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2. Choose the Right Hardwood Floor For You With These Tips - AOL

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   Learn the essential details and costs of the many wood flooring options available, from solid to engineered. ... Solid hardwood floors boast lifespans over 100 years, while more economical ...

3. Wood flooring - Wikipedia

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   Wood flooring is a popular feature in many houses. Engineered wood flooring consists of two or more layers of wood adhered together to form a plank. Typically, engineered wood flooring uses a thin layer of a more expensive wood bonded to a core constructed from cheaper wood. The increased stability of engineered wood is achieved by running each ...

4. Dropped ceiling - Wikipedia

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   To address fire safety, ceiling tiles made from mineral fibres (asbestos), plastic, tin, composite, or fire-rated wood panels can be used within the construction to meet acceptable standards/ratings. Some tiles, in specific situations, can provide the needed additional resistance to meet the "time rating" required for various fire code, city ...

5. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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   Large self-supporting wooden roof built for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation [1] to form ...

6. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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   Over 5,000 relief cottages after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake were built using single-wall construction Box houses (boxed house, box frame, [ 16 ] box and strip, [ 17 ] piano box, single-wall, board and batten, and many other names) have minimal framing in the corners and widely spaced in the exterior walls, but like the vertical plank ...

7. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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   An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.