September 18th, 2013 When There’s No Public Comment NADRA Technical Advisor - Glenn Mathewson If a proposal in the IRC code development process doesn’t receive a public comment, the vote from the first hearing is generally the final result. With the recent publishing of the public comments, we can now [...]
September 2013 NJ Chapter Deck For a Soldier in Brick Township Update: The plans for the deck have been approved by the Zoning Department and we are now expecting the building permit any day now. The starting date of this build is set forMonday 9/23/13 and will run for that entire week or until it is [...]
Deck Lateral Load - The Truth Revealed The lateral load anchor provisions that came into the 2009 IRC have had a dramatic affect on the decking industry. Born from a fear of band joists being ripped from homes by the decks they support, a best guess to bypass the band joist [...]
August 21, 2013 - Glenn Mathewson, NADRA Technical Advisor How many hold-down anchors does it take to build a deck? The development of the 2015 IRC is halfway through, and there’s likely going to be some new regulations for the construction industry to adjust to. For the decking industry, there’s lobbying [...]
Code Update , By Glenn Mathewson "NADRA has submitted public comments for the Public Comment Hearing (formally the Final Action Hearing). Links to public comments are posted below. As always, NADRA welcomes feedback from our members." RB6 Public Comment RB262 Public Comment RB264 Public Comment RB265 Public Comment RB465 Public Comment RB26-13 [...]
The below inquiry came in from a NADRA Maryland Deck Builder. With permission from Dave, we opted to post this publicly so we could accept replies from fellow members and industry leaders. Please reply in the comments section. There will be an approval process, so give us a day or two [...]
NADRA Atlanta Chapter Meeting Re-Cap June 2013 It was another successful meeting for the Atlanta NADRA Chapter on Tuesday, June 18th held at the Ivy in Buckhead. Even with the busy season, summer vacations and our crazy weather we still had 35 in attendance with several visitors and one [...]
May 9th, 2013 was a memorable day for the MN NADRA Chapter. Representatives from every sector of the Minnesota Deck and Rail industry were on hand to support NADRA’s effort to further develop its industry leading CPAC program (Consumer Protection Awareness Charter). Engaging speakers gave viable, educational information that sparked many [...]
Recap of 2013 Group B Committee Action Hearing (Dallas, TX) Last week the IRC code hearings were held in Dallas, TX. NADRA's Technical Advisor, Glenn Mathewson represented the association on numerous proposals. This work is just beginning & your support is NEEDED on key issues that WILL effect your businesses and will effect this industry. Your support [...]
Two weeks ago the code proposals for the creation of the 2015 IRC were posted for public review, and NADRA quickly made our industry aware. There are a lot of them to review. In building codes alone there were 1132 pages of proposals. I have read and skimmed through all [...]
