The Moisture Warranty Corp. held its first annual convention in Atlanta. Drawing more than 145 attendees, a list of outstanding speakers offered information on a multitude of pertinent subjects related to the construction and moisture intrusion inspection industry. This first convention also offered vendors the opportunity to promote products relevant to the moisture intrusion prevention industry.
EIFS is a pretty amazing product and there are zillions of examples of things that have been done with it that are ingenious and that go far past the original intended use of EIFS as a wall cladding. There are also lots of sad stories of pushing EIFS way past its limits, with all sorts of poor outcomes and happy lawyers.
It was your average evening. The kids had been fed, their homework was finished and the wife was busy relaxing. I turned on my computer to check out what new topic was being bantered about on the W&C message board.
"With normal Portland cement, stucco is a 10-day project," says Jorge Vera, general superintendent for Mid Valley Plastering Inc., of Lathrop, Calif. "With this new cement, stucco is just a three-day project. If I can put 10 days into three, I make money."
"Who am I? Why am I here?" The words uttered by Ross Perot's running mate Admiral James Stockdale, in his opening statements of the 1992 Vice Presidential debate. These words seem appropriate to use for my first column. Allow me to introduce myself.
This month, we'll conclude this series with a review of the significant advancements in soy-based resin binder technology with a look at PureBond-a new line of formaldehyde-free hardwood plywood panels from the largest producer of decorative interior panels in the United States, Columbia Forest Products.
My company last year completed a project on an airport. This airport is operated and managed by a local municipal corporation. The manager's mission statement is, "Creating economic vitality here."
Jeff Edson of Restoration Roofing, formerly Western Systems Inc., in Longmont, Colo., had a dilemma. There was another roofing company nearby with a similar name (Western Roofing) and customers tended to confuse the two, so Jeff decided to enact a name change.
In the January and February columns, we talked over what factors are involved in estimating a project. This month marks a starting point for us to look at some projects a lot closer than we've done in the past.
Did you know that EIFS projects are supposed to be inspected? There is a building code requirement for special inspections that is specifically for EIFS and it's in the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council.
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