joist

Example Sentences

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When I took on this house, I was thinking, how can we highlight components of it, from the ceiling to the roof to the joists, as if it were an art piece?

From Los Angeles Times

Machines cut lumber and route utility pathways; nail guns connect joists, studs and weather wrap; other machines blow in insulation, all guided by a digital model.

From Los Angeles Times

The composite decking products can sag if you space the floor joists too far apart.

From Seattle Times

The sophisticated wood artifacts from Schöningen join finds from just a scattering of other sites, such as 476,000-year-old wood joists from Zambia published last year and spears and other tools found elsewhere in Europe.

From Science Magazine

He discovered that the bandboard that caps the ends of his floor joists was rotting.

From Seattle Times