(I recommend digging a earth around where a joist is to be hammered in initial to loosen it) 11.). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
According to my informant, a 'joist' is a horizontal structure in a floor or ceiling; a vertical structure in a wall is called a 'stud.'. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews] Reference
There was a heavy bag hanging from a ceiling joist. From Wordnik.com. [Persuader]
But the single ceiling joist was all that came down. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
The joist began to fall in a short arc toward my head. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
Then we kept on building steel mills and joist plants. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Kenneth Iverson, June 11, 1999. Interview I-0083. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Lauren rushed to my side, skipping over the fallen joist. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
The jostle moved my joist span; the crane cracked my beams. From Wordnik.com. [Dear England, Please Send Me A Redheaded Boy] Reference
The dragon's fist closed around a joist log and started to tug. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
Underneath, beside the floor joist, there is a long, narrow space. From Wordnik.com. [Calling A Dead Man]
"I feel something here, but it's not like a proper joist," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Kin]
R. ALLEN: If it doesn't reach the bottom of the floor joist, I'm OK. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2008] Reference
If you see joist edges showing above your current attic insulation. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Project: Weatherize your attic to save money and boost comfort at home year-round] Reference
A "300BJ08" is a joist made of 8 mm rebars and with a depth of 300 mm. From Wordnik.com. [6 STEEL TRUSSES] Reference
They tied her hands, then hung her to the joist and lashed her with a cow hide. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives] Reference
The depth of the joist in mm is preceding the abbreviation "BJ" for bar joist. From Wordnik.com. [6 STEEL TRUSSES] Reference
Floors - replace living room, dining room, master bed room, renew joist in kitcher. From Wordnik.com. [Board of Visitors minutes] Reference
Michael was in the basket that day, while I was up on the joist working the rigging. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
One of the nails that should have been holding that joist in place had slit my skin. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
Or top each joist with a quarter-inch-thick shim strip ripped from pressure-treated wood. From Wordnik.com. [Replacing deck boards: The quarter-inch conundrum] Reference
"The glows are dim around here," he said, looking at one flickering glow mounted on a joist. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Kin]
There were marks on the joist, but the wood was dark with age, and they were hard to decipher. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Went Underground]
When laying out the piping, never allow a joist to be cut except within 6 inches of its bearing. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
If boards run diagonally, joist spacing probably needs to be 12 inches between centerlines or less. From Wordnik.com. [Replacing deck boards: The quarter-inch conundrum] Reference
A blocking piece slipped between the braces carries the end of the joist for the floor slab centers. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
For 1-in. lagging the joist spacing is 2 ft., for 1½-in lagging, 4 ft., and for 2-in. lagging, 5 ft. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
One end popped up without struggle, the bent and rusted nails easily pulling free of the damp joist underneath. From Wordnik.com. [A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away]
But what chiefly attracted the attention of the two men was not on the joist itself but a few inches to one side. From Wordnik.com. [Best Detective Stories]
Substituting the value of I in formula (2) we can readily estimate the size of joist or thickness of plank to use. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Then, at the ends of every joist, nail on two boards so that they shall not be able to warp and stick up at the edges. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
With woods filled with trees fit for building, she sends all the way to the Provinces for shingles, joist, and boards. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
Poised on one of the rafters, he held on with one hand to a joist, and with the other plied a small saw, well greased with ghi. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
He recruited his neighbor Mike McCartney, a Giants fan, by taking away the ladder while McCartney was hanging a 20-foot 2x10 joist. From Wordnik.com. [The Hogettes in Canton] Reference
Caulk or seal where the wood framing sits atop the foundation's rim or band joist to seal likely entry points for cold outdoor air. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Project: Weatherize your attic to save money and boost comfort at home year-round] Reference
In the centre of the stage, two pieces of joist must be placed in an inclined position, running from the footlights to the background. From Wordnik.com. [Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants] Reference
However, we have located what may be joist impressions in the subsoil as well as a large feature with brick and mortar scattered in it. From Wordnik.com. [2006 Field Report 2 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison] Reference
He used the extra purchase to pull his head back out from under the joist, then began maneuvering sideways in the direction of the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away]
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