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    nageldh Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 24, 2007, 04:51 PM
    installing offset toilet flange
    The 2x10 floor joist in right in the middle of where I want the center of the flange to be, how much of the floor joist can I legally remove so the offset flange will fit?
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    Sep 24, 2007, 05:14 PM
    If it is right in the center and offset will not help you much. You either need to change your desired placement or open up a larger opening in the floor and add double cross bracing to the adjoining joists ( it would look like a herader around a window in a load bearing wall)
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