Difference between Girder and Joist
What is the difference between Girder and Joist?
Girder as a noun is a beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure while Joist as a noun is a piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc.
Girder
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure
Joist
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fit or furnish with joists.
We hope you now know whether to use Girder or Joist in your sentence.
