minor home issue, what to do?
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Someone get a shot of Ceiling cat poking out of there STAT!
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That beam is a ceiling joist. It supports the floor above it.
Hard to tell from the picture, but if the joist is supported by the wall on the left of the picture, you could cut it off there and also cut it off on the right side, leaving about two inches left showing through the vent opening.
Once that is done, you should install a new piece the same dimension as what you cut (looks like a 2x6) at a 90 degree angle to the joist, so that it attaches to the joists on either side, and to the joist you cut.
It will be tight to swing a hammer in there, so if you know somebody who's stupid enough to lend you a loaded nail gun, it will be much easier to do.
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Hard to tell from the picture, but if the joist is supported by the wall on the left of the picture, you could cut it off there and also cut it off on the right side, leaving about two inches left showing through the vent opening.
Once that is done, you should install a new piece the same dimension as what you cut (looks like a 2x6) at a 90 degree angle to the joist, so that it attaches to the joists on either side, and to the joist you cut.
It will be tight to swing a hammer in there, so if you know somebody who's stupid enough to lend you a loaded nail gun, it will be much easier to do.
JC
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Oh, by the way, the correct tool for cutting that joist would be a Sawzall.
The Sawzall, however, is a dangerous power tool in the hands of a novice, so I don't recommend using one without first obtaining the proper training from the Power Tool Safety Foundation.
In the meantime, you could begin with a butter knife.
Remember: Start small! :nanana
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The Sawzall, however, is a dangerous power tool in the hands of a novice, so I don't recommend using one without first obtaining the proper training from the Power Tool Safety Foundation.
In the meantime, you could begin with a butter knife.
Remember: Start small! :nanana
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Just leave it alone, I'm sure that is not the only duct in the house. Your only gaining 3 inches by moving the joist.
Isn't there a filter in the furance? I've never seen one in the duct like that...looks ghetto.
And for God sakes stick your hand with a wet cloth and wipe out that duct ..looks nasty.
Isn't there a filter in the furance? I've never seen one in the duct like that...looks ghetto.
And for God sakes stick your hand with a wet cloth and wipe out that duct ..looks nasty.
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That's the intake duct that supplies air to the furnace. It's actually fairly common for the filter to be there.
Leaving the joist in the way restricts the airflow, and lessens the effectiveness of the filter.
This is why GM should not build houses.
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That's not a bad idea. It's not optimal, but it would help.
The only downside is that you're likely to run into the nails that are driven through the plywood above.
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The nails go through the plywood into the joist.
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ok, i see what your thinking, i was told on another M/C board by a custom home builder to drill only near the center of th joist. the upper and lower parts are weight bearing areas whereas the center has the least amount of weight.
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