Floor foundations: preferences of architects and builders in six Southwestern United States markets

George B. Harpole; H. Edward Dickerhoof

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Floor foundations: preferences of architects and builders in six Southwestern United States markets

Informally Refereed

Authors:

George B. Harpole, H. Edward Dickerhoof

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-RP-74. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 11 p

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Abstract

Mail questionnaires and follow-up interviews were used to determine preferences among three types of floor foundations: concrete slab, wood crawl-space, and a new design that combines a low-profile wood floor with underfloor plenum. Crawl-space construction was preferred in the Sacramento and Oakland-Martinez markets; concrete slab was preferred in the Los Angeles, San Diego, and Phoenix markets. Preference was about evenly divided in the Fresno market. More than 60 percent of the respondents would consider the new underfloor plenum design.

Keywords

floor foundations, builder preference, concrete slabs, wood frame with crawl space, wood floor (low-profile), Arizona, California

Citation

Harpole, George B.; Dickerhoof, H. Edward. 1971. Floor foundations: preferences of architects and builders in six Southwestern United States markets. Res. Paper PSW-RP-74. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 11 p