Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Make Sure Your Deck is ICC-ES Evaluated

There's a lot of deck coatings out there...so why aren't there that many at ICC-ES website where Division 7 Pedestrian Traffic Coatings are listed? 

Because many of them haven't tested their systems at independent labs where their deck coatings are burned, heated, chilled, blown on and abraded, denigrated and abused. Probably because they know their coatings wouldn't pass the srtingent required battery of tests that must be passed to become a real deck coating.

Find your next deck coating by searching ICC-ES Division 7 listings here http://www.icc-es.org/Reports/index.cfm?csi_id=301&view_details

Class A Fire rated, some are One Hour, all are tested and proven to meet the code requirements under the tests they were submitted too. Always read the report completely and be sure the product meets your requirements. 

Solid surface decks offer a lot of advantages over wood and composite decking, a rof you can walk on is just one of them. 


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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Show Off Your Duradek and Win Canucks Tickets!

Press Release From Duradek
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Duradek™, the original vinyl deck waterproofing membrane, celebrates 40 years in business this year and we want to thank everyone that chose Duradek as their decking product of choice with a “Best of Duradek Contest”. This is your chance to show off your deck and towin a night out including dinner and a pair of tickets to the February 26th Canucks game in Vancouver.

Anyone who enjoys Duradek can enter to win. Duradek has been around for 4 decades…and there are some decks protected with Duradek that have been around nearly as long! Whether you have brand new Duradek vinyl on a high-rise balcony, or 20-year old Duradek on the roof deck above the garage…anybody with a Duradek vinyl deck can enter. All you need to enter is a photo of your deck that is protected with Duradek vinyl and a brief statement of why you love your Duradek deck.

With so many years of helping you to enjoy residential outdoor living space, we are sure there has been plenty of enjoyable time spent on your deck since you haven’t had to spend any time maintaining it. So whether you are a builder who has used Duradek on your decking projects or you are a home owner that is benefiting from Duradek’s low maintenance waterproof protection, show off your Duradek to win Canucks Tickets!

Prize to be Awarded for Your Night Out from Duradek

Pair of tickets to see the Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Lois Blues at Rogers Arena on February 26th, 2014(plus parking pass!) and $100 Gift Certificate for dinner at Moxie’s at 180 West Georgia Street. (Total prize value is approx. $275.00).

To Enter

  • Provide your full name, email address, telephone number and city.
  • Submit a .jpg image of your deck (please send a medium to high resolution image). * your deck vinyl must be protected with Duradek vinyl to be considered for the contest.
    * By submitting your picture you are giving Duradek full permission to use your image in our marketing programs.
  •  Provide a brief statement about your deck, when your Duradek was installed and why you love it.
    (For example: “the last 15 years we have not had to waterproof our deck”; “it was so great to be able to be completely installed and ready for use in the same day”; “it’s so easy to clean after our kids’ birthday parties”; “we love having a dry, covered patio below our Duradek deck so we can enjoy outdoor time in any weather”; etc.)

Submit via email by 6:00 p.m. PST on February 23rd, 2014 to duradek@duradek.com with “Best of Duradek Contest Entry” in the subject line.

Winner will be announced and notified on February 24th, 2014.

Duradek has grown from pioneering product to leading brand in the competitive niche market of deck waterproofing with over 125 million square feet of Duradek installed all over North America over the past 4 decades. This kind of history shows us without a doubt how well our waterproofing system performs. We have seen decks pass from generation to generation, home owner to home owner, and still be as reliably waterproofing as when it was first installed. We look forward to hearing your Duradek story!

GET YOUR ENTRY IN ASAP! 




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Monday, February 3, 2014

A Yelp Review Leads to A Lawsuit, Which Results in Defamation Judgement Against Reviewer

A contractor's client wrote a bad review on Yelp, Angie's List and several other sites. Whether the women's statements  was opinion or fact becomes the crux of the matter and the result was a lawsuit and the reviewer was found to have defamed the contractor. The lesson is to be careful of what you write when you review...

From ARS Technica 

In Yelp review lawsuit, defamation is all around—so everyone loses

Homeowner rants about contractor, contractor responds, and everything ends in court.

by  - Feb 2 2014, 3:00pm PST
A scathing Yelp review and accusatory reaction posts in the comments—Virginia homeowner Jane Perez and local contractor Chris Dietz were playing the online reputation game for keeps. Initially, Dietz's work led to Perez's review, which resulted in Dietz's lawsuit for defamation. And as Arspreviously reported, it was a complicated matter. In December 2012, a lower court ruled that Perez was required to edit her harsh comments on Yelp and Angie’s List against Dietz and his company, Dietz Development. But then Public Citizen and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a 21-page petition for review to the Supreme Court of Virginia later that month, and the highest state court overturned the injunction just two days later.

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Discussion at Inspectionnews.net on horizontal cable railings has some less than thrilled...

Cable railings that are strung horizontally can create several problems on decks; a "ladder" that can be climbed as well as the 4" sphere test may fail. These Home Inspectors discuss the problems on this post found here. http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/exterior-systems-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/38618-using-wire-infill-vs-cable-horizontal-deck-railing.html

What do you think of these stainless steel cable railings? Let us know in the comments section!


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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Did You Know That Dex-O-Tex's name came about as a contraction of "decks of latex"?

On my list of I didn't know that...comes the history of Crossfield Products and their Dex-O-Tex decking. 

From their website page at http://dex-o-tex.com/About/history comes this info.

Crossfield Products History


In the early part of the decade of the 1930's, a British Chemist by the name of Crossfield had developed a formulation for mixing natural rubber and cement (which are not compatible by nature) to be used as a sloping compound and underlayment for ocean going vessels. Crossfield's company was called Surfacing Products. In 1938, a group of investors purchased his company and formed Crossfield Products Corp. During World War II, natural rubber was put on allocation and, at the same time, synthetic rubber polymers came into play. Crossfield Products adopted the new technology and began using polymer modified concrete on both the interior and exterior of ships such as the Queen Mary, the SS America and the Queen Elizabeth. It also began offering these products to the U.S. Navy.
To identify this family of products, the company coined the trade name Dex-O-Tex® which is a contraction of the term "decks of latex". Dex-O-Tex® has become synonymous with quality construction chemicals with worldwide distribution.

Although the marine business was its core, the company began to explore uses for its polymer modified concrete products on land. In the 1950's the company added polymer modified terrazzo and a patented flexible roof deck surfacing material. In the 1960's the company added epoxy resin technology to its product offering, eventually coming out with a complete line of fluid-applied flooring for heavy duty, high impact areas of use.

Later, chemical technologies such as Urethane Concrete, Polyapartic and Polyurea were added, making Crossfield Products Corp. the go to company for the most diversified product line of construction coatings. The company prides itself on its lasting experience in developing state-of-the art systems, precise manufacturing capabilities and excellent marketing of its brands.

 

Interesting to know! 


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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Westcoat's ALX System ICC-ES Report Has Been Updated-Now One Hour Rated + More!

We just received word that Westcoat's ALX system has a new ICC report behind it. President Paul Koury, in an email to us here at DeckExpert.com, provided the news that their ALX system has been recognized after testing and evaluation to be a "One Hour" Fire Rated Construction system as well as now being recognized as Class A roofing with their WP-40 sheet membrane under it. 


"Bill,
On the ALX topic, we finally completed all of the "hoops" to jump through and finalized the ICC update.  Here is a link on our site http://www.westcoat.com/alx-p-6.html and to the report http://www.westcoat.com/images/file/ESR-2201.pdf"

Sincerely,

Paul Koury
President

With this news we will now be retracting our earlier reports from several years ago where we had great concerns over the use of peel n stick membranes under the ALX system for use when a Class A rated roofing deck system is required.

Westcoat ALX has been tested and evaluated and is code compliant with the 2012, 2009 and 2006 International Building Code as well as the 2012 2009 and 2006 International Residential Code. 

Westcoat tested their ALX system with their custom stain/sealer finishes as well and this information is included in their updated report. 

I keep hearing stories from manufacturer's who have been going through hell with ICC-ES to get their products evaluated...congrats to Westcoat for sticking it out and getting their updated report. 

See why solid surface decking is the superior alternative to wood and composite decks. Visit us at www.deckexpert.com to learn why. 

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