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2x4 parquet flooring
I saw a floor once made out of short lengths of 2x4 on end. I wonder how
this works out lasting? I wonder how long each piece was? anyone? Bush says that he does not need approval from the U.N.to wage war.& he didn't need the approval of the voters to become president either,did he? |
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2x4 parquet flooring
"cyber" wrote in message ... I saw a floor once made out of short lengths of 2x4 on end. I wonder how this works out lasting? I wonder how long each piece was? anyone? Heh- you got me all misty-eyed going down memory lane. The 1961-built elementary school I attended had 2x4 end-grain butcher block in the 'multipurpose room' (Gym with a stage and foldback walls so the surrounding hallway could be opened up for overflow crowds.) Haven't been back in the place since my last visit to a favorite teacher almost 25 years ago, so not sure how it held up. I don't know for sure, but I imagine the blocks would have to be at least 3/4 or 1 inch long, to not disintegrate under impact loads. They didn't have the urethane-based stuff back then like they do now that essentially makes a plastic floor, with the wood as decorative filler. aem sends... |
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2x4 parquet flooring
"cyber" wrote in message
... I saw a floor once made out of short lengths of 2x4 on end. I wonder how this works out lasting? I wonder how long each piece was? anyone? In France where the word originated, parquet means a floor of wood blocks about 3" x 8" each. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) dphillipson[at]trytel.com |
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