Originally Posted By: David Brown This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hello everyone,Im new to the bb,and the home inspection industury.I hope to become a member next week.Im still studying to become a home inspector.I was watching a tv show ,and they were installing radiant heat in a house that was under constrction.I noticed that they had drilled holes in most of the floor joist,to run the plastic piping.Im not sure what size the floor joist were,but I thought that would weaken the floor.Am I right,or wrong on this?
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi David,
yes you are quite correct about, drilling and notching weakening joists, in fact where, and by how much joists can be drilled is regulated, I don't know where you are located, as there are slightly different regulations in place in Canada, but here is a diagram that may help you.
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi Richard,
it's the old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words"............. and also a lot quicker    
