The Waterproofing Song

I am in the midst of uploading all my CD's to Google's Play Music...(try it, store 20,000 songs free) and I found a compilation album I picked up while down in Wilmington/Southport NC area some years ago. 

The CD is called Live at the Ice House and on it one track is called "The Waterproof Song". 

So waterproofers have their own tune to sing along with...Give a listen or download it here. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5x1uotiphpyuag/10%20-%20The%20Waterproff%20Song.mp3

From Santa Clarita Signal -Vandals Who Put Paint in Pool Caused Over 300K in Damages

OUCH! How much damage can paint do? $300,000+ to pipes and boilers. 

Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.

A $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the vandals who demolished the pool at Grandview Drive and Fairview Drive, remains unclaimed seven months after they ruined a summer for neighborhood kids wanting to swim.

The good news — the only good news, according to an HOA spokesman — is that the pool is now under renovation and is expected to be open by summer.

"It's frustrating," said Wolfgang Costello, president of the Northbridge Homeowners Association.

"There's been no arrest, no charge, nothing," he told The Signal on Monday.

"But, we'll be ready by summer."

Read the Rest at Santa Clarita Valley Signal's website http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/89470/

I got an email from an architect...I mean seriously, architects should f$%*ing know better.

I feel lile Seth and Amy on SNL...really? Really? Really? 

They want to know if...well here you read it...the name is left out to protect their identity. 

"I came across your website while I was doing research for my apartment terrace.  I live on the 5th floor in a small building, and each unit has a terrace directly outside its living space with ceramic tile flooring (concrete slab bldg).  Most residents have experienced some water infiltration (from their upstairs neighbors into the ceiling of their own terrace).  Based on my assessment (I am an architect), there are several different weak areas that are contributing to the infiltration, and one of them is likely the absence of (or damage to) a waterproofing membrane under the tiles. 

 

I have used (for a commercial project) a product called Armor Top (by Dur-a-Flex) directly over an interior concrete slab floor to waterproof it.  Both layers of Armor Top were clear, so the concrete showed through, which was the look we were going for.  The top layer also had some frit to it for slip resistance. 

 

I am wondering if you are familiar with this type of material and if so, have you ever used it directly on ceramic tiles for waterproofing?  I would still like to keep the existing ceramic tiles and don't want to go to the expense of tearing them up, re-waterproofing and flashing, etc.  If I could apply this product directly over the existing tiles, I can maintain the look, but essentially create a waterproof layer on top of everything.  It's also going to make regular maintenance and cleanin/sweeping much easier for me.

 

Thanks for any information you can provide!

and my answer was...

There are two ways to fix it. 

Right way is tear everything up and redo. 
The other way is any other method.

From NFPA Keep Your Deck Functional Not Flammable

Saw this article at NFPA 

Excerpt-

Q. What are the standards

for building a Firewise Deck?

A. Steve Quarles: Decks can be made from noncombustible

or combustible materials. An example of a noncombustible

deck is one that uses steel members or structural support and

a light-weight concrete and flag stone walking surface. An example

of a combustible deck is one that uses wood timbers and

joists for structural support and wood or wood-plastic composite

boards for the walking surface. As I'll explain, not all combustible

materials are created equal when it comes to performance

when exposed to fire. Decks built using combustible

components are more common than decks that use noncombustible

components. Although building codes and standards

exist with provisions to reduce vulnerability of decks to wildfire,

these provisions have not been adopted statewide outside of

California.

Read the rest Here http://wildfire.blog.nfpa.org/2013/02/keep-your-deck-functional-not-flammable.html

Local Santa Maria "Company" Using Someone Else's License on their Website

I found a new website from a "company" called Nor Cal Deck Waterproofing advertising deck coatings in Santa Maria, serving San Luis Obispo county among others. The license they advertise is a license belonging to West Coast Deck Waterproofing of Los Angeles. 

This company is not licensed from what i could see on CSLB's website and they don't even have a license application pending either. The link above shows the license listing info. 

Watch out for fraudulent license usage and protect yourself by always checking the license out and calling CSLB if you have questions on the validity of a license. 

This person probably won't have insurance or workers comp either-putting you at serious risk of financial liability of a worker got hurt at your home or business. 

What kind of work can you expect from someone using a license number that belongs to someone else as their own? Can you really trust them? You decide...

TV Show Looking For "Hot" "Contractors" in Their 20's for New Show

What a hoot...they want hot looking guys to sell sex on a new TV show...

don't they know that most "contractors" in their 20's are called "laborer's or sometimes "journeymen". 

This is from an email list I get daily for Help A Reporter, so sign up if you want to be on TV and are "hot"   Good luck.

16) Summary: Major cable network now casting hot Hollywood male actors for a new home improvement type show. 

Category: Entertainment and Media 

Email: query-2sxr@helpareporter.net 

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 7 February 

Query: 

Major cable network is now casting hot male actors in Hollywood,
CA area for a new home improvement type show. 

Looking for good looking male contractors in their 20's that are
not yet working on the million dollar contracting project but
whose aspiration is to be on the big screen. 

If this sounds like you, please submit your name, age, location,
phone, email, photo and a brief description of the contracting
jobs you've done for LA's quirky, high-end clientele. 

Requirements: 

Looking for good looking male contractors in their 20's that are
not yet working on the million dollar contracting project but
whose aspiration is to be on the big screen.