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2. 30 Staircase Ideas That’ll Make Every Trip Downstairs ... - AOL

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   Whether you're seeking simple staircase ideas to harmonize with your home's decor or contemplating a comprehensive remodel, we've curated 30 inspiring staircase ideas to guide your transformation ...

3. Sick of Your Stairs? Try These Designer-Approved Railing Ideas

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   Pet Friendly Stair Railing. This sunny staircase leads to the children's room on the lower level of a California home designed by Mark D. Sikes to embrace fun inside and out. The railings and ...

4. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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   The primary purpose of blocking is to brace longer frame members to help resist buckling under vertical compression. The intervals for the blocks are specified in the building code or as calculated by a structural engineer. Blocking also resists the rotational movement, or twisting, of floor joists as they deflect under load.

5. Tensioned stone - Wikipedia

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   This method of construction is widely used for concrete structures, but the advantages of using similar techniques with stone are only just being realised.". [4] For concrete, this problem has been long solved: in addition to conventional tensile reinforcement, engineers developed prestressed concrete methods starting around 1888. Such tension ...

6. Composite construction - Wikipedia

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   A flitch beam is a simple form of composite construction sometimes used in North American light frame construction. [3] This occurs when a steel plate is sandwiched between two wood joists and bolted together. A flitch beam can typically support heavier loads over a longer span than an all-wood beam of the same cross section.

7. Panelling - Wikipedia

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   Wood wall panelling has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years due to its aesthetic appeal, versatility, and sustainability. Traditionally used to insulate and decorate interiors, modern wood panelling includes wainscoting, beadboard, shiplap, board and batten, and both raised and flat panels. This renewed interest is driven by the ...

8. Joinery - Wikipedia

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   Each wood species has a general respiration rate; a generally-assumed time length for acclimating a board to its locale is 1 year per inch of thickness. In preparing raw wood for eventual usage as furniture or structures, one must account for uneven respiration and changes in the wood's dimensions, as well as cracking or checking.

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