Examples of joist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On a recent visit, Rao and his colleagues selected twenty-eight joist samples. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 May 2022 Inside, the ceiling was lowered to 9 feet to accommodate a new attic joist and firewall while offering a way for more efficient heating and cooling. — Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2022 The hardware must be secured into a ceiling joist for proper support. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2022 Davis, Brody’s load-bearing masonry walls spalled; wood joist floors sagged. — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Police also learned Hudson bought 32 rolls of joist tape confirmed to have been used on Hudson's home exterior deck, according to the affidavit. — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2021 Cut rigid foam insulation to fit against the joist, filling any gaps wider than 1/4 inch with expanding foam. — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2021 Run piping from the backflow preventer to the pipe installed through the rim joist. — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021 This project is heavy, so attach it to a heavy-duty hook in a ceiling joist for hanging. — Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021 See More

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