Boarding attic, wires over joists, advice needed.

[cctvtobeornottobe]

Hi there I’m boarding my attic and the wires are going over the joists,

I know I can chisel a grove in the chipboard board or take the wires out of light fixture.

I was just wondering would it be a bad idea just to made a grove in the top of the joist with a round rasp just big enough for the wire to sit in the joist below the board?

I know you can also drill hole in middle of joist just wondering is it a bad thing to make notch in top of joist?

 

[Wilko]

Yes Mate I'm fine Ta you OK?

Ok but slowly getting crazier and poorer, ha.

 

[Pete999]

Ok but slowly getting crazier and poorer, ha.

Being retired these past 6+ years I thought isolation would be a doddle, not so sure now, slowly getting stir crazy

 

[ruston]

Good luck Pete, just keep chipping away. A man of your miles will get the better of this.

 

[Pete999]

Good luck Pete, just keep chipping away. A man of your miles will get the better of this.

Hope so !

 

[robd]

The metal safe plates are for joists which are the wood that downstairs ceiling is screwed to from below and upstairs floor is sat on from above. These are not the same as roof trusses which I have always been taught not to cut or drill. I would just stand the boards off the trusses i.e. lift them up to create the space. You can either counter batten with 2x1 or something or buy some of the little stands you can get