For most of us, deck season begins in the summer, for others it is year round. To remind homeowners how important it is to inspect their decks each year and make the needed repairs if they suspect problems, Simpson Strong-Tie launched its first deck safety campaign in 2007. Our message attracted national media attention with an article in the Chicago Tribune and a segment on ABC's Good Morning America.
Our deck safety campaign has become an annual event. In 2008, we teamed with The Home Depot and hosted a deck tour, during which we traveled around the country building and collapsing decks. The display, which featured two similar-looking decks - one safe and one unsafe - allowed us to show homeowners 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 continue to receive both local and national media attention, including a story on NBC's The Today Show in 2008 and a segment on CBS's Early Show and Canada AM in 2009.
Here are some of the articles and stories that made the news along with a photo gallery of our deck tour events.
- CBS Early Show - Watch Video!, June 24, 2009
- Canada AM - Watch Video!, June 2, 2009
- 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
