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Old 08-19-2008, 12:40 PM
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Re: A few good reasons new home buyers need us!
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Originally Posted by Scott Patterson View Post
In the second picture it shows a TJI joist that has had the top cord cut to accommodate the line for a toilet. Can't cut the top or bottom cord of a engineered joist.

This is a better picture:

Also needs to be firestopped around that pipe. And, no, more 'caulking' is not going to do it.

In fact, ... (oh, no, not this again) ... is that caulking even compatible (chemical compatibility-wise) with that PVC?

I know, the TJI cut top chord is more of a major issue, just checking to see if you got the secondary issues too.
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