Dan, I think going around the beam in a U shape with the pipe would be fine. If your are worried about sediment etc collecting in there, you could always use a couple of compression fittings (one on each side) so you could take it apart easily periodically and clean out any gunk
thanks, Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] perforating an I beam. Thanks all. I don't know when or if I will get to this. What do people think about making a U out of the water pipe to drop down, under, and back up on the other side of the I beam instead of going through it? This beam runs parallel to the other joists and there is no room above it. The front wall of the house is sitting on it. As usual, you guys give me lots to think about. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
