Any ideas - of the best way forward at the cheapest costs ??

I need a low level shower tray for my disabled wifes access.

If I notch the joist for the waste it will reduce the joist by 3 inches thickness, which is also only 3ft from the end of the joist.

As the cubicle is glass and is of a fair old weight, I need to strength it somehow.

Any ideas


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wrestler wrote:
Any ideas - of the best way forward at the cheapest costs ??

I need a low level shower tray for my disabled wifes access.

If I notch the joist for the waste it will reduce the joist by 3 inches thickness, which is also only 3ft from the end of the joist.

As the cubicle is glass and is of a fair old weight, I need to strength it somehow.

Any ideas



steel braces screwed to (what's left of) joist (or under it).


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On Nov 17, 12:02*pm, "wrestler" wrote:
Any ideas - of the best way forward at the cheapest costs ??

I need a low level shower tray for my disabled wifes access.

If I notch the joist for the waste it will reduce the joist by 3 inches thickness, which is also only 3ft from the end of the joist.

As the cubicle is glass and is of a fair old weight, I need to strength it somehow.

Any ideas

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I have just been through the same issue, the waste can be on the
left, right or middle and between 145 and 220 from the edge of the
tray if near one edge. Any chance you can get a different tray, I used
a 25mm high tray!

On Nov 17, 12:02*pm, "wrestler" wrote:
Any ideas - of the best way forward at the cheapest costs ??

I need a low level shower tray for my disabled wifes access.


Can it be raised up at all, or is it a case of needing to be as low as
posible for access?

If I notch the joist for the waste it will reduce the joist by 3 inches thickness, which is also only 3ft from the end of the joist.

Turn it through 90, 180 or 270 degrees and adapt the pipework.

MBQ

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wrestler wrote:
Any ideas - of the best way forward at the cheapest costs ??

I need a low level shower tray for my disabled wifes access.

If I notch the joist for the waste it will reduce the joist by 3 inches
thickness, which is also only 3ft from the end of the joist.

As the cubicle is glass and is of a fair old weight, I need to strength
it somehow.

Any ideas



steel braces screwed to (what's left of) joist (or under it).


Agree with that. The other point which isn't quite clear is whether you only
need to notch one joist, or several adjacent ones. You can probably be a bit
more relaxed if your joist is between two "good" ones.