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• Posted in thread: Preparing footing surface for steel column on 11-13-2011 at 12:47 AM
  not saying he should use leveling nuts or grout, just what i have seen on "larger projects"
  i.e. commercial. But now that i know God is present here, i will hold my comments as they are
  surely redunda...

• Posted in thread: Preparing footing surface for steel column on 11-12-2011 at 01:47 PM
  usually baseplates are set right on the conc footing. larger projects use non-shrink grout
  under the baseplate to level it perfect. Not sure if they have setting nuts under those columns
  though and ju...

• Posted in thread: Hardwood over concrete slab? on 11-11-2011 at 12:46 AM
  Engineered does not "need" to be attached to the subfloor, there is sucha thing as a "floating"
  floor. See manufacturer's installation instructions. Architect in Westchester county NY

• Posted in thread: Hardwood over concrete slab? on 11-10-2011 at 07:48 AM
  engineered over slab is good. .flash patchwith cement any depressions, then lay 30# bldg paper.
  

• Posted in thread: Blocking on 11-10-2011 at 06:37 AM
  It takes time and thought to know where to put blocking...for a murphy bed its a big deal to
  frame that out, decide where you want things and pay for it!Architect in Westchester county NY