How to Use joist in a Sentence

joist

noun
  • To find the joist, simply look through the cracks between the boards.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Use a stud finder to locate the joist from above the floor.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
  • Cut all the 2 x 6 floor joists to length and set them between the two band joists and on top of the mudsills.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Mark the shims against the edge of the joist using a pencil, then remove them.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
  • Rent half off bc the whole kitchen floor was gone. Exposed joists.
    Luke O'Neil, Esquire, 21 July 2017
  • The colony built its hive in the floor joists between the upstairs and downstairs in his home.
    Mallory Hughes, CNN, 11 May 2020
  • Next, form each front and rear band joist by nailing a 2 x 6 to a 2 x 8 mudsill.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2017
  • In the kitchen, the ceiling consists of the floor joists of the master bedroom upstairs.
    Celia Barbour, House Beautiful, 30 May 2017
  • In the kitchen, the ceiling consists of the floor joists of the master bedroom upstairs.
    Celia Barbour, House Beautiful, 30 May 2017
  • Next, locate the center of the wall stud or ceiling joist.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2020
  • In this case, the rim joist (the space between the top of the foundation wall and the bottom of the floor above) also should be foamed.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • These should be spaced at eight foot intervals along the front rim joist.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The floor joists were cut in half creating a double height space along the entire back of the home.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 14 May 2018
  • If the insulation in your attic doesn't reach the top of the floor joists, there's not enough to trap heat.
    The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 20 Nov. 2018
  • Probe joist ends and sill plates with a screwdriver or an ice pick.
    Jim Gorman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2015
  • Bob said, pointing at joists that had punched holes in the ceiling of their bedroom.
    Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 17 May 2018
  • Cut the panels to fit tightly between the floor and overhead joists.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2019
  • If in doubt, prize up board as above, and take a look, marking the position of the joist on floorboard.
    The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2015
  • Ceilings are 14 feet high and their joists are exposed.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Two years ago, a devastating fire took the beloved store down to its floor joists.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Next, drill through your home's rim joist, and run copper pipe and electrical cable through the hole and to the ground.
    Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021
  • The entrance to this unit is at the side of the building, up a flight of stairs created from salvaged floor joists.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Run piping from the backflow preventer to the pipe installed through the rim joist.
    Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021
  • The joists used for the first and second-story floors were 2x12s cut from Southern Yellow Pine trees.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Lawns fade into water, which looks swollen and rises right to the joists of the bridges that connect each driveway to the main road.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Rotted wood structural parts, such as floor joists or wall studs.
    Abieyuwa Aghayere, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Stairs from one of the two dressing rooms lead to the tower with redwood ceiling joists and a Douglas fir floor.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Or to learn that the lustrous floor is made of boards of longleaf pine, salvaged from the original floor joists.
    Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The straps attaching the floor joists to the cedar piers were then cut, and a hydraulic jack lifted the building onto the trailer.
    Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2018
  • This project is heavy, so attach it to a heavy-duty hook in a ceiling joist for hanging.
    Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021

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