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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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...