December Isn't That Far Away-Get Ready For JLC Live in Portland!

View this email in the browser »   Floor Plan Online Contract Sponsorship Gallery For 20 years, the JLC LIVE brand has delivered live-action building clinics and demonstrations, top notch education, tools, products, and services. With a targeted marketing campaign to over 125,000 residential builders, remodelers, and contractors located in in the Pacific Northwest, JLC LIVE puts you face-to-face with qualified industry professionals in an interactive selling environment. This is your opportunity to expand your customer base. Don't miss it! Contact us today to reserve booth space and discuss sponsorship packages. • Reaching 125,000 builders in the Northwest, plus 10,000 Journal of Light Construction subscribers, and regional contractor boards. • E-mail marketing campaign to over 50,000 prospective attendees. • A targeted list of 300 lumberyards in the Pacific Northwest inviting their customers to attend JLC LIVE for FREE.  Packets include posters, tear away registration forms, and invitations. • Full-page show ads in 10 major trade publications including Journal of Light Construction, Tools of the Trade, Professional Deck Builder, and Remodelingmagazines from July-November. • Attendance partnerships with local Home Builders Associations, Building Industry Associations, construction and remodeling companies from Washington, Oregon, and California.

AG Seeks to Revoke SF Contractors License-Fraud Among Many Allegations Against K&L Construction/Fatima Ouald Ali

The attorney generals office is seeking to compel CSLB to revoke a San Francisco contractors license for numerous causes, six in total. K&L Construction has a history and the AG is now pushing to finalize their history it seems...

We were tipped off by a reader who contracted with this contractor.
Read the AG's accusation here.

https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/Accusations/N2013-327/N2013-327-20140604-Accusation.pdf

Bond Alert for Clients of Deck Tech of Grover Beach Current Bond Will Be Cancelled as of 8 23 14 for Multiple Claims Made Against the Bond

Contractors and consumers who are in contract with Deck Tech Inc of Grover Beach should know that their license bond is being cancelled as of 8 23 2014. 

It is unusual and not typical that a bond is cancelled by a bond company. Typical reasons for cancellation are to many claims against the bond and/or being uncooperative in assisting with a claim against a bond.

No reasons are provided at CSLB's website, BUT the bond company was happy to answer our questions as to why their bond was being cancelled. 

Reason bond is being cancelled -Multiple claims made against their bond. 

You are invited to make your own inquiries to HCC Surety at (310) 649-0990

From the CSLB website-

• Failure to maintain continuous bond coverage will result in the license being suspended. Any work performed while the license is suspended is considered to be unlicensed and disciplinary action can be taken against you.

Therefore-A caution is issued to warn DeckTech clients to be careful and make sure that any contracts they have with DeckTech for work is either completed before the 23rd or that no work is done until a new bond is issued.

 Any work done while a contractor's license is suspended is illegal and most importantly, DeckTech cannot legally collect for any such work done while their license is suspended.

Please check the status of DeckTech's license here to see if they have a new bond on or before the 23rd of August.   https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/LicenseDetail.aspx?LicNum=796956

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

SIXTY CONDOS Damaged/Destroyed by Smoldering Cigarette Disposed of In Plant on Condo Balcony - Causes TEN MILLION In Damages

One balcony
One potted plant
One cigarette disposed of into potted plant
One fire
Ten Million dollars in damages
Sixty condo's destroyed or severely damaged.
Hundreds of people lose homes, possessions.

Zero loss of human life
Zero loss of fur kids.

Cheap building construction blamed by some-vinyl siding and OSB and defective fire walls to blame?

Time to ban smoking on balconies? Or plants?

From CTV News Edmonton

Julia Parrish, CTV Edmonton
Published Wednesday, July 23, 2014 12:55PM MDT 
Last Updated Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:22PM MDT

A day after a fire broke out in a west Edmonton condo building, causing millions of dollars in damages; officials with the condo board were releasing plans for residents to get their possessions back.

In a meeting held Tuesday evening, the condo board said an initial engineering review of the building, located at 1520 Hammond Gate, was underway. Once that was completed, owners and tenants of units in areas deemed safe to enter would be allowed to book 20 minute blocks to access their units and gather essential items for the next week.

Read more: http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/damage-estimate-for-condo-fire-increases-to-10m-1.1928218#ixzz38Ot0dd9p

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