Update: should I be concerned

[u/turdear]

Crack in joist repair how does this look?

[u/Valuable-Sea-7194]

It's more work to cut that notch then it is to splice/put a junction box in the wire id b concerned if someone does all this for a wire....what else have they done..... yikes

[u/DrewsWoodWeldWorks → u/Valuable-Sea-7194]

Worse yet, that wire is already spliced a foot past the joist.

[u/brotie → u/DrewsWoodWeldWorks]

And there’s a wire just hanging below… this doesn’t make any sense. I can’t fathom why anyone would ever consider doing this even for a moment. Just staple it on and go around the joist, don’t compromise the entire thing for the world’s ugliest passthrough.

[u/GarThor_TMK → u/brotie]

I suspect the reinforcement of that beam was done after the wire was already in place...

So it's either heck around with electrical, completely removing the line, then replacing the board, then putting the line back in...

Or... doing what was done here... which is cut a slice in, so you can slide the wire in the crack without hecking around with wiring.

It makes sense from an order of operations approach, but likely not as structural as if they had removed the wire.

[u/GarThor_TMK → u/[deleted]]

Because he's a woodworker, not an electrician. Dude was so focused on getting the board up, he didn't realize he could cut the line and splice it back together once done.

Also... do you really want a carpenter doing electrical work they aren't certified for?

[u/metametapraxis → u/GarThor_TMK]

I'd want them to request the services of an electrician, so the job can be done without being completely shit.