June 20, 2011 – Waltham, MA | Last week’s meeting was truly an exciting occasion for the New England Chapter of NADRA, with a number of firsts for our young Chapter. We kicked off the meeting with the introduction of the chapter’s inaugural Deck for a Soldier® recipient and his family. [...]
June 20, 2011 | As a deck builder or supplier, you probably receive a fair amount of calls asking for the name of a good roofer, plumber or someone else in some aspect of construction. You may take these calls in one of two ways: 1. as pains in [...]
The New England Chapter of NADRA surprised a Soldier last night with news of a new deck! June 15, 2011 - Dracut, MA | We decided to deliver the news a little different for our Soldier, says Ed Lenzi, New England Chapter Deck for a Soldier Chair. We contacted the family [...]
June 13, 2011 | Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is doing well and that the spring season has breathed new life into your activity levels. I’d like to remind you of our upcoming Atlanta NADRA Chapter meeting next Tuesday, June 21st at 5:30 at the Prado Taco Mac. It will be [...]
Memorial Day Weekend Event Celebrates Winner of Deck for a Soldier® - NADRA Minnesota Chapter Honors Local Soldier at Ribbon Cutting May 24, 2011 - Minneapolis, MN | A brand new deck built for local soldier, Todd Everson by the Minnesota chapter of the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) [...]
Win a Trip to Chicago for the 2011 DeckExpo Plus a One-Year Membership in NADRA -- Just Show Us Your (WOW) Deck (Your Wolmanized® Outdoor® Wood deck, that is.) May 11, 2011 | So you and your customers have an appreciation for real wood, and you’ve built decks using Wolmanized® Outdoor® [...]
April 30, 2011 | Ken from Orangeburg, SC asks: "I am wondering is there a minimum height requirement for a deck to allow for adequate ventilation under the deck. Is this measured to the top or bottom of the decking timber?" Glenn Mathewson, NADRA's Technical Advisor, responds: Hello Mr. Panitt. Thank [...]
April 30, 2011 | Wallace from Midway, GA asks: "[What do I] need to know about fungus destroying CCA lumber?" Huck DeVenzio of Arch Wood Protection Reponds: From your question and e-mail address, I'd guess that you have heard reports from a guy (Sam Brooks) saying that there is a strange [...]
April 26, 2011 | A concerned homeowner in British Columbia asks: I have a 3-foot crawlspace which has a damp concrete floor whenever we get heavy rain. Consequently, the exterior pony walls carrying the fiberglass insulation are beginning to decay. Can I replace the pony walls with preserved wood and not [...]
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