ENDURO-KOTE MOVES INTO THEIR NEW CORPORATE OFFICES/WAREHOUSE

ENDURO-KOTE has moved their headquarters over to North Patt Street in Anaheim.

Chris Proulx, ceo of Enduro-kote gave me a tour earlier this week of their new building.

The new headquaters gives Enduro-Kote room to grow, with plenty of office and warehouse space to stock supplies and allow for future expansion.

See Enduro-Kote's website for more information on their line of waterproofing and deck coatings at www.enduro-kote.com.

Congrats to Enduro-Kote on their expansion and new building!

DeckExpert.com Revises Link Labels For Improved Navigation

 Hey Everyone, Check out www.deckexpert.com to see our revised navigation with tabs that are labeled with what I hope are more defined information...

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Here's a few Christmas present suggestions for every waterproofer on your gift list!

DeWalt's Trade/Code/Exam and Certification Series of Books Are a Great Tool!

A couple months ago I got an email from Bobby Person at VCengage Learning. They are the published of DeWalt's series of books-on Building Codes, Electrical Codes, etc.Construction Reference guides, exam guides etc. are all covered.
Cengage was looking for someone to write a book on building decks, which they thought I might be qualified and interested...sad to say I'm not a deck builder but as I posted a blog on the search, Bobby was good enough to mail me a couple of books to look at.

I asked for the Building Code Reference

and the Construction Professional Reference book

and got them shortly after our email exchange.
Reading through these 2 books, I am left with a very good impression...I especially like the Building Code Reference book, it's wire bound binding and heavy glossy pages look like they'll take a lot of abuse and use in the field which is where they should be used!

Take a look at the whole series, maybe one of their many available titles would interest you...here are a few I thought would be of interest. Disclosure-I received 2 books free from Dewalk/Cengage. No other compensation is expected.

QUEST BUILDING PRODUCTS/KRETUS ANNOUNCES Lava Flow Traing Class This Wednesday, December 16th in Anaheim!

Tell 'em Deck Expert sent ya...

Wanke, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Inc. (WICR) Is No Longer a Listed Applicator for Mer-Kote!

Did Hell freeze over? I missed it I guess...

during a website update at DeckExpert.com, I was posting the Mer-Kote approved applicators list to the deck coating installers page...and I noticed that it had been revamped into a easier to read list...and then I was reading the list of applicators...and then I noticed that WICR wasn't listed.

I inquired with a source at Mer-Ko who confirmed that WICR is not a listed applicator anymore.

WICR was the grandaddy installer of Mer-Kote; in the days of Dave Krubinksi as sales manager, WICR was THE Mer-Kote applicator, a force to be reckoned with...

but Dave Krubinksi left Mer-Kote after Parex bought them, and things changed for the better at Mer-Kote with new management and a new way of doing business...less good ole boy style and more like an open and free market.

So how does that effect you Mr. Homeowner or Homeowner Asssociation? Well that's better left to be said by Mer-Kote, but my opinion is that any warranty written by WICR, if it meets Mer-Kotes standards and was registered with mer-Kote, is that your ok. You'll need to have your decks maintained by a listed applicator. WICR cannot back any factory warranty up so far as I know...

If your warranty is written and backed by WICR, your at their mercy...check with Mer-Kote and see what might be done...bring or send a copy of your warranty to them.

Don't forget, Central Coast Waterproofing is a listed applicator of Mer-Kote and can back your warranty with factory approved service and materials. Call Bill Leys at 805-801-2380.

Listed applicators for Mer-Kote can be found at Mer-Kote's website.

Waterproofing Materials Distributor SMALLEY and CO Seeks Outside Sales Rep In San Diego Area

Passing It On, from Smalley's Website is this job listing...

Outside Sales Representatives
Established construction materials distributor with ten branches seeks qualified Outside Sales Representatives for its Fullerton and San Diego locations.
Work Experience - Extensive construction industry experience, at least 5 years of outside sales experience, proven track record for growing sales, familiar with construction specification process and how to use it to generate sales.

Attributes – Confident, competitive, strong presentation and organization skills.

Starting salary to be determined based on experience and qualifications. Also eligible for great benefits package including health and dental coverage, 401(k), ESOP, car allowance and bonus.

If you are interested, please contact Peter Leftwich at (p.leftwich@smalleyandcompany.com) or Joe Coy at (joe.coy@smalleyandcompany.com).