| 单词 | joist |
| 例句 | His concentration broken, he stepped awkwardly upon a joist and tripped heavily into the thick dust. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He put in new wiring and plumbing, a new firebox, reinforced floor joists, and a new porch all on his own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Drum has put a sheet of plywood over those joists. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The hide shrank and pulled joist and rafter tight together, and the leather ropes became hard as iron and nearly imperishable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The tiled floor was mostly shattered and broken through in places down past the joists. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Tea Cake crumpled as his bullet buried itself in the joist over Janie’s head. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It bumps and knocks on the joists below. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Only the joists had been put in for walls, but the rough floors were down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he asks, “How do those joists look?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The sound of joists snapping and rivets popping echoed through the stairwell. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Could there be some kind of structural problem with the foundation, floor joists, etc., that is causing the cabinets to sink or shift? How to repair a separating granite countertop 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z At the very top, there are two giant joists initialed by workers from 1864. Building a New Sanctuary on Long Island for Culture Lovers 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Elsewhere under the ornate chandeliers that drop from scuffed ceiling joists a gaggle of older Asian women tucked into surf and turf at a long table. Seattle’s Manhattan serves fine cocktails, classics with Southern accent 2013-07-11T22:32:45Z The subfloor appears to be separated from the floor joist, causing the sounds. Filling the gap that causes a squeaky floor 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The pandemic stripped the practice down to the joists: dental checkups, scented candles, cheese. What it felt like to lose time — and all the other things coronavirus took away His Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., with a huge trapezoidal roof, exposed steel joists and sides covered by unstained Douglas fir, was celebrated for its acoustics. ‘Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry’ review 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Try stiffening it by adding blocking — framing that fits sideways between the problematic joist and one of its neighbors. Filling the gap that causes a squeaky floor 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., at the river’s narrowest point, lies a ribbon of reinforced concrete roadway, 47 feet wide and less than 2 miles long, laid on suspended steel joists:the Ambassador Bridge. Why One Rich Man Shouldn't Own An International Bridge 2012-01-12T22:55:52Z Without adequate bridging, you might hear rattling as you walk across a floor or get significant sag if something really heavy, such as a piano, weighs down on a single joist. 20 years later, does it matter if the joist bridging was installed wrong? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The floor joists found new life as tables, while the building’s original facade was rescued from the basement and the reclaimed wood was transformed into a bar. Bites Louisville, Ky. The Blind Pig: Restaurant Review: The Blind Pig in Louisville, Ky. 2010-08-06T12:41:00Z The picture you sent confirms what you wrote: There is a visible gap between the joist and the subfloor. Filling the gap that causes a squeaky floor 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z If you choose this approach, buy lumber the same thickness and depth as the joists and cut it into sections that fit snugly between joists. 20 years later, does it matter if the joist bridging was installed wrong? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Old pine joists salvaged from a DDG project in TriBeCa will serve as a table; hunks of bluestone from past projects were also considered but were deemed too unwieldy. Designing Luxury Condos, and Operas, Too 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z You will probably need to reinforce the existing structure, which is likely to involve strengthening the floor joists by attaching new joists to one or both sides, or possibly adding columns. Advice for Renovating Your Home 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z One picture shows two sets of boards that meet end to end, and these joints line up too closely to assume that there is a joist under each of them. To make sure a wooden column is sturdy, take a peek inside 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Typically, the slope leads from the edge of a room to the middle, where the joists are farthest from supporting structures. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: A new dog. A closed door. A mysterious puddle. Can Sherlock Holmes solve this case? 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Or a critical floor joist or beam might be weaker than it once was. A growing gap in a wood floor spells structural trouble 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z With a pencil, trace along the joist, onto the shims, to show just how far they are pushed in. Filling the gap that causes a squeaky floor 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Put it in a ceiling joist or reinforced that particular area. Just the tips: "How To Build a Sex Room" host wants to spice up your life with sensual design 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s in the beams and joists, like dry rot. ‘Sisters’ Builds a Gothic Plot to an Artful and Shocking Climax 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z He renovated the structure to expose the original pine plank floors, joists and brick walls. At the Urban Cowboy B&B, a tumbleweed blows in Brooklyn 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z By isolating the tub in the middle of the room, you will need to conceal that slope either in the space between the joists or in a raised floor. Advice for Renovating Your Home 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The original hickory support beams underneath will be reinforced with concrete foundations, crossbeams and joist work that will help triple the load capacity. ArtsBeat: Grand Old Stage at Ryman Auditorium Is Being Replaced 2012-01-30T15:23:39Z He’s the animal spirit of a political movement that’s draining the middle class, breaking the joists of civil society and pushing the planet toward ecological calamity. Review | In Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Unsheltered,’ Trump is just the latest threat to Earth’s survival 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Concrete and steel will be used to reinforce hickory support beams and joists, while new cross-beams also will be installed. "Opry" stage that once held Cash and Presley to be replaced 2012-02-01T18:11:28Z The feeling is both grand and intimate, exciting and stark, what with those riveted steel joists and unpolished timber. Royal Shakespeare Theatre: All's well ? 2010-11-23T18:43:00Z After construction, for the life of the house, the bridging helps stiffen and strengthen the joists by tying them together so that some of the load on one transfers to neighboring joists. 20 years later, does it matter if the joist bridging was installed wrong? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Beneath the stage, the original hickory support beams will be kept and reinforced with concrete foundations, crossbeams and joist work that will help triple the stage's load capacity. Ryman Auditorium getting new stage after 61 years 2012-01-30T12:56:12Z Exposed joists need more insulation; an unevenly heated attic can cause mold and roof damage. To make the most of your home's energy efficiency, consider an energy audit 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Cantilevered decks using wood floor joists have a history of creating interior wood rot for the exact same reason. Things to avoid when building a three-season room 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z To downplay the newness of the cabinets, she opened up the ceiling to expose the home’s original joists. Renovating an old house shouldn't require sacrificing character 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z There, you can see the floor joists, possibly some ancient cross-bridging and how the joists are connected to beams and the foundation wall. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Chicken wire, nailed to the joists and holding in place the thick plaster ceiling, weakened, all before anyone was on the scene. 'Mayday! ... Firefighters trapped!': The battle to save Victory Baptist Church 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Gravity then deposited the water on the drywall fastened, for the time being, to the bottom of the floor joists. Don’t just hope your contractor does the job right. Research the job beforehand 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z I’d recommend you use treated floor joists as well as treated plywood. A place for the kids — How to build a magic play or clubhouse for tiny humans 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z What about the nails that attach the deck joist hangers and other structural connectors to the wood? Painting rusty metal can be a lifesaving DIY job 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z In other words, all of the bolts, screws, nails, joist hangers, framing connectors, etc., that you intend to use, must be of the highest quality. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The home was badly damaged and every roof joist was left burnt by the fire. Sutterton fire: Charger warning as blaze rips through home 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In the pandemic, shifts to the development of data centers, life science labs, warehouses and distribution centers put a strain on the supply of components like steel joists and roofing materials. For the Want of an Insulation Screw 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Words like gussets, joists, speed square and worm drive saw can feel unfamiliar. ‘We build each other up’: Carpentry classes for and by women 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Unlike with termites, you usually don’t need to worry that they have tunneled into framing or floor joists, because carpenter bees typically stay in wood that’s on the exterior surface. Perspective | What to do about a carpenter bee infestation 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The floor in your home resists racking back and forth because the sheets of 3/4-inch sub flooring interlock and are all nailed to the floor joists. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The drama takes place in the dead of winter in a converted stately home, complete with creaking floorboards and groaning joists, that had once belonged to the mother's aunt. Double dose of Tilda Swinton in ghostly Venice flick 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z However, pillars and concealed steel joists had also strengthened it. Guildford pub bombs inquest: What have we learned? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “The first day we start building, you have got to know what a joist is, a stud, decking, all those words.” ‘We build each other up’: Carpentry classes for and by women 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z From a red oak in his grandmother’s yard, Allen milled the wood to create the floor joists and a load-bearing beam in the cabin. Historical Quaker Farm in Loudoun County for sale 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Hidden clips hold the decking to the floor joists. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The one trick is to use fire cuts on the joists, something master carpenters figured out well over a hundred years ago when they installed floor joists in solid brick buildings. Perspective | Your deck’s weakest link — a collapse hazard 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s all kitted out for a date-night dinner with prettily garnished craft cocktails, a handsome ceiling with exposed wood joists, and deck seating for warm evenings, if you can score a spot. Find the Northwest’s best bakery — plus 5 more great places to eat — on an extra-fun day trip to Bremerton 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z They jacked up the house, repaired the foundation and replaced floor joists. Once an Escape, Now a Home 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z This corrosion can also occur among the joist hangers and other metal framing connectors used in your deck’s construction. Decks’ hidden hazard: Collapse risk 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z To prevent racking, a kind of building stress often caused by horizontal pressure of the wind, you need to install diagonal bracing under the floor joists. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The walls of the buildings that didn’t have angled fire cuts on the ends of the joists tipped outward, crushing firefighters when the floor joists burned through and broke in two inside the buildings. Perspective | Your deck’s weakest link — a collapse hazard 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z At my daughter’s home, I insisted that the floor of the porch be completely separated from the house to prevent water from harming the house’s floor joists and sheathing. Building a covered front porch to resist rain, add social space 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z These notches are aligned with the steel I-beams that the house floor joists are resting on. Perspective | Is it possible to put a new foundation under an old house? Yes, here’s how to do it. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The first trick is to use fire cuts on the joists, something master carpenters figured out well over one hundred years ago when they installed floor joists in solid brick buildings. Decks’ hidden hazard: Collapse risk 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Be sure to apply a modern tape on top of your deck joists before installing the decking. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z This same corrosion can be happening with any of the joist hangers and other structural framing connectors. Perspective | Your deck’s weakest link — a collapse hazard 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z These notches align with the steel I-beams supporting the house’s floor joists. Firm fit: House movers can set new foundations under old houses 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z A later investigation found that joists supporting the deck were suffering from dry rot and had been constructed by a company with a history of complaints. Aoife Beary: Berkeley balcony collapse survivor dies, aged 27 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z These builders of yesteryear learned that when walls of buildings lacked angled fire cuts on the ends of the joists they would tip outward when strained. Decks’ hidden hazard: Collapse risk 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The tape minimizes water infiltration into the joists where the fasteners connect the decking to the joists. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z As the layers were peeled off, the design team discovered that the first floor was built on dirt as opposed to a concrete slab and the floor joists were rotten. A major renovation yields a multigenerational home on Capitol Hill 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Rigid-foam insulation, for instance, can be cut and wedged between joists — the horizontal beams at the base of your attic — to supplement insulation that’s already there. Tips for Holding Down Your Winter Heating Bills 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Once the wall is vertical, you can then slide it into position under the floor joists, assuming you didn’t make the wall too tall! Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Four bedrooms, three baths, exposed timbers and ceiling joists, stone lined windows, dining room, living room with 27-foot ceiling; nearly 2,700 square feet. Iowa has a case of Trump fever 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Water that enters alongside the fasteners creates larger and larger cracks over time, allowing more water to enter the joist, ultimately causing premature failure. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The ceiling joists on the second floor had been replaced but installed the wrong way, making the roof suspect. A major renovation yields a multigenerational home on Capitol Hill 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Here was her situation: The toilet drainpipe ran in between two floor joists for about 5 feet. Demystifying drainpipe dilemmas 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The floor joists for each floor may not align. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The location of the drilled holes in wall studs and floor joists is critical. Perspective | Considering a DIY electrical project at your home? Here’s how to do it safely. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “I realized that there was a space where I could see a portion of the floor joists supporting the living room above,” he wrote. Perspective | Beer bottles and cans hidden behind the drywall? I’ll drink to that. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z This “brute force” method involves cutting holes into the foundation wall or rim joist and installing a screen to funnel air into the crawl space. Options for creating a properly ventilated crawl space | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z I’ve run into situations where I’ve had to install a horizontal drain pipe against floor joists in a basement or crawl space. Demystifying drainpipe dilemmas 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z If this is the situation, then you need to decide whether to align new wall studs with floor joists below or above the wall. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z What about the beams that joist hangers are attached to, or the support posts? Don’t cut corners when installing joist hangers, beams, posts 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z One of my favorite aspects of the construction of the home was the use of floor trusses instead of floor joists. For flat floors and open designs, choose wood trusses over joists 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s all a matter of how lucky you are with respect to the run of the floor joists below the new master bathroom. Pro tips for hiding pipes and ducts in your walls 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Over the next 18 months, the interior was gutted to the joists that separated the two floors of the building. Resurrecting a neglected neighborhood property 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “The age of the house and all the previous additions made this remodeling project more challenging because there are different ceiling heights, joists everywhere and narrow halls and doorways,” says Arce. Growing older at home is possible with the right kind of remodeling 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z You typically need to hang a joist if the top of the joist needs to be on the same plane as the beam that supports it. Don’t cut corners when installing joist hangers, beams, posts 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Floor trusses would be used instead of traditional floor joists. For flat floors and open designs, choose wood trusses over joists 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Notching floor joists is never to be done, as it weakens them. Pro tips for hiding pipes and ducts in your walls 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Licandro also expects to install steel cabling to tie the walls to the floor joists. Another buyer tries to save historic Davenport building 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Just as the studs and joists and beams that form the infrastructure of a building are not visible to those who live in it, so it is with caste. America's 'untouchables': the silent power of the caste system 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z To start, I recommend finding the actual installation instructions from the manufacturer of your joist hanger, and installing it by the book. Don’t cut corners when installing joist hangers, beams, posts 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The drywall sheets meet on the wide dimension of a 2×4, not a narrow 1.5-inch-wide floor joist. For flat floors and open designs, choose wood trusses over joists 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Holes drilled through floor joists need to be certain sizes and in very specific locations. Pro tips for hiding pipes and ducts in your walls 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z I removed some of the deck boards and discovered that some of the 2-by-12s are rotting at the top, and there are huge cracks running along the top edge of each joist. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z He said he and his neighbours moved the woman using joists from the collapsed roof of the house. Neighbours rescued family after house explosion 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s extremely important that you use the correct joist hangers or other metal connectors, along with fasteners that are rated for outdoor use. Don’t cut corners when installing joist hangers, beams, posts 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Today, as anarchists infiltrate peaceful demonstrators and wreak havoc from sea to sea, the joists of our foundations are being tested. Opinion | Four years ago, I said we’d survive no matter who won. How wrong I was. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z For a long time, there were just concrete footings, floor joists and half a floor. Perspective | Working from home means watching the backyard birds at work 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Once the undercarriage of the deck was complete, I’d cover the top of all the joists and the tops of any beams with the newer joist tape meant for this purpose. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z J.T Stephens, a senior, and Kyle Clardy, a junior, worked on the ceiling joist in preparation for adding the house’s roof on Friday morning. Tech Center students build tiny house to auction off 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z When I ascended, I found him lit by a small window, balancing gracefully on the joists, carrying a bucket heavy with water. How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z “We stripped all of the rooms right back to the floorboards and the joists and the plaster on the walls, and we then started again from scratch,” explains Williams. Hail, Victoria: Britain celebrates the Queen's 200th birthday in grand style 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Then the floor was finished, the wall studs and roof joists went up, and it was like a pergola, open to the sky. Perspective | Working from home means watching the backyard birds at work 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The issue might be that he’ll have to trim the lumber ever so slightly in case the joists are crowned. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z A royal source said defective wooden ceiling beams and floor joists were replaced, while inefficient heating systems were also updated. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry spend $3M of taxpayers’ cash on Frogmore Cottage refurb: report 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Defective wooden ceiling beams and floor joists were replaced and inefficient heating systems updated. Harry taxpayer-funded renovation cost £2.4m 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The ceiling joists have been painted creamy white, the other woodwork periwinkle blue. With Bistro Shirlee, Renee Erickson tips a chapeau to her Boat Street beginnings, and to her mom 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z They laid down floor joists and raised a roof and a steeple. Saving a river chapel sprung from a vision of God 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z A crowned joist has a hump in it much like bridges you drive over. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z They laid down floor joists and raised a roof and a steeple. Saving a river chapel sprung from a vision of God 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Learn how to properly insulate your basement rim joists. Spring cleaning: 5 tricks for removing mold and mildew 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z The reclaimed timber at the site, also known as “heart pine,” includes massive 10-inch by 10-inch structural beams weighing 1,000 pounds and floor joists measuring 2 inches by 11 inches and weighing 200 pounds. Crews find prized lumber in gutted Wisconsin warehouses 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “I have found thousands of pounds’ worth of gear such as radiators, doors, stained glass, tiles and stone flooring, joists and floorboards, which I have used in my own home or passed on.” From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z I’d purchase some liquid copper naphthenate and brush it on any of the joists where the rot is less than 5 percent of its overall width. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Rudolph simply scaled this principle up, erecting a canopy of tomato stakes laid across wooden joists, which oversailed the whole complex. Robinson Crusoe in Florida: Sarasota's dazzling modernist holiday homes 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z LeClair says wooden joists in the ceiling caught fire “after years of heating by the wood stove.” Officials: Wooden stove caused fire that destroyed duplex 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z SmartJacks are steel support systems used to permanently stabilize and level the girders and floor joists in a crawl space. Structural solutions for your failing foundation | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z He described part of the 1909 library extension as a "tangled mess of charred timber and distorted steel joists" - but added that some structural joists and outer walls appear to be solid and stable. Demolition or restoration: What next for the Mack? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z This tape seals the top of the joists and beams and minimizes the chances of water entering the lumber. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z They hired us to determine whether to remove the joists, seal them, or do something else. Combat Veteran Is a Calming Presence After a Catastrophe 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z But at the end of last week, five roofing contractors wearing hi-vis jackets emblazoned with the words “Stornoway mosque team” were hammering nails into new joists and beams. The race to get the Outer Hebrides’ first mosque ready for Ramadan 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z A Powerbrace utilizes a joist-reinforcement method that distributes the load evenly and eliminates the worry of damage caused to wood floor joists commonly seen with other I-beam systems. Structural solutions for your failing foundation | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z I knew she feared the weight of books was slowly warping her ceiling joists. Read an excerpt from Luna author Ian McDonald’s heartbreaking new time-travel romance 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z He may be able to flip the joists over. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z In one of them, Christian Bandler, the construction manager for the restaurant’s renovation, stepped carefully across a lattice of thick, wooden joists and beams. The Elite Are Locked Out, While ‘21’ Dries Out 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The flood of debris grew as it moved, taking down hedges, trees, concrete walls and half-ton rocks, devouring house after house, their rafters and floor joists becoming the leading edge to destroy the next. Scene of devastation in Montecito as mud buries whole neighborhoods 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The ceiling is an open architecture of joists, ductwork and pendant lights. NASA Langley’s new computer lab ushers age of computation 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z These projects remind us, whether we’re building the scaffolding, installing the floor joists, or attending events in the finished barn, that collective pursuits are achievable. Dar Williams: How to Make Your Town Somewhere Everyone Wants to Live 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z If you flip a crowned joist over, now it has a dip in it that can cause water to collect on the deck. Perspective | How to salvage and restore a decaying deck 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Right now, the bare ceiling joists, beams, and braces are exposed, but are usually disguised during shows and concerts by decorative suspended nets or light strings. Homestake Opera House makes progress in its renovation 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z “The way they supported the ceiling joists and floors really taught me a lesson about how they built houses back then.” EXCHANGE: Joliet man creates dream home with 1898 rebuild 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Termite damage was found on the entire first floor and the joists for the second floor. Dubuque housing program helps people become homeowners 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z In a statement, the company said it’s halted production of the new coating and will replace or fix any affected joists already in homes. Sunday Buzz: Recent article criticizes Starbucks CEO 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z In a statement, the company said it’s halted production of the new coating and will replace or fix any effected joists already in homes. Smelly wood will cost Weyerhaeuser lots of loot 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Gabe designed special floor joists, above left, that would maintain the slope if the house settled over time. The House That Did the Housework 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Are the joists that seem to be holding up the basement ceiling adequate? A prequalification letter is not a binding loan commitment 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z A construction worker, a Mexican immigrant, had tumbled several stories after floor joists collapsed beneath him, and drowned in freshly poured concrete. Postscript: Jimmy Breslin, 1928-2017 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Ranged along a reinforcement joist slanting from the wall’s concrete base are some burnt-out tealights in glass jars. Life and death on the Mexican border 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Steel joists were placed perpendicularly between the beams. A Humble Basement Boiler Gets a Penthouse, Above Flood Level 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The thick joists were bound for the Exelon headquarters being built at Harbor Point. Life, death and demolition 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z It was more fort than loft — for walls, he hung Moroccan fabric from the building’s ceiling joists. Before the deadly fire, Ghost Ship was an an enchanting 'safe place' that many called home 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z The workers salvage at least 1,200 feet of joists from each house, sometimes more. Saving the best of abandoned Baltimore rowhouses 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z He convenes weekly meetings with the developers, contractors and Delta representatives to discuss progress and to share details down to the rivets and joists. As La Guardia Is Overhauled, the Check-In Line Starts at the Highway 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Water filled the cellar, undermining the floors and joists. Tour of Britain: How cycling is helping flood-hit Cumbria recover - BBC News 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Max Pollock, the Details supervisor and an architectural history buff, came in to find his team looking up at an exposed joist with the words “Rose Bessie” and “Hannamans” painted on the side. Life, death and demolition 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The floor joists above this wall will run perpendicular to the wall and this massive block of concrete. Double-check your builder to make sure he’s constructing your home right 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Bits and pieces of older homes and businesses - from dainty Victorian “gingerbread” trim and vintage shop signs to sturdier rafter tails and floor joists - fill his workshop, storage room and part of his antiques shop. Wood salvaged from old Galveston buildings adds elegance 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z A set of rickety stairs leads to what was once a hayloft but is now just a few remaining joists. An Urban Architect’s Rustic Retreat 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Most older roofs are not attached to walls, rather the joists sit in grooves under the weight of the roof. Earthquake report spurs retrofitting in Utah, Nevada 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The boards under the layers of tar and foam were nailed to the joists. Duncombe hosts Fire Department training 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The staircase at 85 Bowery is tilted, and engineers say that has resulted from joists separating from the walls. A Clash of Old and New in a Manhattan Real Estate Prairie 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Jenkins took the entire house down to the surviving floor joists and brick walls. After fire, Capitol Hill rowhouse rises from ashes 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The photos he later posted of ax-hewn joists, twisted metal and crumbling bricks electrified the conservation community. Awakening the Bowery’s Ghosts 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z I was the assistant to the foreman, and I learned how to lay bricks, put in floor joists. A Conversation With Gregg L. Schenker 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z That’s why you see so many exposed ceiling joists and masonry walls.” People inspired to create at renovated San Antonio building 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Underneath were burnt beams that required reinforcement with joists. In Shaw, a 19th-century stable is now a 21st-century space for life and work 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The ceiling represented 200 years of structural accretion: original hand-hewn joists sistered to pine beams from the 1930s, supplemented with new structural supports. A Basement Office That’s a Wonder Down Under 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The overhead beams, which serve as the floor joists for the second floor, are 22 feet long. Cadron Blockhouse a replica of edifice steeped in history 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z An engineer hired by the Ryans determined that key joists throughout the house also are overloaded. Lawsuit: Saints’ defensive coordinator’s house sinking 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The wooden joists were “completely sheared off” the building, the inspectors wrote, and “appeared to be severely dry-rotted.” Report Cites Dry-Rotting in Collapse of Balcony in Berkeley 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The joists on those structures did not extend from the building. Badly rotted beams identified in deadly balcony collapse 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Splintered wooden support joists, which experts said were visibly decayed, were left protruding from where the platform detached from the building's outer wall as it crashed onto a vacant third-floor balcony just below. Experts point to likely wood rot in California balcony collapse 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Standing on newly reinforced wood floor joists, the scaffolding proved robust enough to prevent the interior from simply crumpling in on itself. Out of the Ashes, a Rebuilt Synagogue With a Basketball Court on Top 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Chlorine bleach also will accelerate the corrosion of any nails, bolts, joist hangers, etc., that connect all the wood together. The warm-weather home repairs you should be doing now 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Replacing rotten flooring, joists and wall studs is a much, much bigger job. 7 Home Maintenance Chores That Turn Costly If You Delay 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The unidentified firefighter fell through a floor near the front of the building and broke his ribs when he hit the floor joist. Colleton County firefighter hurt battling house blaze 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z One signature feature to look for in a Sears home includes stamping on the floor joists or in the attic, Farmer said. Sears homes in Virginia showcase nostalgia 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z “They’d poked holes all through it. They had put all their floor and ceiling joists in it.” West Texas county spruces up 125-year-old courthouse 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Jay Chen and his wife, Tara, renovated their kitchen in Bloomingdale and found themselves with leftover ceiling joists they were loath to discard. Beauty appears out of the woodwork 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Bowed floor joists were replaced and reinforced to support the bathtub. A seamless, minimalist D.C. condo maximizes storage and lighting 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z This is a common framing spacing for wall studs, floor joists and common roof rafters. Tape measures have improved during the past few years Check for loose or missing insulation on the perimeter walls and rim joists. Withstanding winter: 10 steps that will prepare your home 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Be sure any holes you drill in studs and joists meet all code requirements. PEX pipe has many advantages over copper tubing That includes not only the flooring and trim, but also the internal framing wood, such as studs, rafters, and floor and ceiling joists. Beauty appears out of the woodwork 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z One client stepped between the joists and broke through the drywall, he said. Looking for trouble can pay off 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s usually pretty easy to tell in a home’s attic, where you’ll see exposed sections of colored fiberglass insulation or loose fill pieces between ceiling joists. Fill in the gaps with the right old-home insulation | HomeWork 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Planned construction on floor boards and joists also is restricting access to the three-story stone barn and other structures at the ranch this summer. Recent Kansas editorials 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Work has included lifting the building off its foundation and making it square, building a new foundation, pouring a new concrete floor in the basement, repairing joists and rafters, and starting on the roof. Group works to save dilapidated Iowa school 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Eventually, they found James Navarro, a woodworker who runs Live Edge Studio, and he built them a dining room table using the floor joists, which they suspect are longleaf pine. Beauty appears out of the woodwork 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z But just weeks after they laid the floor joists together, Dane was killed in a car accident. Inside the growing tiny house movement 2014-04-12T00:02:54Z "If floor joists show signs of rot they'll also need to be replaced, treating the surrounding area to prevent spread," she says. What happens to a house when the water drains away? 2014-02-21T01:49:41Z Each new timber beam or joist revealed by archaeologists was painstakingly recorded and logged with numerous partners including CADW, English Heritage and the National Museum of Wales. Llanelly House restored 2013-11-05T17:25:09Z The old floor, which rolls like a calm sea, will be replaced by a smooth new floor on sound-deadening joists. City Room: Gay Center to Make Its Village Home More Open and Less Noisy 2012-09-28T14:02:48Z A ceiling may also have the joists or beams visible upon it: in this case the decoration would have to be of a very special character. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z In crossing Pratt-street bridge, the troops had to pick their way over joists and scantling, which by this time had been placed on the bridge to obstruct their passage. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z About a foot from my eyes were rough beams of wood disclosed by a smoky yellow light, which flickered on the knotholes and rude joists. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The ceiling was of black oak, adorned at the crossings of the joists and beams with emblems, butterflies, and Stafford knots and the like, once bright with color, and still soberly rich. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Then "Courage!" he panted, "all goes well!" and, carrying his boots in his hands, he led the way, stepping gingerly from joist to joist until he reached the tie-beam. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z In the basement, above a rack of basketballs, a homemade shooting contraption hangs from the joists supporting the floor above. Free-Throw Records Fall With the Flick of His Wrist 2012-03-14T14:56:04Z The loft was paved with flat stones "on a floor full of good oak joists, upon which cannon may be placed above the structure." Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Their plan was to gain the vacant space above their room, creeping along the joists until they reached the passage next beyond, which they knew to be unguarded. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z A dock watchman, as Lad flashed by, hurled a heavy joist of wood at the dog. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The lecture-table is carried on a wall, which passes up through the floor without touching it, the joists being borne by separate brick piers. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Joist, joist, n. the timbers to which the boards of a floor or the laths of a ceiling are nailed.—v.t. to fit with joists. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z His was the only voice raised in protest against those who pillaged windows and door posts, or flitted at moonlight with joists and floorings. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Were the owner to build again he would place the studs only 21⁄2 feet apart and use 2 × 12 joists, 21⁄2 feet apart at the outside wall. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z Toussaint Lumineau's arms had sunk on either side of his body; still sitting on the joist, his face uplifted in the dusk, he waited till the man should have crossed the yard. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z This is the common white ant that digs into joists of houses. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Smaller logs inserted into these longer ones formed the floor joists, though in most cases a solid log floor was laid. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z The room was not ceiled and a rope was found hanging over a joist with a noose in one end. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z First story wall, and foundation for silo, feed alley, and manger; Sill in place, ready for joists and studs. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z The farmer sat down upon a joist beside a vat in which a bundle of osiers were steeping, his face turned towards the farmhouse. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Through a fork placed with its lower end in a hole in the floor and its upper end fastened to a joist, they placed poles with their ends through cracks in the walls. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z Here were more bare joists than navigable floor, and a forest of scaffolding therefrom to the crisscrossed plaster ceiling. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z The usual display of bunting, cheap but cheerful, hung as banners from the joists, a garish vista from platform to counter. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z The joists are 2 × 12s notched 6 inches to fit the sill, so that the outer ends rest on both the sill and the brick wall. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z All the ceilings had girders and joists exposed. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z What curious effects were to be found in the joists that shored up the houses from the river. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It led into an anteroom or inner hall, or the well of some staircase still to come, with a lashed ladder towering in its midst, but not quite reaching a skeleton landing of yawning joists. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Look at the piles of old brick, and tiles, and boards, and joist, and rafters, and doors, and glass, of the pulled down houses. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z The outer span of joists is 14 feet and the inner ends of these joists rest on a similar sill built of 1 × 6s on top of the 4 × 4 supports at the stanchions. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z He fell with his body across a joist, which with a few others had not been sawn—some few had to be left to keep the floor apparently safe. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Some Dove-Laners escaped by the back door—the cellar was low, and there was not five feet between the barrels and the broken joists—and these Dicky avoided by getting back through the fence. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z Between the joists the panels had the appearance of scrolls. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z The light stripes are under the joists, which prevent to some extent the escape of heat from the ceiling, and the dark correspond to the unprotected parts of the ceiling. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z These joists are placed 21⁄2 feet apart at the outside of the barn, and half as many joists are used in the inner span, making the joists at the silo one foot apart. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z Heaps of human beings striving, heaving; fragments of dresses, opera cloaks fluttering from joists in mid-air; splinters with pieces of torn coats—Ah! World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z I am just going to look after my mates in the lower town who are putting new joists to the burned houses. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The beams were connected by joists resting on stems, which represented apes, dragons, persons, and foliage. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Leland groped for a lantern, and, when he had lighted it, hung it to a hook in the stall joist, so that its light fell upon them. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z The number of joists under the driveways are doubled, being only 1 foot and 3 inches apart at the outside of the barn. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z The house was so shaken that it gave way at every joist, and he was within an ace of dragging the whole grange over on end. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Here is a solid iron joist sustaining tons of enormous weight, yet the joist is composed of molecules which do not touch each other and are in continual motion. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z It blows floor joists like straw, drives twigs through plate glass, strips the bark from trees, rains automobiles. Torn Asunder: How the Deadliest Twister in Decades Ripped Through Joplin, Mo. 2011-05-26T12:20:00Z Ceiling, joists, and slates burnt up like good fuel in a good grate. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Showing arrangement of joists and how the floor is laid. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z The old planks clung stubbornly their joists, but after I had loosened one, the others came up quickly and the smell of dry earth filled the room. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Foundations formed similarly to dock foundations, but in addition having steel joists and rods inserted in the thickness of the concrete table, to tie the whole together, are known as gridiron foundations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Putting on his coat, he caught hold of one of the joists, and drew himself up through the hole he had cut. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The hard, clean floors, the whitewashed, bulging logs, the bare joists and rafters, afforded a charm of rustic simplicity which no display of wealth can provide. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z There are as many joists in center of barn as at the outside. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z The larger trees are sawn up into planks and battens, much used for the purposes of the builder, especially for flooring, joists and rafters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Common Uses: Coarse, cheap lumber, as joists, rafters, plank walks and laths. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z No man, other than a union carpenter, would be allowed to even set a joist. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z The common area covered is about forty by sixty feet, the rafters resting upon plates, and the plates upon flooring beams, or joists, upon which the floor is laid. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Layers of plaster, brick and masonry covered the floors, and broken joists rested haphazardly atop mounds of rubble. 7-Year Fight to Reclaim a House Stolen in the Wave of a Pen 2011-01-17T05:40:15Z Only the tower, perforated by gun-fire and blackened by the smoke from some burning joists, still remained standing, bearing by some miracle of equilibrium, the slender stone spire with which it was crowned. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z One carpet was put on the floor and another stretched overhead on the joists. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z They adopted a resolution providing that members of their union should set no window frames, handle no joists, nor do similar work on buildings in course of construction until the pending trouble was adjusted. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z "This is the place, an' there's the hole in the timber where we found the paper," Harry said, as he laid his hand on the crumbling joist. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Two planks placed cross-wise at intervals, with a joist to serve as a roof; and that is all. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z Soon afterward, he helped repair the building after a fire reduced nearly half of the structure to a framework of charred joists. East Village Squatters Lose a Rabble-Rouser 2010-10-04T18:03:00Z Leavitt's Freight Service specializes in shipping wooden poles, beams, and joists as much as 150 feet in length to destinations around the country. The Business of a Truck Stop 2010-07-01T16:00:00Z He was going to sweep his way through the floor, the joists and plaster. David Means: “The Knocking.” 2010-03-08T05:00:00Z Hard then mounted the 3 x 3 chestnut joists, levelled them as I set them, and connected the tops, leaving a space for the next connection on the final post to the west. The Idyl of Twin Fires To all the woodwork round the prison doors they did the like, leaving not a joist or a beam untouched. In Jail with Charles Dickens The joists of the ceiling stood naked and blackened, the wretched window let in the cutting night air, there was but little furniture. Four Phases of Love Lumber, timber sawed and split for use; as beams, joists, planks, staves, hoops, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Pergola-Porch In the living-room were found some hand-hewn, second-floor joists, and it was decided to leave these exposed and plaster in between them, instead of bringing the ceiling down to its original level. Remodeled Farmhouses These rods served the additional function of distributing concentrated loads to adjacent struts much in the manner of the bridging between floor joists in a building. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Later on, his guardians made it up to me in presents of money and in kind; they provided for my building operations splendid oaks, which made magnificent joists. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Round every joist, round every pulley, And monumental beams, whence ring The bells, that voice forth frenzied folly. Poems of Emile Verhaeren He began to ascend very steadily, cautiously examining, as he went along, the various joists, to see if they were secure. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom It might be hastily supposed that, because plates, angles, tees, channels and joist sections are rolled ready for use, little work could be left for the plater and boilermaker. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The great wooden hall had its transient and unsubstantial character stamped on every bare wooden joist and unclinched nail. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play I scarcely know, my head is so full of roof-trees, rafters, joists, gables, and parapets. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The enclosure consisted of thick joists well fastened together and planted from bank to bank of the two ponds that lay on both sides. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess A somewhat unusual feature of this building was that the joists for the first and second floors ran lengthwise rather than across the house. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia These consist of steel girders and joists, filled in with concrete or various patented brick materials in accordance with such by-laws as those passed by the London County Council and other authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" A staff was let into the hole in the upper surface of the runner near the outer edge and its upper end through a hole in a board fastened to a joist above. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Only the raw ends of the joists were stopped with white lacquer to prevent the incursions of insects, and the deeper tracery was protected against birds by fine wire netting. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He seemed to hear in his solitude a crackling, a low, almost inaudible gnawing, like a tongue of flame lapping the beams and joists, devouring more and more, and increasing as it devoured its prey. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In 1960, it was found that this wall was crumbling and in danger of allowing the second-floor joists to pull out of their sockets. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia Solid strutting consists of 1� in. boards, nearly the same depth as the joists and fitted tightly between the joists, and nailed in continuous rows 6 ft. apart. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" "It is the way with farmers' folk," said she, looking bashfully at the floor, which was scrubbed so clean that it was an easy matter to trace the joists by the nail-sockets. Black Forest Village Stories The flat walls rarely had a real projecting entablature; the ends of joists were simulated by cornices resting on consoles or modillions; the architrave and the frieze were only a painted effect. Women of Early Christianity Here was the gable end of a turkey—there, the side wall of a sirloin; on one side, the broken roof of a pasty; on the other, the bare joists of a rib of beef. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The joists were thus anchored in the outside walls at each end of the house and in the center wall running midway through the house. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia For example, the regulations of the Croydon council require that every common bearing joist for lengths up to 3 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" There should be a salt barrel, a large wooden tray made of plank, in which to salt the meat, and a short, handy ladder for reaching the upper tier of joists. Home Pork Making You might pass from one room to the other, indifferently, by a long square aperture which had been the door, or by a triangular hole between the joists of the partitions. Toilers of the Sea Wall plates were placed centrally along the top of each wall, on which were placed 9 in. by 3 in. wood joists, at 16 in. centres, across the 20 ft span. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) There were no floors laid on the joists, weathered planks blocked up the back, and a few forlorn green statues stood amid a dank jungle of creepers and grass and rubbish. Captain Macedoine's Daughter These common studs are the full height from sill to roof plate, and the second tier of floor joists are supported by notching a 1� in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The wood is also used for flooring, joists, lath, and paper pulp. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park Its chain was there, and, thanks to its firm fixture in a frame of joists, might still be of service, unless the strain of the voyal should break away the planking. Toilers of the Sea The floor space provided for by the joists referred to above measure 220 super. feet, the load was then applied gradually. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) Probably the weight of steel used in this way is excessive, but the joists are cheap, readily procurable and easy to handle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" In days gone by, ceiling joists were put at right angles to the floor joists, but this took up head room and was costly, and the arrangement is obsolete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Carrying great joists did not appeal to him as the right way, but he presented his letter. The "Genius" He cut down the irregularities of all broken joists, and reshaped the extremities. Toilers of the Sea The joists rested on plates, and above them the walls were reduced to 2 ft. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) In the Williams system small flat bars are used, which are not quite horizontal, but pass alternately over and under the rolled joists which support the slabs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Local By-laws.—With regard to floor joists in domestic buildings, the following are required in the Hornsey district, in the north of London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" It was more heavy lumber, as Eugene apprehensively observed, quarter cut joists for some building—"four by fours" they called them—but after he was shown the art of handling them they were not unmanageable. The "Genius" In large levels only the cap pieces for the roof are made of steel joists, but in smaller ones complete arches made of pieces of rails fish-jointed at the crown are used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The wall is built 18 in. thick to the first floor joists and 14 in. above. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul The size of every common bearing floor joist up to 3 ft. long in clear shall be 3 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He put on the gloves and found his work instantly easier for he could grasp the joists firmly and without pain. The "Genius" The joists of timber, where they meet overhead, are blackened with the smoke of centuries. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Wide pillared verandahs ran on every side, and the roof was of concrete supported by iron joists. Banked Fires Three or four joists, if you can procure them, are laid flat on the ground and half imbedded in the soft earth, and across these is fitted a board flooring. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 For example, if the common joists are 7 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The fires in the rooms had been so strong that parts of the joists in the floor above were charred, though the boards which lay upon them were in no degree affected. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Here and there on the plates, between joists, and over every window and door, were their nests, carefully made of wool, chewed from old garments and made fine, soft, and cosy. Old Plymouth Trails For there is a weakest point in every such wall, where the plate is laid to receive the joists, or jystes; which may be pronounced either way, but should always be nine-inch. When Ghost Meets Ghost Internally, the Livorno had been very thoroughly gutted, even to the removal of many of her deck joists and 'tween-decks' stanchions. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The bearings of the joists on the wall also rest on wall plates, so as to get a level bed, and are sometimes notched over them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The sawdust should be filled up to the top of the joists; over this a layer of thick felt, and the boarding above. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Each space between floor joists and timber was a room. Old Plymouth Trails Mr. Polk, you go along too, please, and you’ll see some loose bricks between the joists right under this dining-room window, and right behind them is the bread-box which you can bring up!” The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains She turned away and began to pick her way from joist to joist toward the doorway in the wall. The Law-Breakers For example, if the common joists are 4 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The main point is to have a sufficient thickness of concrete, and the iron joists and cross girders well buried therein. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction But his hands were futile against the tangle of joists and hot steel. In a Little Town The soil-pipe must be well supported along the cellar wall on brackets or hung from the floor joists by short pieces of chain or band iron. Rural Hygiene And so startling was its effect that she lost her balance, and must have taken an undignified fall between the joists, had not a pair of strong hands been thrust out to save her. The Law-Breakers The ends of the joists are also placed against a stud and spiked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The use of iron joists with glazed brick arches between is not to be recommended for the ceilings of the hot rooms. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Appallingly, abruptly, came a shattering crash, a streak of blinding fire, an unendurable noise, a searing blast of blaze as if the sun had been dynamite exploded, splintering the very joists of heaven. In a Little Town A short-legged, big-bodied, and very black slave to usher one through the wicket into a large, wide, paved corridor, where from the middle joist overhead hung a great iron lantern. Dr. Sevier She beamed pleasantly upon her audience, two men balancing themselves upon the open floor joists of the new church. The Law-Breakers It is formed by cutting a tenon on the trimmer joist and passing it through the side of the trimming joist and fixing it with a wood key. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Ordinary floors may be rendered heat-proof by partially filling the space between ceiling and floorboards with sawdust or sheets of slag-wool laid on boarding nailed to fillets on the joists. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Carpenters next appeared, making a tremendous racket among the outbuildings, strewing green grass with pine shavings and chips of chesnut joists, and vexing the whole antiquity of the place with their discordant renovations. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 It is cruelly complete; its bended beams and joists, beneath the burden of its gables, seem to ache and groan with memories and regrets. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index The joists had given way, and the whole flooring fell to a depth of nearly twenty feet. Pius IX. And His Time He saw then that it had been held by the same piece of joist he himself had used, but had been so hastily and lightly fixed as merely to hold the door shut. The Web of the Golden Spider But the joists of the flooring were there, and the whitewash of the walls showed that but a few, a very few years back, the house had been inhabited. The Macdermots of Ballycloran MATERIALS—All new joists and studs shall be of construction grade fir, free of all parasites & decay, having a moisture content no greater than 18%. The Fairfax County Courthouse Not a joist had bent, not a girder started in the long course of its two hundred and odd years of life. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series "I'm goin' to drop a couple of joists so's we can come back." Down the Slope He fastened the door behind them and yet as he put the joist in place, it was not as it was before. The Web of the Golden Spider The entire roof was off; one could see the rotting joists and beams, some fallen, some falling, the rest ready to fall, like the skeleton of a felon left to rot on an open gibbet. The Macdermots of Ballycloran Carpenters next appeared, making a tremendous racket among the outbuildings, strewing the green grass with pine shavings and chips of chestnut joists, and vexing the whole antiquity of the place with their discordant renovations. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I We went down by rough ladders made by nailing strips of board across two pieces of joist and the work down there was back-breaking and monotonous. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America "You may drag them off; but the first one who dares so much as raise a joist for any other purpose, shall suffer!" Down the Slope Inside, Wilson had risen to his feet, armed with a short piece of the joist, his lips drawn back so tight as to reveal his teeth. The Web of the Golden Spider Of course, these joists must have an even top surface, which may be made by flattening the logs by scoring and hewing them as illustrated by Figs. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties They would require joists at least thirty-three feet long, a length that can hardly be admitted in view of the very mediocre quality of the wood in common use. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Its frame-work was essentially democratic, but there were a few great beams and joists, and plenty of paint and mortar used, which were as purely aristocratic. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II "How that joist could have got away without some one to help it is what worries me," Joe interrupted. Down the Slope He put his knee against it and shoved, but the joist held firm. The Web of the Golden Spider Other joists can now be laid across these first and supported by braces running diagonally down to the trunk of the tree, as shown in Fig. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties By hard work he managed to cut across two of the wide boards, and through them again, adjoining the next joist. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm It works up well . . . in ship-building, for planking, beams, keels and keelsons, and in civil architecture for joists, flooring, etc. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia They were fastened to large joists which in turn had been set firmly into the strata of slate. Down the Slope This roused within him the same dormant, savage man who had grasped the joist––he turned upon the group. The Web of the Golden Spider After the floor is laid over the joist any form of shack, from a rude, open shed to a picturesque thatch-roofed cottage, may be erected upon it. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties Our dry-houses are 30 x 20 feet, and 18 feet high with 2 x 6 inch joists running across the houses in tiers, on which we hang the seeds for drying. The Cauliflower As the cloud of dust thinned, Ibarra was seen upright among the beams, joists and cables, between the capstan and the great stone that had fallen. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Near the uprights was an extra piece of joist standing on end as if forming a portion of the side. Down the Slope Fumbling about this, Wilson discovered in the corner several pieces of joist, and these he propped against the door. The Web of the Golden Spider The kettle to the top was hoist, And there stood fasten'd to a joist; Doom'd ever in suspense to dwell, 'Tis now no kettle, but a bell. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets Two small forks or bucks-horns fastened to a joist are indispensable articles for the support of the rifle. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West I went up to see how it had happened, and found some rotten joists and rust-eaten girders. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk "Then you can stay with him while I run home for some provisions," Fred whispered, and during this conversation Cale Billings was clambering up the joist which led to the last level. Down the Slope While proceeding he was now and then cautioned as to this kind of insertion of pieces or joists. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Used largely for floors, joists, doors, sashes, mouldings, and panel work, rapidly superceding Pinus strobus for building purposes. Seasoning of Wood When their ammunition was expended, they hurled stones, joists, and tiles down upon their assailants from the summit of the tower. The Huguenots in France The joists were thrown on top of them and gable ends of the same kind of boards that made the room. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. There is also great danger from the ends of joists, safe-lintels, or other pieces of timber, being allowed to protrude into chimneys. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction Should one or more of the sticks or joists be accidentally cut too short, a small wedge of soft wood inserted at either end as may be deemed best will correct matters. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. In the part fitted up as a library the principals have been plastered over to imitate stone, and the joists between them concealed by a ceiling. The Care of Books Section—manner of nailing—A. corner stud, 4 by 4—B. joist, 3 by 8—C. stud, 2 by 4. Woodward's Country Homes So he roused the other scouts, and they very quietly crept over to the side where they could get a grip on the joists to help themselves up. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks Nunkie had spoken the truth; they were at work everywhere, unloading joists, running up scaffoldings, attacking the theater from every side. The Bill-Toppers As the violin at present under consideration is suffering from simple contraction and the linings are fairly stout, the joists will be arranged so as to keep up a gentle pressure on the upper ones. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Formerly, every church door, every roadside inn, had its horse block or "jumping-on stone"—called in Kent and some other southern counties the "joist stone," and in Scotland the "louping-on stane." A Girl's Ride in Iceland This bearing is so strong that the joists will break before it would yield. Woodward's Country Homes Otherwise the joists will be eaten, the floors eaten, even the furniture eaten, and one day everything that is made of wood in the house will collapse. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Little by little we ventured in, until in time we could sit on the snug joists inside with the comfortable feeling of pirates. Chimney-Pot Papers A very considerable amount of effective restoration can be done by means of this system of joists carried out with judgment. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Built like the homes of the natives, with posts and joists, it was covered with palm leaves. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The floor joists are nailed to studs at each end. Woodward's Country Homes There he found Marishka with the two joists, waiting for him. The Secret Witness Make out a list of all the different timber you will require, such as posts, beams, joists, rafters, &c.— A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay This does not take long, the sticks are inserted like so many little joists across, and the curious looking structure is once more placed aside to dry. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. So thin was the attic floor of planks laid across joists, that Henry could hear every word. Heroes of the Middle West The French Moderate size buildings will be strong enough if the ceiling joists are left out, and collars put on half way up the rise of the rafter. Woodward's Country Homes But with the two joists, both sides of the gate could be commanded. The Secret Witness The floor is plaster with wooden things going across, beams and joists they are called. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune Dust and dirt covered the benches and casks; spiders spun their webs between the worm-eaten joists, whence hung scanty bunches of onions. The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 And there was hanging from the joists of the said cabinet a great serpent and crocodile, forasmuch as they be rarities and very needful for the due understanding of anatomy. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country Then put in the floor joists for first floor, each joist to be placed alongside each stud, and nailed to it and to the sill. Woodward's Country Homes There are two joists at the foot of the stair—not very heavy. The Secret Witness The joists overhead were piled with seasoned wood, and long bundles of thin, dry fir, which is used for torches during the winter darkness. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland The first floor joists are 10 inches, the second floor joists are 9 inches. Elements of Plumbing In the Shed, shining plates of metal swung aloft, and welding torches glittered in the maze of joists and upright pipes that still covered the monster shape. Space Platform Studs 4 inches wide, rafters 5 inches wide; floor joists should be 2 by 9 inches, and put all up 30 inches between centres. Woodward's Country Homes He picked up the two joists and carried them outside while she followed him, listening. The Secret Witness "I don't recollect exactly—some white oak joists, I guess, and some inch boards." Mike Marble His Crotchets and Oddities. The height of the cellar is 8 feet below the joists. Elements of Plumbing For 1-in. lagging the joist spacing is 2 ft., for 1½-in lagging, 4 ft., and for 2-in. lagging, 5 ft. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs "If we could only work out one of those long joists it would make a little show." Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Then a timber crashed across, but before it settled into place the two joists had pushed it off the smooth landing. The Secret Witness I directed Washburn to go on board of the Islander when we got alongside of her, and superintend the cutting away of the boards and joists, with two more men from the other steamer. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi When laying out the piping, never allow a joist to be cut except within 6 inches of its bearing. Elements of Plumbing A third horizontal timber near the top serves as a seat for the ends of the joists carrying the slab lagging and is braced from the bottom horizontal by vertical stiffeners. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs When this task was accomplished, we took up the floor and joists under the instrument, and removed the sill on the end of the house. Field and Forest The Fortunes of a Farmer All should be built high enough to contain four firing tiers under joists covered with shingles or boards and daubed close. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The harder the boat pulled back, the more firmly the joists were held in their places. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi When joists have to be notched they should be cut only on the top side. Elements of Plumbing The joists and lagging as shown require about 2 ft. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs There was some sheet iron laid over the ceiling joists, which he had brought up to make new stoves for his line camps. Cat and Mouse These uprights are solidly trussed and held together at the floor levels by strong iron girders supporting the iron joists of the upper floors and the light partitions which divide up each story. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Washburn was directing the four men, and assisting them himself, to pull out the boards and joists. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi In a building constructed of wood, the hangers are secured to the joists. Elements of Plumbing In the building referred to, after the floor concrete had set about seven days the joists carrying the slab lagging were turned a quarter over thus dropping the slab form about 2 ins. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs They were lashed to the floor joists, or poles, with rattan. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics From the joists overhead hung the pods of tobacco-seed for next year’s planting. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana All the small boats were drawn far up on the land, and the people strengthened their house with joists and ropes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure There was nothing to see; only rotting joists of wood, crumbling earth for a few feet, and then darkness. The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds A few days later the joists and lagging were taken down and the side pieces of the girder mold were unscrewed and removed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs He jumped down lightly from the porch, as yet but sketchily outlined in joists and rafters, and stood in a litter of shavings, bits of board and piles of yellow earth, with a kindling eye. The Squirrel-Cage Ike had found some splendid pine boards, a number of two-by-four joists, plenty of odds and ends of railing, posts, moulding, and other trim that would make a boy delight in amateur carpentry work. The Blue Birds' Winter Nest The ground was hard and firm, as if floored with joists, the large roots of the sequoia ramifying over its surface. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery The ship was out of the house altogether by then, and the roof had settled back over its joists at a rakish angle. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Frequently the joists and lagging are framed together into panels of convenient size for carrying and erecting. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The porches on the south and west sides of the girls hall were repaired by the insertion of new joists where needed and the laying of new floors. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy The byre we built was not very big, and very dark, but it was cosy, too, under the crooked joists, and covered with heather scraws and thatch. The McBrides A Romance of Arran She had caught sight of one of my feet underneath the joist that served as a wedge to keep the cask in place. The Dean's Watch The ceiling was finished by the joists and underside of the floor above being planed; the floors were double or of matched boards. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Figure 192 shows an arch slab center; plain hook bolts, with a nut on the lower end, passing through holes in the joists are more commonly employed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Hidden away in the darkness beneath their tiles, between joists and under the eaves, it is possible that books till now unknown to us, by sight at least, may still exist. The Book-Hunter at Home The "sumers and gist" were the heavy timbers of the frame, the summer-pieces and joists. Home Life in Colonial Days The joists of the roof and the rough inside of the slates were all he saw at first; but in a while he discerned a solid-looking shadow in the near distance, and made towards it. Despair's Last Journey This type of flooring is nailed to the joists in the ordinary manner, no attempt being made to conceal the nails used. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. A blocking piece slipped between the braces carries the end of the joist for the floor slab centers. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Every house it tech, it carry de planks and shingles and sills and joists 'way wid it. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 The summer-piece was the large middle beam in the middle from end to end of the ceiling; the joists were cross-beams. Home Life in Colonial Days It was a hook fastened up against one of the joists, with some bits of rope hanging upon it. To The West The "cogged joint," used for connecting purlins to rafter and joists to girders, is illustrated in Fig. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. W = total load on plank or joist. l = length between supports in inches. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs First the boat was carefully hauled up on the shore, and turned over on a way of joists we had prepared for her. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors With woods filled with trees fit for building, she sends all the way to the Provinces for shingles, joist, and boards. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 When I last saw it, some twenty-five years or more ago, the joists and timbers were all open to view. Recollections of Old Liverpool “How?” cried Poole, as the man stood the joist up against the wall. Fitz the Filibuster This metal is likewise employed for sheathing ships, and covering the joists and flat roofs of houses. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 I can manage the roof part pretty well, by breaking up those old puncheons we brought under the raft and using the staves for shingles; but the joists and rafters bother me, sir.” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The open nest of the Barn Swallow is usually found on the joists of hay barns and large stables and not infrequently on similar supports of wide verandas. The Bird Study Book Logs may be sawn into timber, that is, beams and joists, into planks, which are 2" to 4" thick, or into boards which are from ¼" to 1¾" thick. Handwork in Wood Here, Poole, let’s each take a joist and beat him out.” Fitz the Filibuster The Sills.—We are going to build what is called a "balloon frame"; and, first, we put down the sills, which will be a course of 2" × 6", or 2" × 8" joists, as in Fig. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations The joist had all been laid for the lower floor and the studding now being put up and the upper joist laid on preparatory to erecting the rafters. The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen It was a vast shell of planks and shingles, with skeleton joists and rafters bare overhead, built hastily and crudely to serve its ephemeral day. Trail's End The engineer did as requested, and Jim slipped the rope's end around one of the log joists and tied it securely. Frontier Boys in Frisco Fitz moved, joist in hand, towards the other side of the clump. Fitz the Filibuster These are laid 16 inches apart from center to center, preferably parallel with the floor joist. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations Then, at the ends of every joist, nail on two boards so that they shall not be able to warp and stick up at the edges. The Ten Books on Architecture Yacal, for beams and joists of houses, &c., and a tall, straight wood, called Palo Maria, is valuable for supplying spars, &c., to the shipping of the colony. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 The building should be tied together by joists at the plates, properly anchored into the walls, to prevent their spreading. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings One of the joists was laid on the earth close to a collection of dry leaves. Fitz the Filibuster Ceiling Joists.—We are now ready for the ceiling joists, which are, usually, 2" × 6", unless there is an upper floor. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations Immediately above the vaulting spread some mortar made of lime and sand, to check any drops that may fall from the joists or from the roof. The Ten Books on Architecture With removal of flooring and joists, soon the massive lid of granite was raised on edge. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 This building is one and a half stories high, with a broad, spreading roof of 45� pitch; the ground plan is 10 feet between joists, and the posts 16 feet high. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings Andy grunted and began hammering away, helped by two of his messmates, who held the floor-boards in place while such nails as had come out of the joists were driven in. Fitz the Filibuster Every day joists and beams and stones went up in the air and every day, when the strafe was ended, the E.L.C. put them back again and added a few more. With Our Army in Palestine Make the frame in three pieces, cover them with cambric, and fasten them to the front joist, and on the top board with long screws; arrange the curtain and scenery similar to the hall stage. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Outside a wind was whistling mournfully and sweeping through the joists of the roof where the red tiles had been shattered by shrapnel. The Red Horizon They form a uniform bed for the joists, to which easy fixing is obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" “You stand by a moment, sir,” said the carpenter, picking up the joist upon which he had been operating, and holding it as if it were a lance. Fitz the Filibuster These were placed about five feet apart and parallel, and then firmly secured by bamboo joists. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America In the centre of the stage, two pieces of joist must be placed in an inclined position, running from the footlights to the background. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants I slipped into my boots, tied on my puttees, slung a bandolier with ten rounds of ball cartridge over my shoulder, and groped for my rifle on the rack beneath the shrapnel-shivered joists. The Red Horizon The various modes adopted for resting and fixing the ends of joists on walls are treated in the article Carpentry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" But at the first stroke the violent jar made the far end of the joist leap and come heavily down upon the gathered-together nest of leaves. Fitz the Filibuster The single equivalent for a room in it 501 is the space above the joists which are extended across the building at the lower edges of the roof. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 From this very joist, however, she has already brought off two broods since March, one of four and one of five. The Hills of Hingham He grasped his pistols, but no men-at-arms appeared with the haggard woman who crept down from her hiding-place near the joists. The Lady of Fort St. John This unpleasant insect is found under the joists just beneath the floor laths, but in greatest numbers under those parts of the floor that are continually used as sleeping places, and in the hammocks. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir He advanced towards Fitz with the joist, and as the boy leaped back he thrust out the piece of wood, resting the middle on the window-sill. Fitz the Filibuster Here plying levers, where the flooring shows Weak joists, we heave it over. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor "I left him, father, but I tied him to a joist in the ceiling with a long rope." Old Kaskaskia Looking about them they found a piece of joist about ten feet long, which might have been left there when the building was finished. Within The Enemy's Lines I noticed in a house on the W�-wa River a strong rattan vine strung taut from a rafter to one of the floor joists. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir “So’s this,” said the carpenter, letting one end of the joist rest upon the ground and the other fall heavily right across the threatening snake. Fitz the Filibuster Trees came with it, and joists—a bridge somewhere above had gone. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel Whether a house is of brick, stone or wood, there is one further place for knife testing—the ground floor joists. If You're Going to Live in the Country While he was doing this, Flint detached a couple of bricks from the party-wall, which were used as a fulcrum for the lever, made of the joist. Within The Enemy's Lines If they destroy thee there we shall be without a leader, and we shall fall to pieces and perish like the rush-roof of a cottage when the joists are suddenly pulled from beneath it. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul Take hold of a joist or two and stir up them nest-like places in the corners. Fitz the Filibuster If you can get rails, poles, joists, or boards, you can make a frame in some one of the ways figured here, and throw your tents over it. How to Camp Out The fact that a sill, joist or other timber is unsound does not mean that the house is beyond repair. If You're Going to Live in the Country The relic hunters seem to have had a craze for wood, as the lintels of openings and even the stumps of floor joists have been torn out and carried away. Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 When I cut a joist last summer, intending to make a fence, you locked me up for three months in the castle to feed the insects. The Awakening The Resurrection Sometimes when the ferret is put under a boarded floor, all the Rats will run together and pack themselves in a heap at the end of a joist. Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience They had no sooner lain down than the rats overhead commenced their gambols, racing each other over the reeds which laid on the joists, formed the only ceiling to the room. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Second floor joists come after them, followed by the corner posts. If You're Going to Live in the Country Over the primary series of joists was placed a layer of light poles, 1� to 2 inches in diameter, and over these reeds and coarse grass were spread. Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 If paper is pasted up over the cracks of a house, or of a barn or stable, or under the joists of a house floor, it has just the same effect. Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 This causes the heap of Rats at the end of the joist to disperse through fear, and when they get running about they will bolt into the net. Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience Besides being dark and evil-smelling under there, it was damp; great clammy masses of cobweb hung from the joists and spanned the spaces between the piles. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy Beneath the two first were inserted six joists, c c c c c c, about 82 feet in length and of 14 or 16 inch section in the center. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 The floor joists were 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and as a rule projected into the wall but 5 to 8 inches. Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 The cells are supported by brackets near the middle, which rest on iron joists. Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 A swinging shelf—double or single—held by supports at the four corners, securely nailed to the joists of the floor above, is almost indispensable to the convenience of the cellar. The Complete Home The chariots of the gods and goddesses are made of four joists in a frame, suspended by a thick rope, as a swing might be. Musicians of To-Day Two joists are laid over them parallel to each other. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Poised on one of the rafters, he held on with one hand to a joist, and with the other plied a small saw, well greased with ghi. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Over this reservoir is an open framework of joists, upon which stands a number of empty potting casks. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 It was a long, framed building, two stories in hight, with a piazza extending across its side, and a front door crowded as closely into one corner as the width of the joist would permit. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Then a plank is stuck across the joists, and on this is seated a god. Musicians of To-Day The rear joist is often a foot or so lower than the front one, which causes the roof to slant towards the back. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan The saloon was made of sail cloth, not exactly in the form of a tent, for a slight frame was visible of a square order, and to the joist was the cloth tacked. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia From this wall beams run across the kiln-pot, over which, in a transverse direction, are laid a number of rafters like the joists of a loft, but not fastened. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three A sudden trembling of the walls and upper joists was felt, the crowd rushed out, and the next moment the whole building was one fallen mass of smoking ruins. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two |
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