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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 legs help prevent the table from tipping from too much weight on one side, he said, hopping up on a bench and bouncing to show its stability.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2013

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

From Inc • Oct. 1, 2012

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

From Time Magazine Archive