NADRA's Official Hotel at DeckExpo is the Chicago Essex Inn. Hotel Description: The Chicago Essex Inn on Michigan Avenue boasts views of Lake Michigan and Grant Park. The hotel is within walking distance from the Art Institute, Museum Campus, Millennium Park and only 1.8 miles from McCormick Place Convention Center. Rooms are [...]
Deck Lateral Load - The Truth Revealed The lateral load anchor provisions that came into the 2009 IRC have had a dramatic affect on the decking industry. Born from a fear of band joists being ripped from homes by the decks they support, a best guess to bypass the band joist [...]
N E W S R E L E A S E DATE: August 30, 2013CONTACT: Jim Groff717.852.4842jcgroff@wolfleader.comwww.wolfleader.com WOLF RELEASES KEY BUYER INDEX (KBI) FOR AUGUST 2013 Drop reflects traditional seasonal slowdown; Northeast registers slight decrease in confidence (York, Pa.) — WOLF, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. and [...]
August 2013 It was another successful meeting for the Atlanta NADRA Chapter on Tuesday, August 20th held at the Ivy in Buckhead. We had 55 in attendance which included several visitors. We started the meeting with a review of last month’s minutes and also heard a very succinct and perfect report [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Screw Products, Inc Receives 2013 Best of Gig Harbor Award Gig Harbor Award Program Honors the Achievement GIG HARBOR August 13, 2013 -- Screw Products, Inc has been selected for the 2013 Best of Gig Harbor Award in the Fasteners & Fastening Equipment category by the Gig Harbor [...]
August 21, 2013 - Glenn Mathewson, NADRA Technical Advisor How many hold-down anchors does it take to build a deck? The development of the 2015 IRC is halfway through, and there’s likely going to be some new regulations for the construction industry to adjust to. For the decking industry, there’s lobbying [...]
August 20, 2013 A railing sales specialist at the dealer level? A good strategy for selling railing products? Hear from the experts October 28-29 in Baltimore at the 10th Annual Composite Decking & Railing Conference. When it comes to railing products, it pays to have an in-store specialist. Speaker David Elenbaum, [...]
Aug, 13, 2013: Decking and railing pros are in a prime position to take advantage of a residential remodeling boom! Find out how October 28-29 in Baltimore, at the 10th Annual Composite Decking & Railing Conference! The economy is picking up, and so is residential remodeling! Speaker Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist [...]
Fiberon Hires Shellie Sellards as Vice President of Marketing Aug 13, 2013 NEW LONDON, N.C. - Fiberon®, a leading manufacturer of PVC and composite decking, announces the hiring of Shellie Sellards as the vice president of marketing. Shellie will officially join Fiberon by month's end and report directly to the company's president, [...]
Code Update , By Glenn Mathewson "NADRA has submitted public comments for the Public Comment Hearing (formally the Final Action Hearing). Links to public comments are posted below. As always, NADRA welcomes feedback from our members." RB6 Public Comment RB262 Public Comment RB264 Public Comment RB265 Public Comment RB465 Public Comment RB26-13 [...]
