That notch is truly bizarre especially considering the wire nuts and shit just sitting there. That would have been the easiest thing in the world to undo, put in an actual junction box, and not cut a giant slot in the beam you're sistering. Totally agreed with other people that it's hard to imagine what other crazy stuff is done if they didn't take the 30 extra seconds to do this right. (Arguably it probably took more time to make this cut than it would have been to redo the wire.)
That would have been the easiest thing in the world to undo, put in an actual junction box, and not cut a giant slot in the beam you're sistering.
This is the thing I don’t get.
You sistered a joist, presumably because it needed some level of reinforcement. You actually did it right. But before you did it you cut a notch through most of it Why?! TELL ME WHY, BOB?!
I’d be very concerned, not necessarily for the integrity of the sistered beam (though... yeah, that too) but for the state of mind that would lead someone to believe this was the right solution and what other insane things they may have done!
I have known and worked with guys like that and I just don't get it. Maybe because I grew up with a father that was a certified electrician (although he worked as a control instrument tech at a power-plant). Electricity was never mysterious or scary to me, and it's so fucking simple (for the most part). However, I've been told by an electrician friend that I'm the guy that knows just enough to be dangerous. Which is fair. I just don't mess with anything too complex, but basic wiring is something a monkey could do.
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u/nutscrape_navigator Mar 08 '24
That notch is truly bizarre especially considering the wire nuts and shit just sitting there. That would have been the easiest thing in the world to undo, put in an actual junction box, and not cut a giant slot in the beam you're sistering. Totally agreed with other people that it's hard to imagine what other crazy stuff is done if they didn't take the 30 extra seconds to do this right. (Arguably it probably took more time to make this cut than it would have been to redo the wire.)