same as in my mother's home. It is in line with the front wall of the home and spans the width of the basement.
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Brice Mijares wrote: > Dan, I see no problem drilling a 3 quarters to 1 inch hole in the webbing of > this load baring beam. I'm really surprise there's a steel beam in your > home. I'd start of with a 1/8 inch bit, then 1/4, then 1/2, and then what > ever your finishing hole size is going to be. Just keep in mind, you want > to drill at a slow speed, especially when making the pilot hole or you'll > burn your drill bit up. Good luck. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Rossi" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:23 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] perforating an I beam. > > >> Brice, >> >> I am at work and so am just guessing at the dimensions of the i beam. The >> web is probably six inches high at least, I'm not sure I've ever groped it >> completely, I can only touch the bottom flange when standing on the >> ground. >> >> It is probably a quarter inch thick. >> >> This is a pretty structural member of the house. The basement of the >> house extends beyond the front wall of the house and under the front >> porch. There are two stub walls in the basement about three feet wide. >> The i beam sits on these walls and supports the front wall of the house >> above it. So, when you walk from the main basement, between the two stub >> walls, and under the beam, you are then standing in the part of the >> basement that is actually under the front porch. >> >> My ultimate goal is to move the main water line, and one set of pipes for >> a radiator up closer to the ceiling. If I am ever going to build a shop >> and finish the basement, moving these closer to the joists will give me >> more head room. The only pipe that would have to penetrate the i beam >> would be the one Copper water pipe, I think it is 3/4 inch. >> >> The water pipe comes in at the front of the house, up close to the >> ceiling. It then turns 90 down, drops below the i beam, then turns 90 to >> run horizontal again, to the back of the basement. >> >> In theory, I could put two mor 90s so that it does a U around the i beam, >> but I think that would end up acting like a trap and collect junk and be a >> problem. >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Send any questions regarding list management to: >> [email protected] >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [email protected]! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > >
