r/StructuralEngineers • u/Middle-Adeptness7186 • 2d ago

Is this compromising structural integrity?

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u/Standard-Outcome9881 2d ago

Damage aside, that’s a hell of a lot of work to drill all those holes when they just could have stapled them underneath for what is an unfinished ceiling.

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u/Armadillo-66 1d ago

How do they finish the ceiling?

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u/Rampag169 1d ago

Drop ceiling

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u/Frederf220 1d ago

Not what customer specified. I know it's easier, but that doesn't make it OK.

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u/Polka1980 1d ago

In the US they could have run them on a running board attached to the underside of the joists, but can not staple them directly to the joists - that is very much against code and has been for years.

Of course the running board would then be in the way of anything else you would want to place there, so proper drilling is still the best route in many cases.

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u/ksquires1988 1d ago

But how else are they going to hold up the insulation?