Abe wrote:
It's a bit hard to tell from the photo, but it sort of looks like there
might be a pretty heavy piece paralleling that cut joist just an inch or
so behind it.

Looks that way to me too.


Look more carefully. It's just an optical illusion. What you're seeing
behind the joist is the subfloor, not another joist.

Now that you point it out, I certainly agree. The perspective fooled me.

Something needs to be done...

Jeff

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