by John Paulin, Tailor Decks, Inc. June 5, 2012 | As times change so does the decking industry. When I first started building decks in the mid eighties, most people were building square decks, so if you built decks with angles on the outside corners you were really doing something special. [...]
June 5, 2012 | Starborn Industries, an international supplier of construction fasteners, is looking for a Product Manager with excellent technical and communications skills to design, test and bring new fastener products to market. Starborn’s primary business involves the development and marketing of new fastener solutions for the decking industry. Specific [...]
Survey remains upbeat; reveals slight divide between building product and kitchen/bath buyers May 16, 2012 – York, PA | WOLF, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. and a leading provider of building products in 19 states along the East Coast, today reported the findings of the WOLF Key [...]
May 15, 2012 | There’s a lot of information out there on the web about backyard safety, from those aimed at providing “parenting advice” to medical websites aimed at keeping bandages on the shelf. Another such source is the International Code Council (ICC), the publisher of our nations leading model construction [...]
New NADRA Video Educates Consumers about Deck Safety Month® May 15, 2012 – Quakertown, PA | in 2006 NADRA, The North American Deck and Railing Association declared May as Deck Safety Month®. NADRA’s Deck safety program is an effort to save lives and prevent injuries. After 6 years of promoting May as [...]
May 8, 2012 | The NADRA Education Event in Pennsylvania earlier this month was a joy to lead. Teaching codes and deck construction is always a good time for me, regardless of my audience. However, hanging out with our members this month is even better. I want to personally thank all [...]
April 24, 2012 | Why would a deck builder be so afraid of trying a new material for his next project? Isn’t being up on the latest technology a dream come true. Perhaps, but are you taking risk in the process? Some guys I know would say yes to that. They [...]
April 24, 2012 | No happy thoughts for me this week about harmony in the codes for all. I want the worst of it, your worst story about codes, inspectors, permits and the like. Come on, take me down; knock me out. You know I used to be an inspector…now I [...]
April 23, 2012 | It means I am here to help. I am here to share insight into a different industry, the building code industry. The code industry is going through some growing pains. The electric code, energy and green codes, and fire sprinkler mandate, for example, have created some worry [...]
April 23, 2012 | A subtle change in the 2012 IRC makes the application of the lateral load anchor connection figure more understandable. Under the 2009 IRC, Section R502.2.2.3 confused some readers by its statement that the lateral load figure, “shall be permitted”, only to later state that “devices shall be [...]