Michael Brown Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 It's for our range hood and has a 5 inch now and I would like to put in an 8 inch. 2 x 12 is behind boards in pic. How much are you allowed to take out of the 2 x 12 rim joist for the second floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 You can notch out the full depth of the rim joist. 8" sounds large. The range hood manufacturer will specify the diameter of the duct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Brown Posted May 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Thanks Jim! Long story but putting in a remote blower with 20ft of duct because of new addition. Gas stove was constantly setting off fire alarm... noise etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Where within the house is that fire alarm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Brown Posted May 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 We have a high cathedral ceiling with one in the center and one on main floor in hallway. They are wired together. Cooking on little back burners is fine but the front sets it off all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Michael Brown said: We have a high cathedral ceiling with one in the center and one on main floor in hallway. They are wired together. Cooking on little back burners is fine but the front sets it off all time. Keep the fire alarms away from the kitchen. In a cathedral ceiling keep it at least 4 inches away from the top but no lower than the point where the two ceiling surfaces are 6 feet apart. Edited May 30, 2022 by Marc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Also, throw away any ionization smoke alarms and replace them with photoelectric ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Brown Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks for the tips! The top detector is about 2 inches off top and we only have about 2 ft. of flat ceiling down the center. Makes sense it gets concentrated in the center rather than spread out on a flat ceiling. I think one of the alarms is the ionization style also. Worked okay until we got the gas stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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