I'm laying flooring [1] in my loft. The wiring is simply thrown over the
joists rather than a hole drilled centrally through the joist and the wiring
passed through the hole. Is it good practice to cut a little nick out of
the joist, enough to lay the wiring for the flooring to flush with the joist
over the top? Is this detrimental to the structure?

I tried searching the archive of this group for the answer, but after a
couple attempts trying to guess what others might call what I call a 'nick'
[2] I gave up.


[1] chipboard variant
[2] crescent type cut out

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