Over 100 Awards Presented to Outdoor Living Professionals Across North America [QUAKERTOWN, PA, November 20, 2019] — The North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) recognizes and promotes excellence in the outdoor living & decking industry. Each year, the national organization honors outstanding deck & dock projects in the industry at [...]
By Glenn Mathewson, NADRA Technical Advisor …doesn’t stay in Vegas, at least not when it’s about deck code! Here’s a recap of what to expect in your 2021 International Residential Code from the ICC Public Comment Hearing that occurred in Las Vegas last week. This information is as fresh as it [...]
DONALD J. TRUMP Our Nation’s forests and woodlands provide millions of Americans with an abundance of job opportunities, goods, and recreational activities. During National Forest Products Week, we pay tribute to the forest products industry for the important contributions it makes to our society and economy, and we recommit to keeping [...]
October 2019 Update By: Glenn Mathewson Some believe they should. Stair treads must resist the same uniform load as decking, but with an added requirement to resist a 300 lb. concentrated load at mid span. Consider the impact your feet place on treads as you come running down them. This extra [...]
Popular podcast for deck builders coming to booth 1019 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 1, 2019 – Deckorators® a leading manufacturer of composite decking, deck railing, balusters, post caps and related products, will host The Ultimate Deck Podcast in booth 1019 at DeckExpo 2019, Nov. 7-8 at the Kentucky International Convention Center [...]
For Immediate ReleaseOctober 4, 2019 Atlanta, GA. On September 26, 2019, the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) denied MOSO’s Motion for Reconsideration of PTAB’s Final Decision denying MOSO’s challenge of dasso’s ‘578 Patent used to manufacture dassoXTR Fused Bamboo. The latest decision from PTAB exhausts any and all [...]
September 25th, 2019 By Glenn Mathewson Last year at the NADRA annual meeting, I asked the membership to step up and take the reigns of code development for their industry. Uncomfortable as it was, I was asking for financial support to NADRA so that I could do this work. Thankfully, many [...]
September 23, 2019 11:46 ET | Source: AZEK Building Products Chicago, Ill., Sept. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AZEK Building Products, a leading manufacturer of premium outdoor building materials, has announced a new partnership with Snavely Forest Products. The leading wholesale distributor of building products plans to offer the full lines of TimberTech® and AZEK®Exteriors [...]
The team at NADRA Headquarters recently received an email from a member. We thought it was important enough, that we should send it to you for review. Please let us know what you think. You are welcome to comment publicly. "Dear NADRA: I hope this finds you well. I need to [...]
August 29th, 2019 By: Glenn Mathewson The latest 2018 edition of the International Residential Code provides a complete package of prescriptive structural design tables for decks... sort of... When we think of structural design, most people imagine the skeleton of ledgers, joists, beams, and posts. At this completion, one might be [...]
