The number of deck failures and resulting injuries has been increasing at an alarming rate. Between August 2004 and December 2005, the U.S. news media reported 225 injuries and one fatality from deck collapses caused by ledger connection failures. Many more deck failures -- with and without injuries -- went unreported in the media.
Decks and safety, decks and inspections, preventing decks from collapsing. Promoting deck safety to consumers and creating an awareness of the risks of using a structurally deficient residential deck.