Dan O.
New Member
I'm replacing some rotted 2" x 6" floor joist under my 5' x 8' bathroom, attached picture shows the situation I'm looking at.
So, I can notch the ends of the new joists and they'll be level and match the ends of the existing joists. Question I have about this is can I notch the joists to that extent w/o (seriously) compromising their strength? The span between foundation wall and the beam is 80".
Alternately, I can forget about notching the new joists but will have to do something about the resulting valley. I can think of something that will give me a flat floor but not both flat and level. My intent is to install tile flooring over Ditra so flat and level would be nice.
All ideas welcome.
So, I can notch the ends of the new joists and they'll be level and match the ends of the existing joists. Question I have about this is can I notch the joists to that extent w/o (seriously) compromising their strength? The span between foundation wall and the beam is 80".
Alternately, I can forget about notching the new joists but will have to do something about the resulting valley. I can think of something that will give me a flat floor but not both flat and level. My intent is to install tile flooring over Ditra so flat and level would be nice.
All ideas welcome.