DECK FAILURE NEWS RELEASES

HOME INSPECTOR AUTHORED ARTICLES

DECK & BUILDING INDUSTRY ARTICLES

• Deck Inspections - A Matter of Life and Death - By Anne West if Professional Deck Builders magazine
• IRC 2007 Updates
• Prescriptive Requirements and Inspection of Residential Decks - NADRA North American Deck and Rail Association - April 2007
• Deck-Lok Deck Failure Study - 2006
• Attaching Deck Ledgers - Preventing rot at the band joist is as important as using strong enough fasteners - Journal of Light Construction - 8/2003
• NatureWood Fastener Specs
• ACQ Compatible Fastener Specs
• TreatedWood.com Fastener Specs
• Build a Safe Deck 1998 - This article helped bring awareness to the deck failure issue.

CITY & STATE ARTICLES

• Virginia Deck Details
• North Carolina Guidelines Pamphlet

GOVERNMENT AGENCY ARTICLES

CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission

• CPSC - NOV 2003 - Q&A's For CCA Pressure Treated Lumber
• CPSC FACT SHEET - Feb 2003 - Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) -Treated Wood Used in Playground Equipment
• CPSC Denies Petition to Ban CCA Pressure Treated Wood Playground Equipment - Nov 2003
• CPSC Consumer Product Safety Review - Spring 2004 - PDF
• CPSC Outdoor Playground Safety Handbook - Aug 2005 - PDF

• CPSC GeoDeck Deckboard Product Recall

FEMA Flashing Guidelines
FEMA Deck Guidelines