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Why building codes exist.

I was recently looking at a home near Jackson Hole Wyoming where my parents live. This home was built 30 yrs ago without (i still don’t think there are) building inspectors that regulated construction in any way. The foundation on this home was barely 6″ in the ground, not the typical 30-36″ deep for frost […]

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Lighten Up Concrete

I saw an interesting ad online while I was doing some research on concrete. It was for Bubble Deck, an innovative way of making flat concrete slabs. The traditional way is to put a lot of columns and beams beneath a very thick and very heavy slab of concrete. The Bubble Deck […]

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