A joist is a support that strengthens floors and ceilings in a house. Joists run horizontally, connecting with the studs in walls to give buildings a solid frame.
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use,
Noun
beam used to support floors or roofs
n.
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which
the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling,
are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist,
bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of
Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
v. t.
To fit or furnish with joists.
Joist
Joist
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use,
To fit or furnish with joists.
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