After The Storm - A Guide to Better Re-Roofing
Hurricane Ida came ashore at 11:55 a.m. in Port Fourchon, Lousiana with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. Many of the houses in the...
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Craig Rogers
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Significant 2018 IRC Changes
After a few years of somewhat sedate changes in the residential code, 2018 has ushered in a few changes that need to be kept in mind. A...
Craig Rogers
- Jun 30, 2019
- 2 min
Repairing Over-Notched Floor Joists.
Some time in the 1990s, this Charleston, South Carolina home was expanded with an addition at the rear of the residence. The expansion...
Craig Rogers
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
Tribometers and Surfaces - ASTM F2508 and ANSI B101.3
ASTM's recently published comparison between ASTM F2508-16 (F2508) and ANSI/NFSI B101.3-12 (B101.3) by Bevill and Baker provides a bit of...
Craig Rogers
- Nov 4, 2017
- 1 min
2015 IRC Exterior Decks - Prescriptive Lateral Load Connector
With the implementation of the 2015 IRC, contractors and designers should be aware of the expanded scope of Section R507 Exterior Decks....
Craig Rogers
- Jul 25, 2016
- 1 min
Air/Moisture Barriers at Movement Joints
In this article by John Chamberlin in The Construction Specifier, he discusses the needs of the moisture barrier and air barrier in...
Craig Rogers
- Jul 18, 2016
- 1 min
APA Releases Findings from December 2015 Tornado Damage Assessment
In December 2015, the Dallas suburbs of Rowlett and Garland, Texas were heavily damaged by tornadic activity. The National Weather...
Craig Rogers
- Jul 5, 2016
- 1 min
Changes to 2015 IRC Egress Requirements
Implementation of the 2015 International Residential Code will permit the use of ramps having a slope not greater than 1 unit vertical in...