Many radio receivers are capable of receiving the sound portion of broadcast television programs. This feature is useful for portable listening or during power outages. Most TV band radios also receive regular AM and FM, some receive other bands as well. The vast majority of TV band radios don’t receive every TV channel (2-69). Most […]
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Draft – Comments Welcome outline Minimum supply The biggest supplement Progress Length Embedment of V.S. on the footing V.S. at Top of Wall Reinforcement Splices and Continuity Summary References 1. Minimum support The minimum vertical reinforcement ratio for a wall is generally 0.0012 (Gr. 60 bars no larger than #5); and this is for the […]
1. Introduction The International Residential Code (IRC) has specific requirements for house design. This is cool because it means that you don’t need to hire an engineer (or Architect) to concrete house design. I mean you can if you want (hire an engineer or an architect), but we are expensive. However, there are limitations to […]
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Third Year in College – 2001: I was a psychology major. I had always desired to work in a helping profession. Psychology was interesting and it laid a great foundation for learning about people, but it was not the approach that I wanted to take. I did research to learn about other helping professions. I […]
For those of you who do not know what “Rastra” is….it is an “ICF”. For those of you who do not know what an “ICF” is…it is an “Insulated Concrete Form”. Basically, a form made out of Styrofoam that allows concrete to be poured into it forming walls for a house. Pretty simple concept that […]
Six years ago when we decided to build the “house of our dreams”, we considered a number of construction options. The house we lived in at that time was plagued with moisture problems in the basement, so we were determined to avoid that problem if at all possible. Many people in our area were going […]
The longwave radio band allows reception of a number of European broadcast stations, as well as some types of communications. It can be received on many shortwave and multiband radios sold in the United States, as well as some non-shortwave receivers available in Europe. Longwave is located at a lower frequency than AM (a.k.a. mediumwave), […]
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We needed to replace our under-cellar kitchen clock radio, as it was twenty years old. So I did some research through Google search terms and found a pretty good selection of candidates. Our ancients certainly did not have the wonderful built in electronics that today do. One thing I’ve been doing lately is using Amazon […]
One of the most important decisions for a homebuilder is what type of room to install. Whether it is a concrete block, poured cement, or an insulated concrete base. There are advantages and disadvantages to each type of cell construction. Determining your current need with the right type of construction room is critical to the […]
ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) are a fairly new concept to the general public and concrete contractors alike. Quite simply, they are stiff, hollow foam forms that fit together like a puzzle to create basement walls. Once they are fitted together, concrete is poured inside the foam forms. Although there are still contractors who know nothing […]