flooring

Floor Straps Attached

by Alison Moore Smith on April 5, 2010 · 1 comment

In order to meet code, we had to screw straps through the base floor and into the floor trusses with the end attached to the cement wall panels. This was completed today.

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Flooring Choices

by Alison Moore Smith on February 9, 2010 · 18 comments

A few weeks ago I was at a service project with some women in my neighborhood. One of them asked what kind of floors we were going to have in the new house. “Concrete,” I replied. “Oh, are you going to cover it with carpet?” “No.” “Wood?” “No, just stained, polished concrete.” Silence. “Oh. Uh…won’t [...]

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