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bka0721
Feb 01, 2015Explorer II
I had vintage cars in my shop for many years. One of the first things I did when I built my house was run a short run from my laundry room (just inside from the garage to house door) for a Hot water faucet. In a previous house I just hooked a hose to the laundry tub sink and swore I would do it different on any house I built. I made that work and was more than happy and found many more uses for appreciating the effort to plumb this 4 ft. run.
Also, be sure to pay attention to other trades when they drill holes through joists and beams for installing their parts. While the stub wall supports the beam, it is always preferred not to intrude on the lower/bottom third of a beam or joist. When looking at the specifications of wood and strengths this is where 90% of it's strength is. A wood beam and joist is really elastic and needs to stretch. When this ability is removed, the span is reduce to the area where the intrusion has occurred to the point of support (Wall/Post/Beam) It is always scary when walking into ones basement where someone has notched a joist to raise a pipe and then remember there is a Baby Grand Piano in the room right above!
Always a pleasure seeing your project and now, the finishing details.
b
Also, be sure to pay attention to other trades when they drill holes through joists and beams for installing their parts. While the stub wall supports the beam, it is always preferred not to intrude on the lower/bottom third of a beam or joist. When looking at the specifications of wood and strengths this is where 90% of it's strength is. A wood beam and joist is really elastic and needs to stretch. When this ability is removed, the span is reduce to the area where the intrusion has occurred to the point of support (Wall/Post/Beam) It is always scary when walking into ones basement where someone has notched a joist to raise a pipe and then remember there is a Baby Grand Piano in the room right above!
Always a pleasure seeing your project and now, the finishing details.
b
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