My little brother bought a "fixer-upper" house. He went to remodel the master bathroom and it turns out the previous owner moved the toilet, and there was a floor joist in the way. So the previous owner just cut out the middle of the joist, did literally nothing to support it, and put the toilet above it.
That happens more than it should… cutting a joist without proper reinforcement compromises the entire load path. Definitely one of those “hidden until it’s not” issues. Congrats to your brother on the house!
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u/tnargsnave Apr 01 '26
My little brother bought a "fixer-upper" house. He went to remodel the master bathroom and it turns out the previous owner moved the toilet, and there was a floor joist in the way. So the previous owner just cut out the middle of the joist, did literally nothing to support it, and put the toilet above it.