RE: RE: Quickies .. pulling cable.

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>]

> 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 !

Ideally use a right angle drill ... they're not cheap but bloody usefull
in
tight spaces!

> If your paranoid then you can always screw a metal strap across the
cut
> out for strength.

Actually it's the *BOTTOM* of the joist that is in tension, the top is
in
compression. If you put a metal plate over a notch then it will protect
the
cables or pipes from having a nail put through them.

Phil



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