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I'm working on a project with a pro plumber and a contractor. It was necessary to run a 4 inch cast Iron pipes through a joist bay. The plumbing made brackets out of 2x4s and plywood screwed together, and mounted them across the joists to support the pipe. The joist are generally 3x8s. Plumber claimed with the required pitch, there was not enough room to install a metal bracket on the side of the joist, and on the bottom of the joist it would drop the ceiling height. The contractor thought the support should be metal.
We could run a piece of blocking between the joists and install a metal hanger, but logically it would not be any stronger than resting the pipe on a wooden bracket, since the metal would be hanging from such a structure anyway.
What's the right way to support cast iron in a joist bay?
Thanks!
DIY
We could run a piece of blocking between the joists and install a metal hanger, but logically it would not be any stronger than resting the pipe on a wooden bracket, since the metal would be hanging from such a structure anyway.
What's the right way to support cast iron in a joist bay?
Thanks!
DIY