Certainteed Siding Defects

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Certainteed siding defects.

Certainteed corporation and representatives of owners of buildings on which the siding had been installed reached a proposed class action settlement. The settlement is intended to resolve disputes between the parties about the performance of the siding. Certainteed has reached a settlement in a class action that alleges that its fiber cement siding is defective and has failed to perform as promised. Fiber cement siding or call 800 999 3654.

Certainteed fiber cement siding litigation mdl docket no. Qualifying damage to siding means damage caused by a defect in the siding that is manifested as shrinkage between the ends of siding in excess of 3 16 except that for siding installed abutting windows doors or trim shrinkage must exceed 5 16. Or if you are part of the professional building community you can search for our building products through a distributor. The plaintiffs allege that the siding would shrink warp crack bow delaminate and otherwise deteriorate in ways that did not meet their expectations for the product.

Certainteed denies the claims but agreed to settle the case. Use the search below to locate certainteed building products for purchase in the us and canada. Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement exterior siding products have been linked to a number of problems including shrinking cracking and warping. The siding in question is certainteed weatherboardstm fiber cement siding lap siding vertical siding shapes soffit porch ceiling and 7 16 trim.

One complaint alleged that certainteed has been manufacturing and selling defective fiber cement siding since at least 2002. If your property is located in canada and the fiber cement siding was installed between january 1 1999 and july 1 2016 visit www certainteedsettlement ca or call 1 866 482 5436. Certainteed corporation and saint gobain corporation are on the receiving end of a proposed class action that alleges their vinyl siding products contain a manufacturing defect that causes them to degrade when exposed to normal weather conditions. Certainteed will pay 103 9 million to settle the class action approved by the court.

Track your siding claim. The nationwide class for this action is all persons in the us who own structures on which the defendants fiber cement siding is or was installed. Siding certainteed and wolverine vinyl siding or call 800 999 3654. Fiber cement siding defects failures problem troubleshooting.

The complaint for this class action alleges that it cracks breaks splits warps pulls away from the home and allows water to enter.