By: Glenn Mathewson Let’s avoid the discussion about “why” building departments are closing, reducing services, or not doing certain inspections. For virus advice, please head to the CDC or your local health department. In this article, let’s use our First Amendment right and discuss ideas for deck builders that need and [...]
As originally published on Nichigo G-Tape’s website HERE Water finds a way. In the construction industry, it is always important to keep that in mind. Water ALWAYS finds a way. This is especially true when it comes to deck building. All things being equal, wood rot is one of the first [...]
Eco-friendly, Low-maintenance Products Create Exquisite Outdoor Living Spaces WINCHESTER, Va., April 2, 2020 – From the Steel City to a modern city with green spaces, sustainable buildings and vibrant innovation, Pittsburgh offers an ideal location for the HGTV® Smart Home 2020. This year’s home is a natural fit for the city [...]
A Resource Guide by NADRA.org We have written and re-written a number of letters to address how COVID-19 is affecting our industry. And the next day things change so drastically, we scratch that letter and start again. Perhaps you’ve found yourself doing the same thing in your business! So here we are. Grocery stores [...]
Conventional wooden deck railing installation methods are slow, requiring meticulous measurement and painstaking work. Each baluster is installed one at a time. Depending on the length of the deck and method of baluster attachment, railing installation can literally take days. Factoring in paint or staining time, deck railing installation can extend [...]
March 11, 2020: ASCE-7 Subcommittee meeting on Minimum Design Loads: By: Mark Guthrie, NADRA Code Committee Members of NADRA's Code Committee participated in a call held last Wednesday by the ASCE-7 Subcommittee on Minimum Design Loads. We were there due to a proposal under consideration by this influential group of engineers [...]
Galloway, NJ – March 4, 2020 – RDI, a leading manufacturer of railing and outdoor living products, offers customers an easy solution for creating an outdoor oasis with their Outdoor Shower Kits. Outdoor showers are a hot home feature these days. This back-to-nature haven is especially smart for those who have a [...]
Part One of a Series By Bobby Parks Why Should a Customer Choose You? When a prospect accepts proposals from three different contractors why should they choose you? What makes you different or better? What benefits do you offer that others don’t and what impressions are you making that increase the [...]
An on-going series of inquiries from consumers & industry professionals sent to Info@NADRA.org. Question #1: "I am planning a deck on the back of my home. I am wondering if I am missing something. I want to use 6x6 post and notch them for my beam and rim joist as one, then just carry [...]
Tips from NADRA.org March is right around the corner, and that means we’re entering “Home Show Season”. It’s the end of the winter, the early customers are calling and inquiring. Now is our last chance to button-up any policies, procedures, and give our companies one last “spring cleaning” before the rush! [...]
