We need to repair a couple of holes in chipboard flooring which is laid on engineered i-joists. Do you have any advice on how to support the square edges of the new chipboard pieces given the nature of i-joists? Unfortunately it is unclear to us how to attach support/noggins to these joists. What would be the safest and more sustainable way to do that? (photo 01)
To give more context:
We are renovating our en-suite. We made the hole to do some pipe work and noticed a bit of mould (could have been caused by a previous leak). We would actually like to cut a little bit more of the existing chipboard to remove the affected area.
In the other photo (02), While cutting the hole, the blade also got a bit in the flange. The damaged joist runs only across the length of the en-suite room, approx 2.4 meters. The cut is about 40cm from the edge of the joist. Is it safe to leave it like that or should we do something about it?
To give more context:
We are renovating our en-suite. We made the hole to do some pipe work and noticed a bit of mould (could have been caused by a previous leak). We would actually like to cut a little bit more of the existing chipboard to remove the affected area.
In the other photo (02), While cutting the hole, the blade also got a bit in the flange. The damaged joist runs only across the length of the en-suite room, approx 2.4 meters. The cut is about 40cm from the edge of the joist. Is it safe to leave it like that or should we do something about it?
