New Article "Building Waterproof Roof Decks" in Professional Deck Builder Magazine

July/August 2014 PDB

Professional Deck Builder July/August 2014 magazine issue is out with a story by Bill Leys on best practices to building and waterproofing decks. 

Building Waterproof Roof Decks is a 6 page article that discusses the best practices builders should utilize in building construction when the deck is being framed and built. Click the link to download your free copy courtesy of Deck Builder magazine.  

The article is an offshoot of our seminar we present to builders and architects on building and waterproofing decks. I've presented this seminar at JLC LIVE in Portland in 2013, Providence in 2014 and I'll be back again presenting in Portland in December 2014.

 

See the details of my seminars at this years event here https://nw.jlclive.com/Attendee/Conference/SpeakerDetails?id=135995

Bill Leys Presents Seminar at JLC Live in Providence RI

The room filling up before the start. 

Our seminar is scheduled and ready to start!

Over 30 east coast contractors from New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts New Hampshire and New York filled the room at the Rhode Island Convention Center on Thursday March 20 to hear me present a 3 hour seminar on Best Construction Practices in Building and Waterproofing Decks.

Attendees learned about the various Division Seven Pedestrian Traffic Coatings available, their differences, pro's and con's and how to select the proper system for the job at hand.

The Powerpoint based seminar also reviewed construction methods for building a decks framing and substrates for tile and pedestrian coatings.

Several editors from Hanley Wood's JLC magazine also sat in on the presentation.

The presentation at JLC coincided nicely with the publication of the new issue of JLC, which featured our new article on deck drains and scuppers.

I received a nice round of applause  at the end of the session. I thank the attendees and JLC Live staff, especially Julie Clifford and Olivia Espinosa for having me at JLC in Providence! I hope to see you at JLC in Portland again next year.

Contact us for scheduling a seminar on building and waterproofing decks. Custom seminars based on the audience-architects, builders, homeowner association managers and more are available. Call Bill at 805-801-2380

LIFE PAINT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE!

Bookmark it folks, www.lifedeck.biz was just launched today!

Lifedeck.biz is the website for all of Life Deck related materials, decking, coatings, epoxy, concrete...

Please note, www.lifedeck.com is a website owned by the same people as own Westcoat Specialty Coating systems. There is no connection between lifedeck.biz and lifedeck.com.

Congrats to Life paint on their new website! Tell them you found out at DeckExpert.com!

Life Paint Announces Training/Educational Event

Life Paint, the manufacturer's of Life Deck waterproof coatings for decks, epoxy for flooring and paint and coatings will hold a training seminar/educational demonstration on Thursday September 16th at their manufacturing facility in Santa Fe Springs.

Look for a flyer to be uploaded with more information in the next couple days...

see www.lifepaint.com for further information.

Life Paint Presents Training/Demo at Miners Hardware in Atascadero Thursday June 3rd

Miners Ace Hardware and Life Paint, the manufacturer's of Life Deck branded decking, epoxy and concrete coatings, will present a "How To" Demo on Thursday morning starting at 1030 am and going until 1230.

Maury Jessner, sales rep for Life Paint, will be doing the demonstration.

This is a good demo for DIY'ers and pro's alike to see how decking and epoxy products are applied.

Come on down and meet Central Coast Waterproofing too, an authorized installer of Life Deck products manufactured by Life Paint.  We will be there showing off our Blastrac shot blaster and helping Maury out with the show.  See our site at  www.centralcoastwaterproofing.com for pictures and info on our company.

Quest Building Products Announces Spring/Early Summer Training Classes

Passing it on from Quest Building Products, eductaional seminars on Life Deck, shot blasting, concrete grinding, floor polishing and more!

Training Class Schedule

Upcoming Training Classes:

  Anaheim:

May 19^th 10am – 12pm 

Introduction to Polishing: Observe demonstrations on equipment, diamond selection, chemicals, and maintenance. Learn what you must know before you start the job,what to expect and how to solve any problem thrown your way.

 June 2 ^nd 10am – 12pm  

Decorative Seamless Floor Systems: Epoxy decorative paint chips, Lava Flow, Metallics, SpectraQuartz. Learn these decorative techniques that are sure to amaze any customer that comes your way.

June16^th 10am – 12pm  

Back To Basics – Surface Preparation:  Learn or review basic surface preparation such as: grinding, shot blasting, scraping, scarifying, how to repair cracks, etc. You will also learn how to use Vaporgauge, a calcium chloride concrete moisture test kit. Special bonus topic: Electrical

July 21^st 10am – 2pm 

Life Deck: Waterproofing, Concrete Overlays with Acrylic Stain, Penetrating Stains, Waterproof roof coatings

 San Diego:

May 26-27 9am – 5pm 

Diamatic Polishing Certification Class: Ultra-Flor® Diamatic Management Services (DMS), an expert in concrete polishing, specification and training, backed by over 15 years of experience in retail, industrial and commercial floor markets, is introducing ULTRA-FLOR! Employing the latest in lithium technologies in a system specifically designed to impart chemical, abrasion and stain resistance to concrete floors, ULTRA-FLOR produces an extremely hardened, dust-proofed, reflective surface. You can achieve a high quality and decorative “green” floor that is long lasting, very durable and low-maintenance with DMS and ULTRA-FLOR.

REGISTER TODAY! 

*Classes are $40 is registered two days in advance, and $50 after. You will receive $50 store credit the day of the class. Register Early, space is limited. Call (714) 738-6640 or email: Brittany@questbuilding.com. For San Diego call (858) 586-0864

Kretus Group Has Scheduled a LIFE DECK Training Class March 31st In San Diego

LIFE DECK by LIFE PAINT COMPANY JOINS US AS AN ADVERTISER & SPONSOR!

Just in this morning; Life Paint Company, the manufacturer of LIFE DECK decking, coatings and flooring systems, has become the final sponsor of DeckExpert.com, formerly known as Waterproofdeckcoatingadvice.com. As of now, the five exclusive spots are all spoken for and no other manufacturer advertising will be accepted, in order to protect the value of limited competition advertising.

Life Decks Project Manager, David Sibbrel contacted us today with the news.

We are very happy to have Life Paint on board with us, they are a hard working company with the desire to do it right and provide quality products.

Life Paint has been in business since 1963, and the same partners are together today, with the next generation of family members working for the company as well, poised to carry Life Paint into the future.

Look for Life Paint's logo to the right side and be sure to visit their website. In the next day or two we'll have their logo up at our website at deckexpert.com.

Welcome aboard to Life Deck!

LIFE PAINT SETS "HOW TO" CLINIC/LIVE DEMO DATE FOR MARCH

Get your appetite ready for the upcoming "How To" Clinic/Live Demo being held Thursday March 19th from 10am to 2pm and learn all about Life Paint's Life Deck systems-the AL Deck system, MA Coat fiberglass system and their Stamped Concrete and Texture Crete systems.

I went last year and they ahd these guys come in to cook up some Taco's...man oh man, they were good! Worth the drive to Santa Fe Springs alone...

Click on our headline to read Life Paint's website on these systems, click on the pic to enlarge it and read the flyer

References Pacific Pebbles Doesn't List on Their "Jobs To See" Webpage

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714102	PACIFIC PEBBLES INCORPORATED	SMITHSON, LLOYD J	San Diego	Civil	09/16/1997
L602498	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC	ROBINSON, NOEL	San Diego	Civil	06/10/1998
EC6800	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC	FLETCHER MEADOWS 40 LTD	East County	Civil	03/08/1993
GIC842773	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC	TAYLOR BALL OF CALIFORNIA, INC	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
GIC842773	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC	FRATERNITY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
N40369	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	IMAGINEERS, INC.	North County	Civil	05/18/1988
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693798	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	CANYON BLUFFS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	10/24/1995
656348	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	THE FALLS AT CAMINO BERNARDO OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.	San Diego	Civil	09/18/1992
653372	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	DOVER PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	06/24/1992
638076	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	LAKEVIEW HYDE PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	05/23/1991
637824	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	VANTAGE POINT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	05/17/1991
617651	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	VIEW POINT HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	10/26/1989
601549	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	BASTIEN, MARY KAY	San Diego	Civil	07/22/1988
599500	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	TORGERSEN, KERRY EDWARD	San Diego	Civil	05/24/1988
589306	PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC.	AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED CAPITAL CORP.	San Diego	Civil	08/18/1987

PACIFIC PEBBLES	CALIFORNIA, SUNSET MANAGEMENT	North County	Civil	09/30/1997
N72413	PACIFIC PEBBLES	LIRMAN, DARYL	North County	Civil	08/30/1996
N42992	PACIFIC PEBBLES	SEA POINT TENNIS CLUB AT LA COSTA HOEMOWNERS' CORPORATION	North County	Civil	02/27/1989
GIE004868	PACIFIC PEBBLES	BROWN, DOROTHY	East County	Civil	12/06/2000
GIC753138	PACIFIC PEBBLES	STANEK, MICHAEL J	San Diego	Civil	08/16/2000
GIC746326	PACIFIC PEBBLES	MCKAY, GEOFF	San Diego	Civil	03/21/2000
GIC733532	PACIFIC PEBBLES	HAGER, LINDA S	San Diego	Civil	08/12/1999
EC4218	PACIFIC PEBBLES	SEA POINT TENNIS CLUB AT LA COSTA HOMEOWNERS'	East County	Civil	10/23/1991
669303	PACIFIC PEBBLES	RATH, INA	San Diego	Civil	09/30/1993
S621023	PACIFIC PEBBLES , INC	HANAII, FARID	Kearny Mesa	Civil	07/15/1994
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GIC793023	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	LOPEZ, CARLOS F	San Diego	Civil	07/24/2002
731612	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	RIO DEL ORO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	06/11/1999
731046	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	FIELDSTONE TRISTAN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	05/24/1999
691251	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	SCHMIDT, MARK S	San Diego	Civil	08/07/1995
IC855641	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	CENTURY SURETY COMPANY	San Diego	Civil	10/18/2005
IC855641	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	CENTURY SURETY COMPANY	San Diego	Civil	10/18/2005
GIN051442	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	ESCONDIDO TERRACES LP	San Diego	Civil	03/29/2006
GIC793023	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	LOPEZ, CARLOS F	San Diego	Civil	07/24/2002
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S557046	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	JARGAS, EDUARDO	Kearny Mesa	Civil	04/19/1991
GIC733679	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	DEGUZMAN, SERGIO B	San Diego	Civil	08/17/1999
731046	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	FIELDSTONE TRISTAN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	05/24/1999
725325	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	BUSATH, BARTON	San Diego	Civil	10/28/1998
705367	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	MLP HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	11/08/1996
702356	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	VILLA ESTELLE EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	07/30/1996
692598	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	AMBIANCE OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	04/11/1995
690230	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	STEPHENS, KEVIN	San Diego	Civil	07/06/1995
682327	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	VILLA MARTINIQUE OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	10/28/1994
681969	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	LAGUNA DEL MAR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	04/14/1994
675112	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	STARR, BRUCE	San Diego	Civil	03/25/1994
672101	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	MISSOURI STREET HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	12/23/1993
670383	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	VILLA COLINA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	11/02/1993
670154	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	NORTH PARK RIVER OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	10/26/1993
670058	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	UPTOWN DISTRICT OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	10/22/1993
669662	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	ZETTEL, DAVID J	San Diego	Civil	10/12/1993
659893	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	RIEL, ROBERT D.	San Diego	Civil	01/04/1993
658424	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	KLEINBUB, FREDRICK	San Diego	Civil	11/18/1992
640318	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	RIVER VILLAGE APARTNEMTS, LTD.	San Diego	Civil	07/22/1991
560827	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	JAMORESHAN, MAHMOOD	San Diego	Civil	03/24/1986
IC809356	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	JULIAN PIE COMPANY	San Diego	Civil	04/18/2003
GIC860434	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	EPOCH CONSTRUCTION INC	San Diego	Civil	01/27/2006
GIC827026	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	PEREZ, JESUS	San Diego	Civil	03/15/2004
GIC793023	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	LOPEZ, CARLOS F	San Diego	Civil	07/24/2002
GIC774000	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	MADDEN, KURT	San Diego	Civil	09/06/2001
GIC773580	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	BROWN, DOROTHY	San Diego	Civil	12/06/2000
GIC769524	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	BALANE REVOCABLE TRUST	San Diego	Civil	06/22/2001
GIC748942	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	THE ARC OF SAN DIEGO	San Diego	Civil	05/30/2000
GIC744594	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	San Diego	Civil	03/07/2000
718084	PACIFIC PEBBLES INCORPORATED	BARKDULL, RICHARD J.	San Diego	Civil	09/11/1997

LIFE DECK	LOPEZ, CARLOS F	San Diego	Civil	07/24/2002
GIC793023	LIFE DECK	LOPEZ, CARLOS F	San Diego	Civil	07/24/2002
37-2007-00066751-CU-CD-CTL	LIFE DECK	NOBLE, CHERIE L	San Diego	Civil	05/15/2007
GIC860434	LIFE DECK INC	EPOCH CONSTRUCTION INC	San Diego	Civil	01/27/2006
GIC860434	LIFE DECK INC	RIVER COLONY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	01/27/2006
IC809356	LIFE DECK SPECIALITY COATINGS	JULIAN PIE COMPANY	San Diego	Civil	04/18/2003
IC809356	LIFE DECK SPECIALITY COATINGS	JULIAN PIE COMPANY	San Diego	Civil	04/18/2003
GIC860434	LIFE DECK SPECIALTY COATINGS INC	EPOCH CONSTRUCTION INC	San Diego	Civil	01/27/2006
GIC860434	LIFE DECK SPECIALTY COATINGS INC	RIVER COLONY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	01/27/2006
GIC842773	LIFE DECK, INC	TAYLOR BALL OF CALIFORNIA, INC	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
GIC842773	LIFE DECK, INC	FRATERNITY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
GIC842773	LIFE DECK, INC	FRATERNITY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
GIC842773	LIFE DECK, INC DBA PACIFIC PEBBLES, INC	FRATERNITY OWNERS ASSOCIATION	San Diego	Civil	02/15/2005
L602498	LIFE DECK-PACIFIC PEBBLES	ROBINSON, NOEL	San Diego	Civil	06/10/1998
GIC744594	LIFE DECK-PACIFIC PEBBLES	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	San Diego	Civil	03/07/2000
GIC744594	LIFE DECK-PACIFIC PEBBLES	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	San Diego	Civil	03/07/2000

611709	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	CROSS DEFENDANT	12/21/1989	PI/PD - AUTO
793759	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	CROSS DEFENDANT	05/01/1998	DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
793759	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	CROSS COMPLAINANT	05/01/1998	DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
793759	PACIFIC PEBBLES INC	DEFENDANT	05/01/1998	DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
760385	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	CROSS DEFENDANT	03/01/1996	NEGLIGENCE
760385	PACIFIC PEBBLES CORPORATION	DEFENDANT	03/01/1996	NEGLIGENCE

THE ABOVE LISTED SUITS ARE FOUND ON THE WEBSITES OF ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S CIVIL COURTS WHICH LIST ALL CURRENT AND PREVIOUS LAWSUITS AND ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.

WE HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED EACH CASE TO SEE WHAT THE RESULT WAS, SO PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY CASE LISTED ABOVE MAY HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED IN THE DEFENDANTS FAVOR OR COULD HAVE GONE AGAINST THEM.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO PERFORM YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE WHEN CONTRACTING WITH ANY CONTRACTOR; SEE THE CSLB WEBSITE, CHECK WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CHECK YOUR LOCAL COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS...

Is Life Paint in Violation of ICC-ES's Rules for Use of an Evaluation Report?

ICC_ES issues evaluation reports, they do not "approve" a product for any use whatsoever...that's what a Building Official is for, to determine if a product is suitable for the job it's going on.

ICC-ES evaluates a product and the test data it is provided from accredited labs that have performed the required testing protocols that must be done. Therefore, ICC-ES has written specific rules about the use of their reports, what claims a manufacturer can make regarding a report it may hold and the wording that can be used.

From ICC-ES' Rules of Procedure for Evaluation Reports under 13.4. "It is the report holders responsibility to not misrepresent the evaluation report in any way, and to secure ICC-ES approval in advance whenever there is a question about the use of the ICC-ES name and/or ICC-ES evaluation report. Report holders are expressly prohibited from using in advertising, promotional and informational materials, such language as "ICC-ES Approved", ICC-ES certified etc.

So imagine my surprise when I was down at Miners Ace Hardware and saw the new Life Paint/Life Deck AL system on a very nice display board along with their FM system and Texture Crete...can you spot the apparent violation?

tsk, tsk

Life Paint's Decking & Decorative Seminar Draws a Crowd

Having seen at my local Miners Ace Hardware a flyer for Life Paints Life Deck decking and decorative finishes seminar, I made the effort to be there this morning at 10 am. Showing up a few minutes late, the parking was full on the lot and street for a block or more.

Arriving at the registration tent/table, I saw the sign in list and my eyes widened. There were a lot of names signed in, 2-3 pages at least...
Going to the demo area, there they were, over 80 attendees, watching Life Paint's masters show us the methods used to do decorative stamping, texture overlays, epoxy and decking/waterproofing.

I'm amazed because they got everyone to pay $25.00 to attend, including me! It must be the lunch they put on, because the line was long for the taco's that were being put together by 2 chef's as fast as they could go! My eyes said 4 tacos, and I ate them, but 3 would have done just fine.

I met a few people at Life Paint, re-aquainted myself again with Joe Devlin, met Ron Sibbrel and Bill Coleman and Maury Jessner. It was a great day all in all, cut short because i had somewhere else to be at 1:3o.

Life Paint Announces Training Class, Scheduled for July 24, 2008

Click our headline to go to Life Paint's contact page for more info;

Life Paint announced the date of their "HOW TO" Clinic and Live Demo of their line of deck coating and concrete coating products to be Thursday July 24, 2008 at their plant at 12927 Sunshine Ave in Santa Fe Springs CA.

The 4 systems that will be discussed and demo'd will be the Texture-Crete System with Acrylic Stain, The AL metal lath cementious system for plywood decks, the MACoat System, for concrete decks and their Epoxy System for interior concrete floors/garages.

Sign up today for this event; pre-paid admission is only $25.00, but you'll pay $50 at the door if you just show up. RSVP to Leonard Moraga by 7 18 08, tell him you saw the information here at our blog!

Life Paint Updates It's Website and Life Deck Line of Deck Coating Packaging

I was at Miners Ace Hardware in Atascadero CA on Saturday browsing the paint department and I noticed new labels on the Life Deck products that they carry. Curious, I checked out the new labels and logo (very nice looking BTW)
and then bought a gallon of cement modifier and a bag of white texture to experiment with.
This morning I went to Life Paints website to look at something and lo and behold, a new website has been launched to go along with their new packaging! It's better than the old site and gives you a list of places where you can buy Life paint products, including their lines of paints and coatings.
Check it out and see for yourself.