Cost and time study for constructing raised wood floor systems in the Gulf Coast Region of the United States

Marie Del Bianco; David B. McKeever; Lance Barta

doi:10.2737/FPL-RP-664

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Cost and time study for constructing raised wood floor systems in the Gulf Coast Region of the United States

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Authors:

Marie Del Bianco, David B. McKeever, Lance Barta

Year:

2012

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RP-664

Source:

Research paper FPL-RP-664. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2012: 18 p.

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Abstract

This report is the result of a co-operative effort between the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) Advanced Housing Research Center, the National Assocation of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center, and builder members of the Metropolitan Mobile and Baldwin County Home Builders Associations. The study was undertaken to further knowledge that will improve wood utilization and performance in wood-framed housing, specifically in the area of wood raised floor design and wood usage in the Gulf Coast region of the country.

Keywords

Wooden floors, wooden buildings, buildings, estimates, cost, floors, buildings, building construction, residential areas, cost analysis, Gulf Coast, raised wood floor system, floor systems, construction costs, construction time, cost comparisons

Citation

Del Bianco, Marie; McKeever, David B.; Barta, Lance. 2012. Cost and time study for constructing raised wood floor systems in the Gulf Coast Region of the United States. Research Paper FPL-RP-664. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 18 p.