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What do you guys think is the best way to reinforce a 2X6 we have to notch or drill through to allow for some new plumbing. Let me say that I know this is not ideal, but is impossible to avoid. I should also add it’s real 2 by a real 6. 160 year old house, very solid. My BI said he’d want to see some angle iron above the hole or below the notch. I was thinking two pieces of perf angle, one on each side, with carriage bolts every 4-6 inches. A friend of mine likes the idea of putting another 2X6 against it before we drill/notch. I should also add, that the notching/drilling is only about 2 1/2 feet away from the support. Any suggestions?
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Brian, I wouldn't try to rebuild that joist with instructions from anyone other than a licensed engineer. Is there really NO other option than notching a 2x6, which is probably undersized as it is? I bet it's for a toilet drain, since without pre-planning toilets always seem to land on a joist. How big a notch are we talking?
You could double up joist to either side of the one you want to notch. Then run a header between those to carry the joist you want to notch.
Mike
*Brian, I had two ideas for this, 1st, add 3/4" ply strips 5' or 6' long on each side of joist you are cutting, glue and screw or thru-bolt then cut/notch joist, 2nd idea, just head off the joist where the piping will penetrate as Mike suggested above or even 3rd is to double up the joist, but be sure to have good bearing on BOTH ends of the double that you add on.Of course all this will really depend on the size of the plumbing you need to accomadate so choose your method accordingly.I think the head-out method is the safest. Geoff
*Brian, I would spend the money for an Engineer's fix. The house might have stood 160 years but you could be shortening its life. An Engineer would want to know size/location of proposed hole in the joist, wood species of joist, load that joist is supporting, etc. Generally using a header (as Mike Maines suggests) is the easiest and cheapest method.
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What do you guys think is the best way to reinforce a 2X6 we have to notch or drill through to allow for some new plumbing. Let me say that I know this is not ideal, but is impossible to avoid. I should also add it's real 2 by a real 6. 160 year old house, very solid. My BI said he'd want to see some angle iron above the hole or below the notch. I was thinking two pieces of perf angle, one on each side, with carriage bolts every 4-6 inches. A friend of mine likes the idea of putting another 2X6 against it before we drill/notch. I should also add, that the notching/drilling is only about 2 1/2 feet away from the support. Any suggestions?