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Armadillo® is the premier low maintenance, high quality exterior composite decking brand in the world. As the preferred choice for homeowners and builders, Armadillo’s durable and
eco-friendly deck boards offer the elegance and warmth of natural hardwoods in a beautiful range of colors and finishes.
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NADRA Blog
Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a bill requiring inspections of apartment balconies, decks, outdoor stairs and elevated walkways to hopefully avoid deaths from collapses like the one in Berkeley in 2015.
At a birthday party in June 2015, six young people died when a fifth-story balcony collapsed, according to the office of state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, who co-authored the bill, Senate Bill 721.
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Fiberon
One common question we receive is how to remove mineral deposits from Fiberon composite decking. The term “mineral deposits” covers a wide range of natural elements and building material by-products, including mud, dirt, stucco, cement or gravel dust, and calcium chloride in salt form used as an ice melt. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to remove these messes and establish an ongoing maintenance program.
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NADRA Blog
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), an industry-leading home and security products company, today announced it completed the acquisition of Fiberon, LLC, a leading manufacturer of outdoor performance materials used in decking, railing and fencing products. Fortune Brands announced an agreement to acquire Fiberon on August 23, 2018. Fiberon is now part of Fortune Brands’ Doors & Security segment.
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LBM Journal
Annual growth in home improvement spending is expected to be widespread across the country’s largest metropolitan areas in 2018, according to a new model developed by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center.
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Under Deck Oasis is an all aluminum deck ceiling system that collects and removes rain, giving you a beautiful and dry space you can enjoy for years. No more dirty nails and exposed rafters. Imagine keeping the party going even when the weather turns rainy, and keep your expensive patio furniture clean and dry year-round. Create the perfect place for your hot tub or outdoor kitchen.
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Professional Deck Builder
New at the DeckExpo this year is the PDB Zone, an interactive series of informal workshop sessions with your favorite PDB authors. The half-hour sessions will take place throughout both days of the show in Booth 2021 right on the show floor, kicking off on Wednesday with code expert Glenn Mathewson's Deck Code Q&A.
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Builder Online
Builder confidence remained unchanged at a solid 67 reading in September on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), NAHB reported Tuesday.
The HMI index measuring current sales conditions rose one point to 74 and the component gauging expectations in the next six months increased two points to 74. Meanwhile, the metric charting buyer traffic held steady at 49. Any reading above 50 signals confidence in the market.
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LBM Journal
The National Association of Home Builders reports on its NAHBNow blog, that single-family builders who responded to a recent NAHB survey listed which workers they are struggling the most to find. Topping the list: shortages of rough carpenters were reported by 90 percent of builders — the highest-ever portion for any occupation in residential construction in the survey’s history.
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Small Business Trends
Generating and retaining customers is the lifeblood of every small business in the world. Which is why it’s no surprise that business owners find marketing the No. 1 biggest challenge.
We recently ran a survey with 304 business owners to uncover their biggest interests and challenges when running a business. Around 33 percent said marketing was their biggest challenge, money and time were close behind. Advertising was also on the list.
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Professional Deck Builder
Leaves aren’t the only things that fall as the seasons change. As customers lose site of their outdoor areas, many professional deck builders find their business dropping off as well.
But while it may seem counterintuitive to your customers, winter can actually be an ideal time to build a deck — if contractors don’t mind working in the cold. With windows closed and snow muffling constructions sounds, it’s a less noisy time of year to build for homeowners.
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Entrepreneur
Brands have multiple ways to market their services these days, and online methods are among the most effective. But with many different options available, it leaves many companies allocating (and wasting) their limited budgets toward campaigns that don’t produce a return.
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