joist
Example Sentences
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One big one is using roofing nails to attach joist hangers on decks or inside a home.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023
The home was badly damaged and every roof joist was left burnt by the fire.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022
“The first day we start building, you have got to know what a joist is, a stud, decking, all those words.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
Put it in a ceiling joist or reinforced that particular area.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022
He sized up a plank and laid it against what was left of a joist.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
