RE: RE: Quickies .. pulling cable.

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>]

SWMBO got fed up with my complaining about this and bought me an angled
drill for Christmas.

Not had a chance to use it yet though as I managed to catch Chicken Pox
from
the children just after Christmas and I'm only just getting back to
full
strength.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcusw@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 February 2003 14:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] RE: Quickies .. pulling cable.
>
>
> Does everyone have smaller drills than me ? I had to chop out of
> the top of
> the joist because my drill wouldn't fit in-between the joists !
> If your paranoid then you can always screw a metal strap across the
cut
> out for strength.
>
> Marcus
>
>  I drilled 3/4" holes approximately in the centre of the joists -
this is
> the
> point of least stress.
> Stay away from the edge of the wall, and don't "cheat" by
just cutting a
> chunk
> out of the top of the joist a-la dodgy plumber style - this is
> the best way
> to
> weaken your joists.....
>
>
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