Four People Injured in Maryland Deck Collapse
Cecil County, Maryland Four people were injured when a deck collapsed on December 25th, 2015, in Elkton, MD. One woman in her sixties, and three people in their 20’s [...]
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2015
Homeowners and Condominium Associations Rush to Complete Wateproofing Inspections Before El Niño
It is speculated that the balcony collapses over the past year have spiked an interest in deck inspections preventative maintenance for waterproof decks and balconies. [...]
El Niño is here, and promises heavy rains by January
It’s official, El Niño is here, and weather experts predict it will bring the heaviest rains in since 1950. During the months of January, February and March, 2016, [...]
North Carolina Town Initiates Mandatory Annual Deck Inspections
The major vacation rental companies in the North Carolina town of Emerald Isle have banded together to start a mandatory deck inspection program. The vacation rental [...]
WICR Waterproofing & Decking quoted on Realtor.com
Needless to say, we were delighted to offer expert tips on helping homeowners prepare for the upcoming El Nino. Failure to maintain and waterproof decks is the number one [...]
80 Year-Old Woman Injured in Deck Collapse at Her Birthday Party
A woman was injured when a second-story deck collapsed during her 80th birthday party in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 20-by-15 foot deck collapsed on Tuesday, August 12th, [...]
What’s The Most Important Thing You Need To Know About El Niño?
El Niño 2015 will arrive in California this fall, bringing harsh winds and weeks of pounding rains. What’s the most important thing that homeowners and property [...]
What’s Different About El Niño 2015, And How To Prepare For It
by Androniki Bossonis What is El Niño ? El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, resulting from a band of warm ocean water that develops off [...]
One Injured As Penn State Balcony Collapses
by Sean Krubinski Five hundred people attending an event for prospective engineering students on Penn State University’s main campus were evacuated Monday after part [...]
Greeley Balcony Collapse Is The Third Deck Collapse In Less Than 5 Weeks
by Sean Krubinski The country is still buzzing over the recent balcony collapses in Berkeley, CA, and Emerald Isle, North Carolina, causing injuries and fatalities. This past [...]
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