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May is National Deck Safety Month - Infographic

In conjunction with NADRA, Fiberon & many other fine organizations & companies, we at AlaGBS ~ SLS Construction would like to remind you that May is National Deck Safety Month & encourage you to check your deck. This year Fiberon has created a great looking ...

May - Late Spring Maintenance Checklist

May is quite an interesting month. It seems to be a month of first’s and last’s; the last full month of spring, the last day of school, the first of many holidays, the first start to summer vacations, the first gripes on it being to ...

Hitting the Road: Vacation / Camping Checklist & RV Toolkit

With summertime fast approaching, many just can’t wait to hit the roads & go on vacation. When we first started out it was packing up the vehicle & sleeping in tents at a campground or staying at a hotel. As we started getting just a ...

Composite & Vinyl Decking – 10 common enemies to avoid

While we love building wood decks, many customers are opting to go with composites & vinyl decking materials due to the reduced maintenance that is involved. There are a few items that we stress / i.e. bust a few common myths like there is no ...

Sealing your deck properly

If you have been following along with our articles on Deck Maintenance we have covered almost everything from inspecting your deck, regular routine maintenance, to choosing the proper product for sealing you wood decks. This now leads us to our final article on how to ...

Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks

Air can easily leak in and out of a home through cracks, joints between different materials, where holes have been drilled to allow pipes and wire to enter the structure, and many other openings. Some of the popular areas for air leakage is around doors, ...

25 Conservation Tips & Tricks

In our last article, “Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?” we covered plenty of the issues that involve your actual house while it is being worked on. While we have also had several articles on making your house more energy efficient, ...

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Category Archives: EPA Lead Regulations

Articles covering the EPA’s new regulation on Renovating, Repairing or Painting pre78 houses

Guest Post: EPA’s New Lead Regulation and How It Affects You

By SLS | Published: April 13, 2010

You have been tagged, your mission if you choose to accept it is to write a blog article for BMoxieBMore - ahhh, welcome to the grown up’s version of tag. Seeing we are only 9 days away from the new RRP regulation being implemented, and there has yet to be a hint of any consumer education…
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10 days to go – Some praise, some links, and a WTF?

By SLS | Published: April 12, 2010

As many of you may recall, less than a month ago the EPA reversed course and finally decided to put the list of certified firms online. At that time, there was only 1806 firms registered, and as of 10 days ago, they had only managed to register 2272. Well it appears they have ramped up
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged RRP Countdown & Consequences | 5 Comments

15 days to go – Where the RRP stands

By SLS | Published: April 7, 2010

LeadCheck Update: The EPA still has not gotten back to me on the LeadCheck question – I have a letter from the EPA Regional Coordinator saying I heard wrong in class & that it is good to go for testing drywall & plaster. Then on the other hand, we have the EPA’s web site that
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged Alabama Lead Rule, RRP Countdown & Consequences | 7 Comments

20 Days to go – I am calling the EPA out

By SLS | Published: April 2, 2010

You know it is late and I planned to let day 20 simply slide on by. I was hoping at least to get one email to clarify an issue with the “approved” test kits, but alas – no answer. Then @NHCC sends out a Press Release from the EPA: http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/lscp-press.htm. At first glance, the numbers appear
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged RRP Countdown & Consequences | 16 Comments

25 Days to Go: RRP Work Practices – Clearing up some misconceptions

By SLS | Published: March 28, 2010

I happen to be a member of quite a few Contractor forums. Needless to say that this is one of the hottest topics on these boards as it affects almost every contractor out there. As I have mentioned in other articles there are plenty of “grey” area’s with the new regulation, followed up by individuals
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged EPA RRP Rule, RRP Countdown & Consequences | 13 Comments

30 Days to go – a quick look at the numbers

By SLS | Published: March 23, 2010

As many may recall in the 67 days & counting article I referenced the EPA’s original study found here: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/economics/pubs/lrrpnprmea.pdf. In it, they had four options for a 2-phase rollout. One option does come close to what we are looking at & it is called Option A. “All renter-occupied target housing units built before 1978,
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged RRP Countdown & Consequences | 6 Comments

35 Days to go – the EPA & Alabama Public Comment Meeting

By SLS | Published: March 18, 2010

Needless to say, even though I had to shuffle some jobs around, I managed to make it to the Alabama’s Public Comment Meeting today. I had emailed all the Certified Firms in Alabama (12 currently) and two of them actually showed up (Champion Windows of Birmingham and Huntsville). John from the Alabama Homebuilders Association was
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged Alabama Lead Rule, RRP Countdown & Consequences | 3 Comments

38 days to go – Some good news & then the Alabama RRP issues

By SLS | Published: March 15, 2010

First the good news: The EPA has apparently reversed course and actually made the Certified Firm Database online. List of all EPA Certified Lead RRP Firms Perform a search based on your zip code I do see one big issue – they calculated 215,000 firms would be impacted by this regulation, but right now there are only 1806
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged Alabama Lead Rule, RRP Countdown & Consequences | 6 Comments

40 Days & Counting: RRP in the news / updates

By SLS | Published: March 13, 2010

My oh my, as we start getting closer to the deadline, it is amazing how many groups are now scrambling, political games are getting played out across the country, and unfortunately some contractors have been forced to make a tough decision. Alabama Politics – 41 Days to go article Alabama RRP Public Comment –
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Posted in EPA Lead Regulations | Tagged Alabama Lead Rule, RRP Countdown & Consequences | 2 Comments

41 Days to go – Alabama RRP Update

By SLS | Published: March 12, 2010

Follow up on the 65 days to go article – Alabama Remodeling Contractors get the shaft, and oh boy are we getting shafted… The Public Notice Period has already started & ends on April 2nd. On top of that, there is only ONE scheduled meeting, which is to be held on Thursday, March 18th @ 201 Monroe
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