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JOISTS	Joint Interface Simulation Training System

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If you have several sagging joists or joists that bow upward, see "Form a Flat Ceiling" on p.

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If you don't know the direction of the joists, verification will require drilling a few more tiny holes.

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When the original joiner decided how big the joists should be for the first-floor ceiling, he considered how far they needed to span then how much load they would need to carry.

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Pfister Energy, a turnkey solar and renewable energy system installer, announced that the Bergen County Parking Garage Solar Canopy project, a project spearheaded by Pfister Energy, has been awarded the Steel Joist Institute's 2011 Design Award.

Pfister Energy earns nod from Steel Joist Institute

Do not be tempted to join boards between joists as they will soon sag and cause a weak spot.

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If the floorboard isn't in good condition, this may not be possible, so work out where the joist is - this should be obvious from the row of nails - and drill new pilot holes through the board into the joist.

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Set each of your joists about 5mm apart, sitting them on two side ledger beams.

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However, unlike conventional construction with individually placed rafters, the joists would be doubled at the panel edges after panel placement.

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3 Dig a 300mm hole for the post to support the header joist and inner joist then dig holes every two metres where the joists are situated.

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You need to fix the rose to the joists in four places, with the screws an equal distance apart so the rose's weight is evenly distributed.

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s new facility recently won an honorable mention in the Steel Joist Institute's 2009 Design Awards.