ceiling joist

But the single ceiling joist was all that came down.

The ceiling joists sit on the top of this wall.

In either case, you will have to find the ceiling joists and mark their positions on the wall.

Ropes were hanging from a ceiling joist, about six feet apart.

In the closet, find the center of each wall stud and also the ceiling joists.

The vertical posts were long enough to extend about four feet above the ceiling joists.

They were joined by horizontal beams and crossed with ceiling joists.

Hanging pot racks need to be installed into ceiling joists.

There was a socket with a single bulb mounted on one of the ceiling joists.

In many or most homes, the ceiling joists also serve as the rafter ties.

One-piece doors have two tracks hanging from the ceiling joists.

This had two rows of uprights on which the ceiling joists rested.

Inside, both the mess hall and chapel retain their exposed ceiling joists.

If you have to choose, it is most important that the wall studs align with the ceiling joists.

Poles can be held in place by using threading to brace them against a ceiling joist.

Pretty soon we could hear him tramping across the narrow board walkway on the ceiling joists.

He had dragged the pieces of plywood up there, one at a time, laying them over the ceiling joists.

Light falls generously from seven large skylights fitted between the ceiling joists.

Her sisters also survived; they were found unharmed under a collapsed ceiling joist.

In most households, small areas of the ceiling joists within the roof void are often boarded over to provide storage space.

Before attempting to mount the plywood, locate all the ceiling joists and the wall studs.

Amateurs should create only rectangular openings whose long sides run parallel to the ceiling joists.

Players had to walk through football tunnels to get to dugouts that were designed with low ceiling joists.

A nail in a ceiling joist pokes up "angrily."

If ceiling joists or collar ties are exposed, seldom-used items can sometimes be stored on them.