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  2. Dry rot treatment - Wikipedia

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    Dry rot treatment refers to techniques used to eliminate dry rot fungus and alleviate the damage done by the fungus to human-built wooden structures. Dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is considered difficult to remove, requiring drastic action. Remedial timber treatment and damp proofing companies typically recommend stripping out of building fabric ...

  3. Glimmer Glass Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders awarded the contract to Howell-based George Harms Construction Co. to make the repairs, which local officials said included replacing its pilings and removing and replacing rotted wooden joists. The estimated price tag to replace the bridge was more than $20 million, and the county would look for ...

  4. I-joist - Wikipedia

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    As of 2005, approximately 50% of all wood light framed floors used I-joists. [2] [clarification needed] I-joists were designed to help eliminate typical problems that come with using solid lumber as joists. The advantage of I-joists is they are less likely to bow, crown, twist, cup, check, or split as would a piece of dimensional lumber. I ...

  5. Dry rot - Wikipedia

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    An explanation of the term "dry rot" circles around boatyards periodically. In the age of wooden ships, boats were sometimes hauled for the winter and placed in sheds or dry dock for repair. The boats already had some amount of rot occurring in the wood members, but the wood cellular structure was full of water making it still function ...

  6. Holmes on Homes - Wikipedia

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    After the homeowner hired a roofer to investigate, the roofer discovered that the joists holding the balcony up had completely rotted through, and was forced to abort any roof repair. Finding no other local contractors willing to undertake the challenge of replacing these joists in addition to fixing the original problem, Mike and his crew step ...

  7. Lime-ash floor - Wikipedia

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    The underside could be left bare or smoothed with a lime-plaster. Alternatively the floor joist could be concealed with a conventional lath and plaster ceiling. [1] Isaac Ware in his A Complete Body of Architecture (1756) remarks on "the beauty of floors of plaster mixed with other ingredients", comparing them with those of granite. [3]