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cut into joists
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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