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Cantilevered decks using wood floor joists have a history of creating interior wood rot for the exact same reason.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Cantilevered steps led up hand-stacked dry stone walls to narrow ledges, where the schist rock had been crumbled, also by hand, to make the soil.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2014

Cantilevered raw wood stairs lead to an elevated conference room backed by a green wall.

From Inc • Oct. 1, 2012

Cantilevered over the water, the path between West 90th and West 83rd Streets has a jaunty boardwalk feel.

From New York Times • May 5, 2011

Cantilevered from her single smokestack, 14 stories above the waterline, is a flying cocktail lounge.

From Time Magazine Archive