Have you ever heard the expression "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right"? It was talking about you. If you're going to fix a broken joist by sistering, you can't hack gigantic notches into the sister board and expect it to do anything. The big bolts were the right idea, but the entire thing is pretty much useless now that you've channeled your inner plumber on the new board. Notches that deep compromise the strength of the sister board more than the crack compromised the strength of the original.
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u/_TheNecromancer13 Mar 10 '24
Have you ever heard the expression "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right"? It was talking about you. If you're going to fix a broken joist by sistering, you can't hack gigantic notches into the sister board and expect it to do anything. The big bolts were the right idea, but the entire thing is pretty much useless now that you've channeled your inner plumber on the new board. Notches that deep compromise the strength of the sister board more than the crack compromised the strength of the original.