mm allowable by building regs. As a fix — after raising concerns — the contractors are offering to brace/bridge the joists. My concern is that will do little to address the problem as it’s adding strength in the wrong direction and it...

Hi, I have a joist end on the ground floor which has rotted. Joist end is located in the understair closet. Both the joist end and the wooden packer which sit inside the joist pocket have rotted. I suspect its because the kitchen on the other side of this wall has a concrete floor with a...

We engaged a building to repair and renew some joists. In the photo below you see newly installed joists. The joists are sistered and sit on a sleeper wall. The sister joists appear glued and not bolted together. Is this acceptable In the photos below you can see an endplated installed...