b'NicholasC.FreedHonored With Special TributeByNRA NicholasC.Freed receivedaSpecialAwardfromtheNationalRemodelersAssociationatitsAnnual President\'sBanquetandBallcommemorating25yearsofoutstanding serviceintheNationalRemodelers Associationtowardtheimprovement, protection and growth of the remodeling industry.Recommendations for aRoof Better ~ (ThefollowingrecommendationsTheOmahaAssociationrecomforthedesignof agoodroofcamemends that a 40 lb. coatedbase sheet tousfromaTMCmemberfrombeusedasthefirstplyof built-up Omaha,Nebraska,whostatesthatroofingoverinsulationinthecase thesepointswerecompiledthroughof abondedroof.Most of the major Nicholas C. Freed (second fromleft)receivingtheefforts,notonlyoftheirlocalroofingmanufacturersmakethisa SpecialAwardfromNRANationalPresidentassociationmembers,butanumbermandatoryprocedure. Daniel Miller (extreme Jeff); Richard A. Bensch,of major manufacturers as well.)Itrecommended that all poured is ChairmanoftheBoard;andAwardsCommittee ChairmanPhilemoreTeper.decks(thanconcrete)must other Oneofthemostimportantre have a provision forventing and dryFreed isheadof hisown remodel quirementsforatrouble freeroof isingofthedeckfromtheunderside, ingfirm,The N.C.FreedCo.,Inc.properandcompletedrainage,withandmustbefreefromcracksand inRochester,New York.Heis cur aminimumslopeof1/s -inchtothevoids,aswellassmoothanddry. rently Chairman of the Finance Com foot.Noarea mustpermit standingAlso,onprestressedconcretetype mitteeoftheNRAandhasbeenawater at any time.Inany event, anyconstruction,provision mustbe made director since1945.He is one of theareathatpermitsstandingwaterto compensate for the misalignment of founders of the NRA of Merro Roch wouldnotbecoveredbytheroofslabsdueto camberirregularities.It esterwhichwas organized in1943.bond or acompany guarantee.ismandatorythatallvoidsbetween - slabs will be grouted smooth, and any PhilipC.JohnsonofRoofing manufacturers and Roof differencesinelevation between slabs ing Contractors must not be asked toand other irregularities which prevent Bird&SonRecipientacceptresponsibilityof.determiningcompliance withthe drainage requireofN.R.A.IndustryAwardwhetheror notroof decksareprop ments,asnotedpreviously,mustbe The 1971Industry Awas pre erlygradedfordrainageorother compensated for withan over-all levwardwiseproperlyconstructedandin sentedto . PhilipC.Johnson,Groupelingcourse of concrete. VicePresident - BuildingMaterialsproper conditionto receive abond orAneffectiveapprovedvapor Bird&Son,Inc.,atNRA\'sPresi guarantee.It isuptothearchitectsbarrier must be used under insulation, dent\'s Banquet & Ball in Atlantic City.andspecificationwriterstoprovidewhereitisto beappliedoverwood clearandexplicitblueprintsandin fiber decks, poured gypsum, or any of structionssothattheroofdecksarethepouredinsulatingtypedecksor in full compliance with manufacturersfills,or onany deck where highrelrequirementsforabondedroof,andativehumidityconditionsareknown wheneveraroofingcontractorisin to exist or are anticipated, suchas in structedtocommenceapplicationoffreezer lockers, food processing plants, theroofing,itmust beassumed thattextilefactories,etc.,aswellasany thedeckisinproperconditionasbuildingswherelargegatheringsof specified.people or activities will be held, such Mr.Philip C. Johnsonof Bird&Son accepting N.R.A.IndustryAward.The use of "Tapered Edge Insu astheatres,schools,auditoriums,etc. Mr.Johnson\'sawardreadasfol lating Cants"isrecommended in con The practice of subdividingroof lows:"ForHisAccomplishmentsinjunctionwithgravelstopsattheinsulationintoareasbytheuseof theBestProductandPromotionalperimeter of roofs.Theyare usuallywater cutoffs isno longer acceptable. Program forthe HomeImprovementtapered from O to approximately1 Architectsandspecwritersshould andRemodelingIndustry."Hewasinch,andareconsideredmuchmoregiveconsiderationtotheelimination nominatedfordevelopingtheindus desirablethan"Flat"edges,whichof sealedfelt-typeenvelopes,around try-wideHome-Of-The-MonthCam permitwatertodrainovertheroofthe perimeter of the roof,to prevent paignBird&Sonisconductingforedge and to stand at the joints of the bitumendrippage. homeremodelersacrossthecountry.gravelstop,each onebeingapoten The Association recommends that Theprogramwasconceivedasatialsource of entryof water.Inad Metal flanges on gravel stops, gutters, means of improving the stature of thedition, it ismore desirablethan cantsetc.,be not less than4-inches, or not qualifiedhome remodeler in his com withanexcessiveslope,whichcan more than 6-inches. munity and recognizing the remodelernotbe surfacedwithgravel,andoc Conduits, bolt heads, etc., placed for his excellence in workmanship andcasionallypresentsaproblem of slip abovetheroofdeckandbelowthe applicationingenuity.ping of thefelts.roofing isnotacceptable. 12JULY,1971'