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Deck Safety Month – Is your deck safe? Check Your Deck®

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Collapsed Deck

Photo Courtesy of NADRA member Simpson Strong-Tie

May is Deck Safety Month®.  Each year thousands of people are injured and some even lose their lives to deck failures. May is the perfect time to inspect your deck – after the potentially damaging winter and before the high deck traffic of summer.  The North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) declared May to be Deck Safety Month in 2006 to remind you to protect your family and friends by making sure to inspect your deck annually.

So what should you be looking for? Deck boards, fasteners, railings, balusters and stairs all need your attention once a year to ensure a structurally sound deck for the coming year.  It’s also a great time to check grills, fire pits, outdoor furniture and storage for any unsafe placements or damage.  NADRA has provided a consumer checklist for your convenience and safety.

If you notice anything that concerns you, have your deck inspected by a qualified professional immediately.

This summer, make sure your deck is a place of fun and relaxation, not fear and anxiety. Check Your Deck® today.

We are proud to be the exclusive sponsor of Deck Safety Month 2013.

Win a New Deck – Just Ask 4 Fiberon!

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

If you follow us on social media (if not, there’s no better time than the present – just click the icons in the top right corner of this page), you’ve probably heard that we are kicking off deck season with a bang. In March, Fiberon announced our Ask-4-Fiberon Sweepstakes. We are giving four lucky homeowners $5000 in composite decking materials and entering is easy! Simply check out our Deck Design Idea Tool and save the deck you make. This will send you an email of your deck and a link to the entry form (make sure to check your junk mail folder). Fill it out today and you’ll have four chances to win!

Drawings will be conducted April 30th, May 31st, June 30th and July 31st. One entry will make you eligible for any of the drawings not yet conducted when you enter – so the longer you wait to enter, the less chances you’ll have to win.

The fun will keep building all summer, so stay tuned for updates and winner profiles!

Enter to win and share the opportunity with your friends!

 

Ask 4 Fiberon

 

What Deck Builders Do is Artistry

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Fiberon sells composite deck boards and railing. But what deck builders do with it, is artistry. To them, it’s not just a deck board. It’s a building material that creates decks, porches, benches, planters, pergolas, partitions, fencing and outdoor kitchen cabinets. Outdoor areas have expanded from living and relaxing spaces to hardscapes and landscapes with outdoor kitchens, yoga and meditation areas, spas, raised herbal beds and fire and water features.

 

Most of us think of a deck as a square space attached to the back of a house. If it were left to me to design a deck, that’s what I would start out designing. Take a look at these artisans and what they have created with composite decking and railing. These pictures are amazing examples of how the deck-building pros elevate their carpentry skills to artistry. Their expertise in handling composite products offer unique, durable and beautiful spaces that keep their good looks. Look at the way these creative deck designs have angles, circular areas and insets. Even the railings are combinations of materials and colors. Options are infinite and accent lighting can be added to both decking and railing for homeowners to enjoy their backyard retreats well into the evenings.

 

Hiring a pro puts your project in the creative hands that can offer you the outdoor living space you could not have imagined. What a talented pro can offer you is a custom backyard respite that not only adds value to your home, but quality to your life.

 

Check out our web gallery to see decks built with Fiberon, our deck design idea tool (also an app), to select styles and colors and see similar decks and our contractor gallery to see more decks built from deck pros nationwide. Looking at their work is inspirational to the potential enjoyment every backyard has.

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Our display at International Builders Show 2013

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Here is a quick video from day 1 of IBS 2013.  We are showing the most beautiful composite decking. (And check out the new home page and gallery!)

 

Home improvement: Family & friends & contractors most influential.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

 

A 2012 Principia study in North America concluded from 1000 property owners, that family and friends, contractors, the salesperson at point of purchase and neighbors have the most influence on home improvement project decisions, in that order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Influence then drops to factors that provide brand presence:  in-store displays, manufacturers’ websites, magazine and online ads, HGTV and then online resources such as Angie’s List, blogs and Facebook. Principia states, that “The survey covered a wide range of spending projects, and provides insight as to the current and near-future state of the residential repair and remodeling market, as well as the economy in general, from the perspective of homeowners.”  The complete report is available at Principia