JOIST


Meaning of JOIST in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

ceiling

In most households, small areas of the ceiling joists within the roof void are often boarded over to provide storage space.

The existing ceiling joists must also be fire-protected with an overlay of glass fibre insulation, and new joists installed.

The ceiling joists sit on the top of this wall.

In either case, you will have to find the ceiling joists and mark their positions on the wall.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Any time you interrupt more than one joist , the adjacent joists must be doubled to carry the load.

Clip them securely to the joists and to the cistern platform; this will also reduce noise from the system.

Gardener's knee pads are a good idea: kneeling on joists can be very uncomfortable.

If there is only one, pick up the carpeting and make sure the plywood is secured properly to the joists.

In either case, you will have to find the ceiling joists and mark their positions on the wall.

The joists are pocketed into the side walls or party walls.

The mats are unrolled and laid between the joists, while the granular insulation is just poured on to the boards.

Try to keep them in a fairly straight line along each joist .

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