rejoist

English

Etymology

re- +‎ joist

Verb

rejoist (third-person singular simple present rejoists, present participle rejoisting, simple past and past participle rejoisted)

1. (transitive) To replace the joists of.
   • 1976, Old-House Journal, volume 4, number 8, page 2:

     First, I replaced the old roof completely, removing the shingles and rejoisting the framework.