[Avodah] www.crcweb.org/SchachMatFencing2013.pdf

[Dorron Katzin]

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Rich, Joel <JRich at sibson.com> wrote:
>> Why should there be a difference if the schach is parallel or
>> perpendicular to the support beams? If it's parallel it's more mechzei like
>> a fence?
...
>> YGB

> Practical issue - -It's more likely to fall in?  But what investigation
> did they do, that the manufacturer didn't have in mind to make it a kli?

It seems that these items are not manufactured specifically to be schach.
Rather, Home Depot and other such stores consult rabbis to see if any
of their stock products qualify

Link to photos which cRc posted to Facebook depicting a recent visit
to Home Depot by Rabbis Fuerst (Agudah) and Reiss (cRc). The caption:
"Rabbi Reiss and Rabbi Fuerst at Home Depot reviewing items for Sukkos"
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.738821869467144.1073741846.154095451273125&type=1
[or http://j.mp/19U9kch]