joists
Horizontal structural members
Joists are horizontal beams that support a floor or ceiling.
They run parallel to each other, typically spanning between walls or larger beams, and provide the framework onto which flooring or ceiling material is attached: The old joists were rotting and needed replacement.
Floor joists, ceiling joists, and roof joists describe their specific locations in a building's structure.
Sloped roof beams
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- studsStructural wall timbers
- beamsRays or supports
headers · sills · rim · bridging · blocking · hangers · ledgers · purlins
Surface underfoot material
- subfloorBase beneath finished flooring
- deckingOutdoor wooden flooring
- sheathingProtective outer layer
- plankingWooden boards collectively
carpentry · framing · installation · nailing · fastening · hanging · leveling · spacing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- hangersCloset garment holders
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
posts · columns · foundations · underpinning · shoring · strapping · tie-downs
Sawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- OSBCompressed wood strand sheet
- engineered woodAdhesive-bound timber composite
steel · composite · dimensional · tongue-and-groove · pressure-treated · kiln-dried · softwood · hardwood
Sustaining structural mass
- spanDistance between endpoints
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
vibration · sagging · cantilever · reinforcement · dead load · live load · calculations · structural integrity
rafters
Sloped roof beams
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- studsStructural wall timbers
beams · headers · sills · rim · bridging · blocking · hangers · ledgers · purlins · stringers
flooring
Surface underfoot material
planking · carpentry · framing · installation · nailing · fastening · hanging · leveling · spacing · measuring
bracing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
anchors · posts · columns · foundations · underpinning · shoring · strapping · tie-downs
lumber
Sawn wood for building
engineered wood · steel · composite · dimensional · tongue-and-groove · pressure-treated · kiln-dried · softwood · hardwood · galvanized
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- spanDistance between endpoints
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
stiffness · vibration · sagging · cantilever · reinforcement · dead load · live load · calculations · structural integrity · bounce
- timber framingtimber frame, exposed beams, timber framing, wooden beams, timber joints
- formworkforms, molds, panels, plywood panels, sheathing
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- home buildingframing, foundations, roofing, foundation, walls
- atticrafters, attic room, eaves, exposed beams, beams
- barnsbarn, red barn, bank barn, dairy barn, pole barn
- floor joistHorizontal beam supporting flooring
- ceiling joistStructural ceiling support beam