RE: [GBlist] flooring options

["Ralph Bicknese" <ralph.bicknese@christnerinc.com>]

The product is called Harie Board.  For info., please visit
http://www.jameshardie.com/usahome.htm

Cheers,
Ralph Bicknese

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas M Hughes-Lampros [mailto:tlampros@UDel.Edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:05 AM
To: The Gros family
Cc: Environmental Building News
Subject: Re: [GBlist] flooring options


Greetings,

In a recent article in Natural Home, there was mention of a product which
is a combinbation of cement and wood designed for siding.  This might
offer possibilities for green flooring.

Tom Hughes-Lampros			tlampros@udel.edu
Institute of Energy Conversion		tel: 302.831.3523
University of Delaware			fax: 302.831.6226
Wyoming Rd.
Newark, DE 19716

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On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, The Gros family wrote:

> we are searching for inexpensive/appealing/non-toxic wood-board/panel
options (as the finish floor) for the second floor of our home.  the floor
structure will be trusses 16" on center.  we first thought of having a
hard-wood floor but we are looking at ways to cut our budget down.  a friend
has used some form of birch plywood with aluminum joints and it looks fine
but do all plywoods contain toxic elements?
>
> thanks
>


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