Drilled new Joists in wrong place
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:29 pm
by bates4m
Can anyone please help. I'm wiring my own extension (I'm an electrician by trade but have been out of it for a few years) and have drilled the new joists in the the wrong place insead of the regulation zone between 0.25 and 0.4 the span. What can i do to repair the situation and satisfy the building inspector
Thanks to anyone who can help
Re: Drilled new Joists in wrong place
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:25 am
by BLAKEY1963
[quote="bates4m"]Can anyone please help. I'm wiring my own extension (I'm an electrician by trade but have been out of it for a few years) and have drilled the new joists in the the wrong place insead of the regulation zone between 0.25 and 0.4 the span. What can i do to repair the situation and satisfy the building inspector
Thanks to anyone who can help[/quote]
BATES4M
Just give the building inspector a call and explain the situation , so he can do a site visit
It would be a big task to replace the joists , so just see what the inspector says.
BLAKEY1963