joist
Horizontal ceiling support
A joist is a horizontal beam that supports a floor or ceiling.
Joists run parallel to each other, typically spanning from wall to wall or resting on larger beams, forming the structural framework beneath floorboards or above ceiling panels: The old joists creaked underfoot.
We had to sister the damaged joist to reinforce it.
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- rafterSloped roof support
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- headerTop line of document
sill · stringer · crossbeam · purlin · bridging · rim · trimmer · tail
Closet garment support
- bracketSupport or category
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- bridgingConnecting separated things
blocking · lapping · nailing · fastener · anchor · ledger · bearing · cantilever
Sawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
composite · plywood · OSB · flange · web · chord · softwood · spruce
Distance between endpoints
- bearingPosture or orientation
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- capacityMaximum amount containable
strength · stiffness · sag · bounce · squeak · reinforcement · support · weight
beam
Structural support member
header · sill · stringer · crossbeam · purlin · bridging · rim · trimmer · tail · common
hanger
Closet garment support
- bracketSupport or category
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
bridging · blocking · lapping · nailing · fastener · anchor · ledger · bearing · cantilever · overhang
lumber
Sawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
steel · composite · plywood · OSB · flange · web · chord · softwood · spruce · pine
span
Distance between endpoints
- bearingPosture or orientation
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
capacity · strength · stiffness · sag · bounce · squeak · reinforcement · support · weight · stress
flange
Projecting attachment rim
- webInterwoven filament structure
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
end · top · bottom · depth · width · thickness · midspan · cantilever · notch · hole
- beamsI-beam, H-beam, T-beam, steel beam, wood beam
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- floor joistHorizontal beam supporting flooring
- ceiling joistStructural ceiling support beam