Choosing the correct wood for your outdoor project, by: Lonza Wood Protection This past year the wood preserving industry took a bold stance on quality when the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) voted to require higher amounts of preservative for wood used in many applications. The AWPA, an organization comprised of [...]
CHECK YOUR DECK® THIS MAY BY WOLF HOME PRODUCTS | 05.01.2017 Wolf Home Products is proud to partner with NADRA, the North American Deck and Railing Association, this month to recognize Deck Safety Month® to promote outdoor living in a beautiful and safe environment. For many, May marks the unofficial start to summer. This [...]
SKOKIE, IL—AZEK® Building Products, a leader in the development of premium composite decking, is raising awareness alongside the North American Decking and Railing Association (NADRA) this May for Deck Safety Month®. As summer approaches and people begin to enjoy their outdoor living spaces, it is the ideal time to address and [...]
New Decorative Hardware Brings Strength and Beauty to Outdoor Living Structures Outdoor Accents® decorative hardware is a new line of connectors and fasteners from Simpson Strong-Tie that provides both design elegance and structural strength to custom outdoor living structures. This load-rated, patent-pending hardware accommodates 4x and 6x lumber sizes, providing the [...]
Why Treated Wood? Or, would it be better to ask, Why Not Treated Wood? Brought to you by Lonza Wood Protection Why Wood? Wood products are everywhere. And it’s no wonder. Wood is, after all, nature’s sustainable building block that comes from an abundant natural resource easily and [...]
Custom stainless rails seamlessly integrate interior and exterior spaces in Parade of Homes Masterpiece! (Complete Project Case Study with images can be found here) Overlooking the scenic Minnehaha Creek sits one of the most unique and energy-efficient homes in the greater Minneapolis area. This 5,144 square foot home features elements such [...]
GARLAND, TX (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Today, Fortress Deck™, an innovator in the decking industry, announced 2017 distribution plans throughout the central United States. Starting in January, Fortress Deck’s™ Infinity™ Decking and HULK™ Clips and Fasteners will be available in most of the central United States through distributors Hallmark Building Supplies, [...]
National Nail Expands Warranty for its CAMO® Edge Deck Screws to Cover Deck Board GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 13, 2017 -- National Nail announces that it has expanded and updated its warranty on CAMO Edge Deck Screws, which are part of its CAMO Edge Fastening™ system. Designed to meet today's [...]
TAMKO® Announces Launch of Two New Websites JOPLIN, MO--(February 15, 2017) - TAMKO Building Products, Inc. is proud to announce that the all new www.TAMKO.com and the brand new www.EnvisionDecking.com are now live. TAMKO.com primarily focuses on roofing and related products, while EnvisionDecking.com focuses on decking, with a convenient link between them. Homeowners and customers alike [...]
When an adventure-loving couple decided to build a second home in the mountains for hosting friends, grown children, and-someday- grandchildren, they enlisted California based Studio Bergtraun Architects to design it on a steep site in the Sierra Nevada's near Lake Tahoe. The firm took cues from the owners' active, family-focused lifestyle [...]
