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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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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.
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Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls The anchors are screwed to the joists above.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The tubes can be structural elements, just as steel beams, concrete columns, and wooden joists can.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls The anchors are screwed to the joists above.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The tubes can be structural elements, just as steel beams, concrete columns, and wooden joists can.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Joist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joist. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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joist
noun
: a small beam laid crosswise to support a floor or ceiling
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