These Words Should Send a Chill Down The Building Industries Back!

Maybe you didn't feel it, but on November 12th, the building industry was shaken up. Hard, like they got punched, and punched and punched. The law firm of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is representing Aoife Beary and another party who are suing for damages from the result of the balcony collapsing on June 16th of this year.  

The suit asks for damages, enough to make an example out of the defendants, enough so THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN! Every person involved in building decks, especially cantilevered, are now on notice that it better be done perfectly and correctly. OR YOU WILL PAY. Remember to, the DA's office is investigating this too and criminal charges may still come!

BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID! 

NO OSB SHOULD BE EVER USED! THIS LIST OF ALLEGATIONS IS A LIST
OF EVERY DECK PROBLEM I SEE ALL THE TIME

So here you are building industry, property management industry, design industry etc; start designing, building, sequencing and use the right materials cause the deaths of these poor kids WILL NOT BE IN VAIN! READ THIS LIST, IT'S JUST A WHO'S WHO OF THE SINS I SEE DURING INSPECTIONS AND WHEN I WAS WATERPROOFING DECKS! 

LESSON-IF YOU SCREW UP AND PEOPLE DIE, YOU PROBABLY WILL GO TO JAIL AND PAYA WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH THOSE THAT DIED ON YOUR CONSCIENCE. 

NOT WORTH IT, DO IT RIGHT, IT ONLY COSTS A LITTLE MORE THAN DOING IT WRONG. 

Winter Issue of WATERPROOF! Magazine is Out

Winter Issue of Waterproof! Magazine 

The winter issue of Waterproof Magazine arrived in my mailbox this past weekend. 

You'll want to check it out and see what's happening on the  2015 trade show scene, learn about green roofs with solar panels on them and discover the issues, tricks and methods to waterproof deep foundations. 

You'll also learn about a partnership between Penetron and WR Grace, ASTM wind standards for asphalt roofs and what conference is looking for speakers to present at a major conference later this year. 

You can subscribe to the magazine (click their ad on the right side of the page) or you can read the issue at their website. 

W. R. Grace & Co acquires waterproofing products manufacturer in China

Speciality chemicals and materials supplier W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE: GRA | PowerRating) reported on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of Wuhan Meilixin New Building Materials Co Ltd (Meilixin) for an undisclosed sum.

Meilixin is a manufacturer of waterproofing products in China. The company has manufacturing facilities for the production of customisable, fit-for-use waterproofing membranes, materials and compounds, as well as administrative offices and warehousing operations in Wuhan, Hubei province. Its products include multilayer macromolecule compound membranes, self-adhesive rubber membranes, cementitious capillary crystalline waterproofing materials and macromolecule compound coatings. 

The Meilixin business will be integrated into Grace Construction Products' Specialty Building Materials product group and will operate through Grace's Chinese subsidiary, Grace China Ltd.

WR Grace & Co Applies For Patent on New Waterproofing Membrane

Saw on my Google alerts that WR Grace has applied for a new patent on a waterproofing membrane they claim to have invented.

PatentDocs has the application listed on their site. You can read it by clicking here.

Abstract:

Disclosed is a waterproofing membrane that performs well at both high and low temperatures. The waterproofing membrane comprises a carrier support layer and an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive bitumen composition comprising bitumen (asphalt), synthetic rubber, high density polyethylene, ground vulcanized crumb rubber and, optionally, a plasticizer. The waterproofing membrane also may optionally include a removable release sheet on the adhesive layer.

Read more: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20100196648#ixzz0wb1DxxJI

Description:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001]The present invention relates to an adhesive waterproofing membrane that is adhered to a building or construction substrate to prevent water infiltration. In particular, it relates to a waterproofing membrane that performs well at both high and low temperatures.

Read more: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20100196648#ixzz0wb1YNQNe

WR Grace Announces Quarterly Earnings

FROM the Baltimore Business Journal...

Chemicals giant W.R. Grace & Co. grew its bottom line by 22 percent in the second quarter, but said its Grace Davison division will raise prices as inflation weighs on profit margins.

W.R. Grace (NYSE: GRA) reported second-quarter earnings of $25 million, or 34 cents per share. In the same period last year, Columbia-based Grace earned $20.5 million, or 29 cents per share. Sales rose by 11 percent to $900 million.

...Grace saw some unexpected bright spots. Sales in its construction products division -- which includes roofing and materials used in homes, and concrete and other products used in commercial construction -- jumped by 6 percent in the U.S. from a year ago, driven by growth in waterproofing and fire protection products.

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