by bridgeboy on Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:56 pm
Hi Kurt,
OK I am starting to listen. I got my hands dirty and here's the weirdity:
1. existing 5" diameter hole is centered around an old gas pipe that goes up to the floorboards almost and then sideways. It hangs down to about the level of the drywall drop.
2. edge of existing hole tangential to a joist (to which the gas line is further bolstered)
3. I had a safety-brace that you stick up in the hole and expand out to the joist, but the instructions imply that you need to have the hole halfway between joists so you are using the center of the brace - no can do without shifting over 8 inches away from the center of the room
4. I measured and the existing hole is just about center of the room but we could go a _little_ one way or the other and it would be hard to tell - not sure if 8" (13' x 13.5' room) would made a difference
5. next joist is 16" over (never know)
So, rereading Kurt's options, we have:
a. tack onto the joist that is right there, and by a medallion about 10-12" in diameter - would look ok - it would hide the old hole - and the old gas pipe could be worked around
or
b. wide the existing hole away from the center of the room to the next joist over, up goes the safe-t-brace a few inches down from the intruding gas pipe - hire a drywall crew who might let a nub of the gas pipe show if it does come down that far, no biggie
(a) sounds pretty good, does it not?
Thanks,
Dan
1910 Post-Victorian Farmhouse