I need to make a passage for the kitchen fan's ventilation duct (d160+fire insulation) between floors 1 & 2. Unfortunately, a beam is exactly in the way (I can't make the passage further into the room). Is it just a matter of giving up, or can you place joists according to the red marking and then saw off the one in the middle?
(the board in the middle - between about 7-15 cm on the tape measure - is 25mm thick so I assume it doesn't have a critical function, but feel free to shout if I'm thinking wrong)
Thanks!