| 21. | Cantilever decks rely on floor joists that protrude out further than the wall of the house.
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| 22. | The floor joists, measuring, are decked with wood laid on edge forming the deck.
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| 23. | We believe the collapse was caused by not properly bracing the floor joists before pouring the concrete,
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| 24. | NOTE : Drawing titled " METAL BRIDGING FOR FLOOR JOISTS " goes with this column.
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| 25. | The exposed floor joists are heavy 4x10 beaded edge ausubo wood members laid 24 " on center.
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| 26. | Floorboards are circular-sawn tongue-and-groove, attached directly to the floor joists.
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| 27. | Caulk the seams along the band joist, or blocking, at the ends of the floor joists.
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| 28. | The floor joists were caving in and " you could hear skunks and badgers scratching,"
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| 29. | Another suggests that the exterior columns pulled inward, giving in to floor joists weakened by raging fires.
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| 30. | The timber floor joists and floorboards used to be exposed and constitute the ceiling of the room below.
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