On 17 May 2006 18:14:31 -0700, wrote:

Gutting an 8' x 8' bath that had the tub on the left, the toilet and
sink on the right with the house drain, and a length of lead drainpipe
connecting them, across the joists. Needless to say, they did a bit of
floor joist cutting, and used the flexibility of the lead drain to move
the pipe around a bit.
Well, I'm taking out the lead, and replacing it with PVC which is
ridgid, and I'll probably have to make some new cuts. The pipe will
run about 6 ft (possibly fewer), and with a 1/4 in/ft slope that's a
1-1/2 in drop from just under the floor at the tub.
Are there any ways to brace these joists? Steel straps, perhaps?
Any help will be appreciated.


My first impulse would be to leave it the hell alone,
and my second would be to use copper, and bend it to
match the existing cuts.