Let s review what is wrong with this particular joist and discuss what the proper technique is for.
Drilling tji floor joists.
Trus joist tji joists.
But modern living requires electrical wiring and plumbing.
Where and how to drill joists for electrical cables or.
In a perfect world floor joists are left whole to provide the greatest support.
Drilling floor joists to run plumbing wiring or ducts can be tricky.
Permitted if the group perimeter meets.
Drill holes with a diameter of no more than one third the depth of the joist staying 2 in.
Away from the top and bottom.
Refer to the hole chart on page 9 of the tji specifiers guide for uniformly loaded joists.
Often hole size can be increased and holes can be placed closer to bearing than shown on the chart based on actual design spans and loads.
Of walls and rim joists.
The picture above shows what can happen when an untrained plumber is working on your home.
How to drill a hole through the side of a floor joist.
Holes anywhere in the web area of engineered i joists except within 6 in.
Tji 110 tji 210 tji 230 tji 360 tji 560 and tji 560d joists.
Minimum distance from table b 1 round holes may be cut anywhere in web outside of hatched zone if.
Minimum applies to all holes except knockouts closely grouped round holes are.