A structural framing member, such as a 2" x 10" piece of lumber, which is usually spaced every 16" to 24" and supports the sub-floor and flooring The joist runs perpendicular to beams
A framing member, often a 2" x 10" piece of lumber, which is usually spaced every 16" to 24" and supports the sub-floor and flooring The joist is usually 'sits' on a load barring wall or a Beam
A structural framing member, such as a 2" x 10" piece of lumber, which is usually spaced every 16" to 24" apart Floor joist supports the sub-floor and flooring Ceiling joist holds the ceiling sheetrock or wallboard The joist runs perpendicular to beams
Wooden 2 X 8's, 10's, or 12's that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls
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
A solid wooden member used to support the floor decking The size and number of joists depend on the loading capacity requirements for the specified unit
Joists are long thick pieces of metal, wood, or concrete that form part of the structure of a building, usually to support a floor or ceiling. = beam. To construct with joists. one of the beams that support a floor or ceiling (giste, from jacere )
One of a series of parallel beams, usually 2 inches in thickness, used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls
One of a series of parallel timber beams used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls; the widest dimension is vertically oriented
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
A structural load-carrying member with an open web system which supports floors and roofs utilizing hot-rolled or cold-formed steel and is designed as a simple span member
Part of the framing that provides the structure for a floor In most homes, floor joists are made of 2x8s or larger lumber set on edge and spaced 16 inches apart, from center to center