Rough-in frame work. Two by Eights placed above the top plate of the first floor wall frame. Ceiling Joists support the ceiling (dry wall, etc.).
A horizontally placed framing members at the ceiling of the top-most living space of a house that provides a platform to which the finished ceiling material can be attached.
horizontal support piece for ceiling.
The horizontal framing members that support ceiling loads. Also may be called roof joists.
One of a series of parallel framing members used to support ceiling loads and supported in turn by larger beams, girders or bearing walls. Also called roof joists.
A joist that usually consists of several small 2"x 4" boards which are nailed to the sides or bottom of overhead joists and to which the ceiling is attached.