floor joist

collocation in English

meaningsoffloorandjoist

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floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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joist
noun[C]
uk
/dʒɔɪst/us
/dʒɔɪst/
a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, used in buildings to support a floor ...
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(Definition offloorandjoistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffloor joist

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Still standing to almost its full height, a single window, and somefloorjoistholes, are clearly visible within the structure.
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Since it is a structural element, it extends below the floor and subfloor to the bottom of the floor joists and is bolted right to thefloorjoist.
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The bridging of floor joists where some stiffening is necessary, is not discouraged.
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The harder, high-density timber is suitable for general structural purposes such as pillars, trusses, rafting, furniture, window and door frames, floors, decking and floor joists.
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Second-story floor joists are rough-sawn 2 x8 cedar.
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Floor joists are hand hued timber beams set in a cross pattern and cross joined by lesser beams.
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They are affixed to 2-inch (6 cm) maple tongue-in-groove decking, kerfed to allow them to radiate outward, and nailed directly to the floor joists.
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The six-story building used a structural steel frame, with a masonry facade and wood floor joists, fireproofed by cinder aggregate in the joist spaces.
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The tower is marginally wider at the base and has no internal floor structure, but contains holes for floor joists and stair treads.
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Floorboards are circular-sawn tongue-and-groove, attached directly to the floor joists.
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Decayed sill logs and floor joists were also replaced.
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The block's fibers were designed to be easily sawed so workers could cut holes in them to rest floor joists on the weight-bearing structure.
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Floor joists are made of logs that have been worked flat on the top face.
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The floors were composed of planks on loose sleepers that is, sleepers that were not fixed between the floor joists.
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Small metal grilled openings at the base of the building serve to ventilate the crawl space beneath the first floor joists.
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The tops are notched for the floor joists.
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Subfloors are at least 3/4 (18 mm) thick, the thickness depending on the distance between floor joists.
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A tree was cut and turned into the center beam to hold the floor joists on the first floor.
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