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Jim Adams

March 17, 2001 08:40PM

Wood block floors were pretty common in shops.I don't believe they were such a fire hazard as one would think due to their laying flat and being very dense. They were subject to water damage, however and men who worked restoring the IC Paducah shop after the 1937 flood said the floors had bulges like small hills and ruptured in spots scattering the blocks every where. The treatment made them so dense they did not float readily. They were far more comfortable to work on than concrete.

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Enginehouse Floors	Towne Comee	March 09, 2001 07:10PM
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Re: Enginehouse Floors	Earl	March 10, 2001 01:42PM
Concrete Floors	Mike Trent	March 11, 2001 07:51AM
Thanks, Jay and Guys!	Towne Comee	March 11, 2001 04:40PM
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Re: Enginehouse Floors	mik	March 11, 2001 01:03AM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	C.H.Irvin	March 11, 2001 07:50AM
That makes me wonder	Mik	March 11, 2001 02:53PM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Jim Adams	March 17, 2001 08:40PM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Mark Valerius	March 20, 2001 11:55AM
More On Durango	Mike Trent	March 20, 2001 08:31PM
Enginehouse Floors	Keith Hayes	March 11, 2001 11:43AM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Brian Norden	March 11, 2001 09:01PM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	George	March 12, 2001 12:03AM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Frank Martindell	March 16, 2001 11:16AM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Mark Stoeckel	March 16, 2001 02:04PM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	Frank Martindell	March 19, 2001 03:41PM
Re: Enginehouse Floors	John Vandenberg	March 12, 2001 03:44PM
Roundhouse Floors-Durango and Como	Mike Trent	March 12, 2001 11:18PM

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