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Costs of concrete versus timber for domestic floors

By Ian Page 1 January 1998, Build 44

Most new houses are built on a concrete slab ground floor. Some surveys indicate that the national average is 80% of new houses built on concrete, although there is some regional variation. The main reason for the dominance of concrete is cost. But on some sloping sites, timber floors can be cheaper.

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