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2. Porch - Wikipedia

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   A rain porch is a type of porch with the roof and columns extended past the deck and reaching the ground. The roof may extend several feet past the porch creating a covered patio. A rain porch, also referred to as a Carolina porch, is usually found in the Southeastern United States. [6]

3. Filigree concrete - Wikipedia

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   The Filigree Wideslab method is a process for construction of concrete floor decks from two interconnected concrete placements, one precast in a factory, and the other done in the field. The method was developed during the late 1960s by Harry H. Wise as a more efficient and economic construction process than conventional cast-in-place technologies.

4. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   A deck is also the surface used to construct a boardwalk over sand on barrier islands. Laying deck or throwing deck refers to the act of placing and bolting down cold-formed steel beneath roofing and concrete floors. This is usually done by an ironworker, sometimes in conjunction with a cement mason or carpenter. It regarded as one of the most ...

5. Shaw Industries - Wikipedia

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   Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest carpet manufacturers with more than $6 billion in annual revenue and approximately 22,000 employees worldwide. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is headquartered in Dalton , Georgia , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway .

6. Visitability - Wikipedia

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   Porches and decks can be used to incorporate access, often in a manner that is not as obvious as many ramps. The key to accessibility is including access in the planning stage. On new construction, a zero-step entrance can usually be incorporated without an obvious "ramp" per se, i.e., without a structure that has 90-degree dropoffs at the ...

7. Carpet court - Wikipedia

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   This type of carpet court became popular in the 1980s in British and Asian tennis clubs for recreational play as they were easier and cheaper to maintain than grass courts. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The other type used predominantly for indoor tennis is a textile surface of nylon or rubber matting laid out on a concrete base. [ 6 ]