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Bob joins Steve Armstrong, the project architect and engineer, to discuss the project. The roof is a traditional truss system. The floor is a steel joist construction with traditional plywood decking. The challenge of building a home like this is marrying new methods of construction with traditional methods to create a conventional-looking family home.

 
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