May 1st kicked off Deck Safety Month® - a time to remind homeowners to inspect and repair their decks. Simpson Strong-Tie helped spread that message by launching a deck safety campaign. Our first project was to get the word out to consumers. To do that, we teamed with The Home Depot to host a deck tour where we traveled around the country building and collapsing decks. The goal was to show the key connections on a safe deck and the typical problems on a poorly built deck. Our tour took us to Seattle, Long Island, Atlanta and Chicago - cities that have had several reported deck collapses.
Our deck tour and outreach efforts received both local and national media attention including a story on NBC's morning news program The Today Show.
Here are some of the articles and stories that made the news along with a photo gallery of our deck tour events.
- USA Today, June 11, 2008
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 9, 2008
- The Today Show - Watch Video!, June 3, 2008
- San Francisco, ABC KGO TV - Watch Video!, June 2, 2008
- ASHI Reporter, May 2008
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 9, 2008
- Seattle, ABC KOMO TV - Watch Video!, May 5, 2008
- Building Online, May 2, 2008
- The Inspector's Journal Online, May 1, 2008
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 1, 2008
Deck Safety Month is a registered trademark of North American Deck and Railing Association.
