Thanks for the replies. The severely nothced part is in the staircase...ie
you are walking up to the 2nd floor and you look up. So, there is only
about 3-4 ft or so of the joist exposed there, because of the walls on
both sides of the staircase. The joist is also exposed where the small
notch is in the bathroom, because we are remodeling there. The joist is
not exposed anywhere else, it runs from the bathroom, through the
staircase, through my bedroom. Does anyone have any idea how much this
might cost? Also, is the small notch in the bathroom ok or does it need to
be fixed too? Its only a couple inches tall by about an inch wide. The pipe
for the shower is running through there. Thanks.