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: any of the small timbers or metal beams ranged parallel from wall to wall in a structure to support a floor or ceiling
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The resulting device is mounted on the user's ceiling via just two screws, which are screwed into a ceiling joist.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
Reps Through the primary suite is a walk-through closet with storage made of the reclaimed joists and, past it, a bathroom with double sinks and the same Heart Pine flooring.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
The top of the fireplace mantel, Carol said, is crafted from second-floor joists that were salvaged from a Franklin County home built in 1755.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
The double height gymnasium that occupies the entire south side of the building required long spans that are usually constructed of steel joists.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
Reps Through the primary suite is a walk-through closet with storage made of the reclaimed joists and, past it, a bathroom with double sinks and the same Heart Pine flooring.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
The top of the fireplace mantel, Carol said, is crafted from second-floor joists that were salvaged from a Franklin County home built in 1755.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
The double height gymnasium that occupies the entire south side of the building required long spans that are usually constructed of steel joists.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
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joist
noun
: a small beam laid crosswise to support a floor or ceiling
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