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Old Posted Feb 17, 2015, 12:02 AM
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Ya the approvals to go to 6 stories with wood-only surprised me. I'm sure it's theoretically possible to build a wood structure that doesn't suffer any of those issues, and has soundproofing. But I'd bet that costs as much as concrete and nobody is really going to do it.
Woodframes should not be more than 4 stories. How many detached houses do you see go above 3 floors? Unfortunately there are so many 6 stories being built to save on costs. Just look at the woodframe buildings Polygon is building beside the new walmart on Alderbridge Way in Richmond.
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