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<font size=3>Hey Tim<br>
Here is an article that explains the issue in detail and also the
applicable codes. Good luck!<br><br>
<a href="http://resourcecenter.pnl.gov/cocoon/morf/ResourceCenter/article//1520" eudora="autourl">
http://resourcecenter.pnl.gov/cocoon/morf/ResourceCenter/article//1520</a>
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timok wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi All, <br><br>
I know this question isn't exactly straw bale but, it is a topic about
which <br>
reasonably good builders disagree. and we've come accross a county that
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wants more legitimate reasoning than we're discovering on our end
soooo... </font></blockquote>
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