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| A fire consumes a home in Washington state. Early reports indicate the fire began on the deck. The family lost their home and a pet dog as a result. Photo KREM.com |
Please, don’t grill or smoke on your deck. That’s the advice we keep giving and sadly, not a day goes by without a report of a grill or cigarettes starting the fire. We recommend solid surface decking systems that are Class A fire retardant. Read more on our website.
Once again tragedy strikes when attempting to cook with a grill on a deck…
From South Washington County Bulletin- “Two Woodbury senior citizens lost their home and they’re lucky to be alive after the propane tank on their grill exploded on the deck last Wednesday.
Robert Hamer and his wife, Katherine, escaped via the front door of their home in the 5700 block of Fawn Trail Circle, spending the night at a neighbor’s house after a shocking accident on their backyard deck turned the $340,000 home into an inferno.”
Read the rest by clicking here-http://www.swcbulletin.com/news/crime-and-courts/3754029-update-massive-fire-couple-loses-house-cars-lifetime-valued-items
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One of our advertisers (full disclosure here) has just published a white paper on the waterproofing and tiling of decks over living space.
Entitled “COMMON SOURCES OF FAILURE OF TILE DECKS ON WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION” the article discusses the issues and problems that result when one cheaps out on properly preparing and waterproofing the deck, the importance of drainage planes and Duradeks recommendations. John Oglivie, president of Duradek, is the author.
Here’s an excerpt from John’s article.
There are few outdoor surfaces as attractive and durable as tile or stone and they can be used outdoors even in very extreme climates providing there is a great deal of care put into the choices of materials and trades people. As so often happens, attempts to cut corners on costs or by taking shortcuts, even ones that seem to make sense, result in the most expensive installations. The common themes in this report are to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations to the letter and employ only experienced professionals for each part of the job. The chances of a successful, long lasting installation increase exponentially if you do.
The most surprising thing we discovered was that that if you were willing to research the issue and look to the industry experts and follow the recommended “best practice” standards, the success rate would be dramatically increased. Simply knowing the questions to ask and who to ask is the first step to getting the right answers.
Some of the best advice given to us by a “long in the tooth” tile contractor was this: He tells his customers who are interested in having tile or stone outdoors (especially on a wood frame building) that if they don’t have a budget sufficient to do it properly they should not even consider it. Taking money-saving short cuts with an “assembly” that requires all the components to work together could prove to be extremely expensive in the long run.
Click here to read the rest of this article at Duradek.com
read this article or you’ll probably pay a heavy price to fix the failures that commonly occur…
I am reading the March issue of Concrete Construction from Hanley Wood. There’s a good article by Allen Face on rules to live by when on a job…
Now he was discussing concrete flatwork so his language is specific to that trade, but with a couple small changes, it can be applied to any trade.
I took one of his rules and as it to fits waterproofing or any trade without changing a thing, I quote from Allen Face “Rule 6d: Never accept any demand that requires you to abandon your better judgment, unless it is in writing and unless it relieves you of all liability for any adverse consequences.”
See the rest of Allen’s rules and fit them to apply to your trade, you’ll be better off for it. CLICK HERE TO READ
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