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How thick should I pour my floor? Do I need reinforcing? Which type of reinforcement is best? How much load can I put on it? Will my fork truck crack it? Do I really need joints in my floor? Should I install a polyethylene vapor barrier or vapor retarder underneath the whole slab? What about insulation? Do I need rock underneath? And how much do all these things matter?

Our very own Terry Feldmann, PE, along with Alan Schambach, PE, from FBi Buildings Inc., discuss this topic in the new issue of Frame Building News as published by the Construction Magazine Network.andnbsp;

When it comes to land ownership, someone has to draw the line. You can’t just decide to put your picket fence wherever you’d like. It’s the job of land surveyors to define legal property boundaries on large and small scales, both in urban environments and remote wilderness.

Happy Thanksgiving to all from Maurer-Stutz!

Great progress is being made on the Nebraska Avenue Bridge Replacement for the City of Peoria. andnbsp;Josie Esker, PE, SE, is managing the project.andnbsp;They just finished up with pouring the bridge deck and the approach pavements. andnbsp;Curb and gutter, sidewalk, and an asphalt surface remain to be installed. The expected completion date is early November.

Congratulations to Gayle Baker, PE, for being included in this week’s Farm Week Magazine. andnbsp;Gayle was attending the World Dairy Expo.