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Hi, I am in need of a bit of advice on the best way to add strength to one of my joists that has had a large notch cut out of it.
Basically some moron fitted an en suite (which I have since ripped out) and they notched out one of the joists to accommodate the trap for the shower.
The notch is between 1/3 and 1/2 of the depth of the joist and maybe 4-5 inches long.
My initial plan is to get some 3/8" or 1/2" steel plate the same depth as the joist, one either side of the joist at maybe a foot long, maybe longer, and put 4 decent sized bolts in.
Would this be a bit over-kill? or is there a better solution I could go with
Basically some moron fitted an en suite (which I have since ripped out) and they notched out one of the joists to accommodate the trap for the shower.
The notch is between 1/3 and 1/2 of the depth of the joist and maybe 4-5 inches long.
My initial plan is to get some 3/8" or 1/2" steel plate the same depth as the joist, one either side of the joist at maybe a foot long, maybe longer, and put 4 decent sized bolts in.
Would this be a bit over-kill? or is there a better solution I could go with